Submissions – Martinworks

SEND YOUR MUSIC FOR EVALUATION TO:

Email us your site links to info@martinworks.ca

Upload your MP3s, descriptive documents and YOUR CONTACT INFO (PDF or any text file)

HERE:

Although you can submit your compositions as mp3 files for consideration, we require stereo 44.1 WAV or AIFF files for masters. We review each submission 3 times for suitability prior to providing a decision.

****PLEASE send along your contact information.****

Full Compositions Only

Martinworks Publishing is only interested in full and complete original compositions or reinterpretations of public domain works. The submission should have an opening, a middle and a closing. It can be a full production or a simple combination of instruments depicting a mood. We are a publishing company representing complete compositions. Martinworks Publishing does not carry special effects, loops, beats, stings or bumpers.

Finally, we are a Canadian-talent company. Our company’s mission is to solely represent Canadian composers/compositions. Therefore, we are only accepting Canadian submissions. Songs with international composers are admissible provided at least one composer is Canadian. If you’re unsure if you qualify, don’t be shy to contact us at: info@martinworks.ca

I am an artist who would like to re-record a song from the vocal library. How do I acquire these rights?

This is the right to make a new master copy of the recorded works. You would need to contact us directly and there is no need to buy the song from our master recorded copy of the work.

What about Sub-Licensing?

If you wish to retain your publishing rights completely, you will have to sub-license your composition(s) to Martinworks Publishing in order to legally allow Martinworks Publishing to represent your work(s). In this case, we ask for 50% of the gross income in lieu of having any further income from the song from broadcast activity, other than the initial license fee. The ‘back end’ royalty money from SOCAN is therefore 100% due to the writers and previous publisher’s income and NOT Martinworks.

What if I want to keep my publishing?

When there is an existing publisher to your song a separate “Sub-Publishing” Agreement is necessary. This would be the original publisher allowing Martinworks Publishing to license the music as well as the original Publisher of the works.