Sampling A Musician - How much to pay them?

[Munsie]

Hi,

I\'ve decided to build my own libraies, now I need to go out and hire a musician for a night in the home studio. More than likely they are only going to have to play some scales and a few chords. What do you think would be a fair price?

[donnie]

The best thing to do is set an hourly rate. Most symphony guys are going to want at least union scale though. Do it on an hourly rate rather than a \"set price\" because the session WILL run longer than you anticipate and this will prevent the performer from getting mad and you trying to figure how much extra to him/her.


Donnie

[Munsie]

Thank you for your comments. I agree with the hourly rate idea. What about the legal implications? Do I need to tell them I plan on sampling their sound for future projects? Can they come back at me down the road and sue me? If they get \"paid\" for their time can\'t I legally do anything I want with their recorded efforts?

[donnie]

I think that you need to get some sort of written consent. Again, I think this is right. Nick or Dan could probably be more specific as I\'m sure they have done this a bunch. Luckily all I\'ve done so far is percussion so I haven\'t had to pay anyone!

Donnie