Music Industry

Catalog, distribution, and the rooms behind the record.

From first session to global streaming, the Music Industry department runs the business side of LSR's audio catalog, without ever touching the masters.

Services

What this department runs

Releases & Catalog

Every LSR release, organized and rights-cleared for distribution.

Streaming & Distribution

Every release goes out through DistroKid, with royalty registration handled through SOCAN, ASCAP, BMI, or the artist's own PRO, plus Billboard chart tracking and publishing registration, so nothing an artist earns goes uncounted.

Studio & Production

LSR operates its own studios in Kampala, Uganda and London, UK, with additional session access through partner studios in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. A fully portable kit (Apollo Twin interface, Warm Audio WA251, WA8000, and WA67 tube mics) lets engineers set up a broadcast-grade session almost anywhere, so no artist is limited by geography.

Sync & Licensing

Placement requests for film, advertising, and media, administered on behalf of the Musician, never owned.

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Hear the roster on Spotify

Stream the artists building Land Sky Records across North America, the UK, and Africa. Follow them on Spotify to catch every new album and release first.

J. Otis
J. Otis
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Koosey
Koosey
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Philosofar
Philosofar
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Dapz Taylor
Dapz Taylor
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Nataanii Means
Nataanii Means
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Bad Sparksy
Bad Sparksy
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The model we built instead: a record deal where the artist actually gets paid.

Land Sky Records still uses a 360 structure, but split fairly and without the debt trap. 80% of earnings go toward the label's costs and repaying the artist's advance, and the artist keeps 20% outright from day one. Once that balance is half paid down, the split moves to 50/50 for the rest of the term. Advances are delivered as credited services (studio time, marketing, production), not cash, and LSR never holds an artist's masters.

20%
Your 20% stays yours, paid to you from day one.

In a typical major label deal, the artist's 10 to 15% royalty is the money used to pay back the advance, while the label's share is never touched. That is why so many artists never see a cheque. At LSR, the advance is repaid from the label's 80%, so your 20% goes straight to you from your first stream.

Typical Major Label 360 Deal
  • Artist keeps roughly 10 to 15% of earnings
  • That small share is what repays the advance, so the artist often earns nothing until the debt is cleared
  • The label's share is never used to pay down the artist's debt
  • Advances paid in cash that is easy to spend and hard to recoup
  • Masters typically owned by the label, often for life
The Land Sky Records Deal
  • Artist keeps 20% outright, paid from day one
  • The advance is repaid from the label's 80%, so the artist's 20% goes straight to them
  • Once the balance is half paid, the split moves to 50/50
  • Advances delivered as credited services: studio time, marketing, production
  • LSR never holds your masters. Contracts run four years, up to three albums
80/20 → 50/50
Label/artist split, then even once debt is half paid
0%
Of an artist's masters ever held by LSR
4 yrs / 3 albums
Maximum contract term, never a lifetime lock in
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