Posts Tagged ‘transaction’
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: You frequently mention that the artists are our clients, but aren’t the presenters our clients, too? If an artist is acting unreasonably or is going to do something which we know will negatively impact the presenter, we can’t afford to alienate or lose a relationship with […]
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Tags: agent, artist, artist manager, breach, contract, fiduciary duties, relationships, transaction
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters | Comments Off on Are You Being Served?
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, March 21st, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law: I was recently reviewing a contract I received from an agent. When I asked for some changes, she told me that her contract was “industry standard” and that nothing could be changed because that’s the way everyone does it. In the future, I don’t want to waste […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, Contracts, ftm, Goldstein, Licensing, transaction
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on The Truth About Industry Standards