Composer

Quinlan Music; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A music composition company in the UK is seeking composers to join their network. Composers will maintain all rights to their music and receive 70% of profits generated. The role requires signing an Exclusivity Agreement and entails no pre-existing contractual obligations with other organizations. Successful applicants will benefit from digital storefronts, professional email addresses, and support in music distribution. This is an exciting opportunity for talented individuals looking to grow their presence in the music industry.

Benefits

Website hosting and development services

70% profit retention

Personal biography and store page

Branded email address

Qualifications

• Must be aged 15+ and not currently under contract with a record label or publishing organization.
• Must sign an Exclusivity Agreement upon admission.
• No self-published content available for purchase unless authorized.

Responsibilities

• Compose music and distribute it via Quinlan Music's platforms.
• Manage music rights and resolve copyright disputes.
• Engage with the audience through personal biography and store pages.

Job description

While we haven't been operating for very long, our network of composers and alumni are very important to us - our first priority is that your music receives the attention it deserves, and you keep the rights to your music. We are artist-friendly! If you want to join a group of talented individuals, all with a common goal, and receive the support that you need and deserve to get on to market, then you should definitely consider applying to become a Quinlan Music Composer.

Benefits

• All composers receive a biography page and a store page, where you can tell your audience a little bit about you, and distribute the scores and recordings of your works.
• You keep ALL therights ato your music, and we'll help you manage them, including resolving copyright disputes, and other such matters.
• You keep 70% of profit generated, which will be debited to your bank account monthly, quarterly or annually (depending on profit generated).
• All composers are provided website hosting and development services at a significantly reduced cost, courtesy of QuinHub Network.
• Sale of scores digitally (via PDFs).
• Distribution of records to digital marketplaces (at additional charge).
• All composers receive a branded @QuinlanMusic.com email address.

Conditions

• All applicants must be aged 15+, and must not currently be in any contractual agreement with any record label or publishing organisation.
• On successful admission as composer, you must sign an Exclusivity Agreement with Quinlan Music, stating that over the course of time that you are publishing / distributing with Quinlan Music, you will not sign with any other organisations, or become affiliated with them in any manner.
• You must not have any self-signed or self-published content available for purchase or download anywhere (unless otherwise agreed by the Recruitment Department).
• You must not have released any works (or their recordings) to any 'free' music streaming service (e.g. Soundcloud / YouTube). If you have, we may request you to take the product down if your application is successful.

Admission Process

1. Complete application form
2. Go through application / interview process - we are not able to release further details of this publicly, as we want to ensure that all candidates are given a fair and equal chance.
3. Receive response from Quinlan Music (Successful / Unsuccessful Application). You will receive a response from a member of the Recruitment or Operations Departments.
4. If accepted, we will request further details from you (including bank account information, address, composer avatar, social media links, website URL, biography, etc).
5. Start releasing content. We will provide you with an introduction pack on successful admission.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.