Posts Tagged ‘engagement contract’
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, 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, 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, February 20th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law & Disorder, Our ensemble has recently had friction with its management over weather-related travel concerns. We had concerts scheduled during both Hurricane Sandy and this most recent blizzard in the Northeast, and as both approached, discussed postponing them with our management company. In both instances, they stated […]
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Tags: act of god, artist, bad weather, blizzard, Brian Taylor, contract, Contracts, engagement contract, engagements, Goldstein, Hurricane Sandy, management company, manager, presenter, risk, safety concerns, severity, storms, travel, travel concerns, weather conditions
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on You’re Not the Boss of Me!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law & Disorder: We are facing a visa problem for one of our Russian singers. She is supposed to sing in the United States at the end of February with a US Orchestra. Now it turns out that the orchestra is neither willing to apply nor to pay for […]
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Tags: agma, approval notice, artist, Brian Taylor, cancellation terms, engagement contract, Goldstein, last minute, manager, opera, orchestras, petitions, processing times, risk, uscis, visa application, visa fees, visa petition, visa problem
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Taxes, Touring, Venues, Visas | Comments Off on Responsibility…Its Not Just About Visas
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein I just got a notice that a venue where I booked one of my artists is closing. I have a written engagement contract that was signed by the venue over a year ago. The notice I received says that they have run out of money and are cancelling their season. Can […]
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Tags: agent, artist, attorney, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation clause, contract, contract law, damages, enforceable contract, engagement contract, Goldstein, judgment, lawsuit, losses, money, Non-Profits, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on They Can’t Do That To Me!
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law, I am a manager who will be writing contracts on behalf of a trio. They don’t have a corporation and there is no “leader.” They just get together and perform together. How do I handle their engagement fees so that I do not look like their employer? […]
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Tags: agent, Agreements, Brian Taylor, Contracts, corporation, Drafting, engagement contract, engagement fees, fiduciary duties, ftm, Goldstein, manager, writing contracts
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Employees, Independent Contractors, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes | Comments Off on How Do I Draft An Engagement Agreement For My Trio?