Posts Tagged ‘negotiation’
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder, About six months ago, a venue booked one of my artists and then sent me a signed contract with language requiring the artist to arrive the day before the concert rather than the morning of the concert. The venue was not willing to pay for […]
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Tags: artist, breach, breach of contract, Brian Taylor, cancellation, Drafting, enforceable contract, Goldstein, insurance, Liable, negotiation, presenter, reasonable solution, travel, venue
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring | Comments Off on Don’t Be Late For Dinner
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?
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, June 5th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I just received an email that an artist is leaving my roster for another manger, effective in two weeks. I’ve been working with this artist for over five years. We’ve never had a signed contract because we’ve never needed one. Isn’t it customary to give at […]
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Tags: Agreements, artist, artist management, artist manager, Brian Taylor, cancellation, commissions, contract, Contracts, customs, dispute, enforceable contract, engagements, entertainment industry, exclusivity, Goldstein, manager, negotiation, relationships
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Pre-Nuptial Management Agreements
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
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein I recently attended an arts conference where there was a panel discussion on music contracts. An attorney said that artists don’t really need to read or review contracts because you can always declare them null and void later and get a new contract. Is this true? This is why 99% of […]
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Tags: artist, attorney, attorneys, bad advice, breach, Brian Taylor, conflict, Contracts, dispute, Goldstein, lawsuit, lawyer, legal basis, music contracts, negotiation, reputation
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability | Comments Off on What Attorneys Won’t Tell You
