GET IT IN WRITING!!!

I learned the hard way that if you provide some type of musical or artistic contribution to another artist's work, you must have a written agreement on the terms if it is to be marketed for release. I provided vocals a few years back on some songs for a friend, thinking he'd get back to me with the contract reiterating our verbal agreement. No such luck, and now I'm out of luck unless I want to hire an attorney and pay hundreds of dollars have him stop using my voice in his releases without written consent.
I'm still in the process of figuring this out, and what my rights are and what I can do about this situation. I just want to let whoever is reading this know, that business is business. Anyone you work with should have no problem signing an agreement with you if they have any respect for you. Correct me if I'm wrong, but money comes not so much with record sales these days but with the licensing of music, and this is where you have to have something in place so you can be counted for your contribution.
I'm learning that the music business is very competitive and can be bloodthirsty at times, and you can't be naive and think everyone is looking out for you. You have to protect yourself, with promoters, record labels, collaborators, etc. Don't feel like you can't stand up for yourself because no one else will. Times are changing now more than ever, the world needs to know that women are demanding the same treatment as men,
and respect for our roles and contribution in this business. No matter if we step on some toes or bruise some egos along the way.

Insight into conversation between promoter and female DJ

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