Requirements

We are a not-for-profit label.  That means all revenue that is considered “label's share” goes back into helping our artists grow.  This type of business model requires volunteer workers, which are hard to come by.  Due to a shortage of staff volunteers, we have strict requirements that help us run the label as smoothly and problem-free as possible.  Please review all of the requirements below and ensure that you can meet all of them before submitting the form listed above.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
The label and team use the free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to sign contracts.  This takes only seconds to sign and return a contract  It also saves paper and ink, making it more economical for you and environmentally friendly.

Test period
When someone becomes a new member of our team, they will receive a 6 month probationary contract to allow them to demonstrate their willingness to learn from our educational material and apply it in accordance with our instructions.  Those who show significant post release efforts will get a 1-year contract with perpetual renewal after the probationary period ends.

Music
All music and lyrics must be original  (no covers, unless you are demonstrating your production, vocal or instrumental skills) and free of copyright infringement (Some exceptions may apply).  Masters submitted must be owned 100% by the person submitting them, and any participants who were not part of our private group collaboration must be paid by you prior to submission and have no claim to any revenue generated during our contract period.

Lyrics
All songs must be accompanied by a lyric sheet in a format that allows us to copy and paste it into our website without having to edit or re-format the document when pasted.  The most widely accepted are word documents and pdf files.

Facebook
All team members must have an active Facebook account and maintain membership in our private Facebook group, for the duration of our contracts.  

Private Facebook Group
Shortly after signing with us you will receive an invitation to join our private collaboration group on Facebook.  In this group you can network with co-writers, and others, such as producers, studio musicians, music business consultants, etc. without up-front payments.  Be sure to view all of the educational material posted in our group.  If you see something that you already know you can skip over it, but if you find something new to learn, please learn and apply it to the success of your project.  It will make it easier for us to use the label's resources to help you with your goals.  You can find all of our educational material under the Topics tab by selecting “Educational” or using the hashtag #educational.  Please familiarize yourself with our label and our mission and do all you can to help us achieve it and we will do all we can to help you with yours.  In exchange for your help you will have access to our collective of resources that can help you achieve your success.  You may choose not to collaborate with anyone in our group, but keeping current with posts in it will help you get to the next level much quicker.

All of our artists and their teams, plus voluntary supportive resources are found in our private group.  The one rule for working with our team is that everyone offer their resources without charging an up-front fee for projects to be released on the Music For World Peace label.  Any revenue generated is then split by the participants.

PayPal
PayPal is the only method of payment we use when making payments to our team.  All team members are required to have an active PayPal account.  If a payment is sent to a team member whose account is closed or suspended, or a different email address has been assigned to their PayPal and they haven't sent us notice prior to payment, that payment is returned to the pool as a donation to the project from which it came.

Atrwork
All artwork submitted must be original and free and clear of any copyright infringement.  If you are not skilled in graphic arts, the label or one of our group members may be able to help you with a share of earnings and no up-front costs.

Post release efforts
We want to work with people who can bring something to the table in exchange for an equal share of any revenue generated by their collaboration.  Our members have access to a world-wide team with combined resources that can promote each others' skills by showcasing them in various countries.  Their participation in post release efforts to make their project successful is essential to accomplishing this.  When their project earns revenue we can help it reach a much larger audience faster  through paid Facebook advertising, which can reach a larger, targeted audience on a low budget.  The more the project earns the larger the audience we can reach. As your project earns revenue, an advertising budget is set aside.  You may also use your own budget and our meta business suite for advertising your releases with us.  This service comes with complete guidance on how to use your budget most effectively.

We have artists in many different countries around the world.  We run Meta ads in those countries to a targeted audience for the purpose of gaining subscribers to our monthly Patron Newsletter, our sync music library, and more.  This is where we bypass all the noise on social media and promote our artists only to current and future supporters.  Having their email addresses means if any of the social media goes away we still have contact with our fan base.  A subscription to our Patron Newsletter is not a requirement for our team, but it is a good idea to stay current with how we are advertising and we are always open to suggestions on how to do better.  The Patron newsletter comes out on the 9th of each month at midnight US EDT.  Back issues are available to subscribers. 

Release Team Newsletter
When your contract is signed you will automatically receive our exclusive Release Team Newsletter on the 2nd of each month, at midnight US EDT.  This is our tool for keeping all of our team members up to date on the changes to the label as we grow.  This newsletter also provides information on our mission and additional educational material on how we can work as a team to accomplish our mission and yours.  Back issues are available to subscribers.  Our label is a tool.  We give you all of the information and resources you need on how to use that tool for your success.  Be sure to read our monthly newsletter for guidance on how to make that happen.

If you meet all of our team requirements, complete and submit the form mentioned in the first paragraph of this page.