Archive for the ‘Contracts’ Category
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I recently had to cancel an engagement. We had a signed contract with the venue, but circumstances arose where we had no choice. I sent a very cordial and professional email to the venue, but got a very threatening and aggressive response. I wrote back and […]
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Tags: breach, breach of contract, Brian Taylor, cancellation, conflict, damages, Goldstein, lawsuit, reasonable solution, relationships, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Back Away From The Email!
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If I am doing a fee split, am I entitled to the emails of the people who purchase tickets? Our group booked a show at a venue where we are supposed to be getting a portion of the ticket sales. We have asked for the names […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, commercial messages, contract, Goldstein, Liable, patrons, pr, presenter, sending emails, ticket sales, unsolicited commercial emails, venue
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Thursday, October 24th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We recently has a situation where one of our groups showed up at a festival, but just before they were to go on stage, the police shut down the event due to an approaching electrical storm. The presenter had given the group a deposit for 50% […]
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Tags: act of god, acts of god, Agreements, artist, booking agreement, breach, breaches, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellations, contract, Festival, Goldstein, insurance, Liable, losses, money
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on The Band That Stood Up To God…and Lost
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I am considering working with an agent, but almost every agent I speak with wants to collect my engagement fees on my behalf. Why can’t I collect my fees and just pay the agent? If an agent collects my fees, should I ask for a separate […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, contract, engagement fees, Goldstein, Liable, manager, money, payment
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability | Comments Off on Agents and Artists: Who Controls the Money?
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We booked an artist to perform at our theater, but ticket sales have been much lower than we expected. The show is a month away. We are a small venue with a small budget, and can’t afford to present an artist if we can’t sell […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation clause, cancellations, contract, Contracts, customs, dispute, engagement contract, Goldstein, Liable
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on The Power of Contractual Silence
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I work for a venue that engaged an artist for a concert. I agreed to pay for hotel and travel. After the engagement, the artist told me that she decided to stay with friends and drive. I can’t get my money back. Can I deduct my […]
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Tags: Agreements, Brian Taylor, contract, Goldstein, losses, timely manner, travel, travel arrangements, travel costs, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on “Thanks For All The Trouble, But I Made Other Plans!”
Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Several years ago, our small ensemble hired a composer to arrange and re-orchestrate a work for us to play. The work itself, which is still under copyright, was originally written and arranged for a large orchestra. Recently, we made a video of our group performing the […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, copyright, copyright infringement, engagements, Goldstein, orchestrations, performance license, permission, youtube
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Publishing, Recordings | Comments Off on How Does An Unauthorized Arrangement Become Grand Theft Auto?
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I want to start getting the artists I represent to sign a written representation agreement. However, all of the models I have found are too long and complex. I definitely do NOT want a 14 page contract, more like 4 or 5 at most. I won’t […]
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Tags: agent, agent contracts, artist, breach, Brian Taylor, complexity, contract, Contracts, dispute, Drafting, engagements, Goldstein, manager
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Its Not The Length Of A Contract That Matters, Its How You Use It
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We are a small classical music presenter. Several months ago, I booked an artist for a performance this fall. Recently, I received a phone call from the artist’s manager asking for a deposit. Usually, we don’t pay deposits, although, sometimes we will if it’s an artist […]
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Tags: agent, artist, booking agreement, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, commission fee, damages, fiduciary duties, Goldstein, Liable, manager, money, payment, presenter, risk
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters | Comments Off on A Manager’s Deposit of Trouble
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: In all of my artist’s booking contracts, the presenters are required to obtain ASCAP, BMI and SESAC licenses. I recently received a contract back from a venue in which they crossed out that language. They told me that their policy is not to get these licenses […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, broadcast rights, contract, Contracts, copyright, Festival, Goldstein, Liable, music, necessary licenses, negotiation, Non-Profits, owner operator, performance license, performance rights, performing arts center, presenter, promoter, proper licenses, sesac, synchronization rights, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Publishing, Venues | Comments Off on Who’s Responsible For Performance Licenses?