Archive for the ‘Touring’ Category
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I have several visa petitions pending as well as applications for Central Withholding Agreements. What impact will the government shutdown have? Do I need to be worried? That depends on whether or not the lack of an operational government worries you. Granted, it hasn’t been that […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, irs, petitions, processing times, Tour, uscis, visa application, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Does The Government Shut Down Also Shut Our Doors?
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If a foreign singer (who is not a citizen of a country that is eligible for the visa waiver program) gets a record deal in the USA, what kind of visa would they need to apply for? And if the singer is currently living in a […]
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Tags: approval notice, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, petitioner, record label, recording, uscis, visa application, visa interview, visa petition, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Visas for Recording Artists
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 28th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder Do non-US artists need artist visas when they come in to perform a showcase at a booking conference? They don’t get paid. Its just to get bookings. In fact, the artists lose money doing this. Can they enter on a tourist visa or do they have […]
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Tags: audition, bookings, Brian Taylor, engagements, exceptions, Goldstein, immigration, immigration law, state department, travel, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Showcasing: A Rare Visa Exception
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. I am writing you about a question we have in regards to the length of stay that USCIS grants for O-1B visas. In the past few years, it has been our experience that USCIS will not grant 3 year visas for a time period that has gaps from anywhere to […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, continuous event, engagement contract, engagements, gap, gaps, Goldstein, manager, maximum length, petitions, time period, uscis, validity period, visa petition, visa petitions, visa validity, visas
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Visa Envy: Why Is Yours Longer Than Mine?
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law and Disorder, I have been in artist management for a long time, thought I had seen it all, but something just came up for one of my artists that has me completely stumped. My client was sent a 1099 for a hotel stay that the presenter provided for an engagement. […]
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Tags: gig, hotel accommodations, hotel costs, hotel stay, hotels, irs, irs law, Robyn Guilliams, taxable income, travel
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on A Room With A View…and a 1099
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If I am booking an artist, whose job is it to draft the contract? Some venues ask me to send them my contract, but other venues seem to have their own. What’s the normal practice? Since you asked for the “normal” practice, I shall tell you: […]
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Tags: agent, amendments, artist, assumptions, Brian Taylor, conflict, contract, Contracts, enforceable contract, engagement contract, fee negotiations, Goldstein, negotiation, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on Your Move or Mine?
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I heard that US Immigration will no longer be giving foreign artists the little white card they used to get when an artist entered the US. The cards were stamped with the artist’s visa category and the date they had to leave. It was my understanding […]
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Tags: airline carrier, artist, Brian Taylor, canada, cards, customs, departure date, departure record, electronic travel, Goldstein, immigration, ITIN, processing times, Tour, travel, travel records, uscis, visa category, visa petition, visas
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Employees, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on New I-94 Process for Artists Touring the United States
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: May a non-resident alien (Russian) musician here for an advance graduate school degree on an F-1 visa be paid for playing some off-campus recitals? Are they considered “Curricular Practical Training” which is supposed to be allowed, if approved by the Designated School Official? (Of course, 30% of the gross […]
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Tags: academic year, Brian Taylor, campus concerts, campus recitals, conservatories, curricular practical training, cwa, degree program, Goldstein, graduate school degree, immigration law, music, optional practical training, part time, recitals, Russia, russian musician, student visa, students, tax obligations, uscis, visas
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Employees, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Student Visas: A School for Scandal?
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A successful duo I represent has recorded a CD which is being released by a record company. Although the artist made attempts to obtain a contract, because of time restraints, according to the record company, it was only possible to give a contract AFTER the recording […]
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Tags: agent, Agreements, artist, artist manager, Brian Taylor, commitments, contract, contractual terms, creative proposals, engagements, exclusivity, formal contract, Goldstein, music, negotiation, power of attorney, royalties, significant time, time restraints, transaction
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, For Profits, Independent Contractors, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Publishing, Recordings, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on When To Negotiate A Contract