Posts Tagged ‘artist’
Thursday, May 29th, 2014
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law & Order I’ve been hearing a lot about a recent U.S. ban on ivory that will prevent string players from transporting their instruments in and out of the country. However, I recently travelled to Europe and back with my cello (my bow has a small ivory inlay in […]
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Tags: artist, orchestra, orchestras, passports, permission, risk, Robyn Guilliams, travel
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring | Comments Off on The Elephant and The Frog
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I had a signed agreement with a promoter to present my artist. The contract provided for two deposits and a final payment on the day of the performance. I worked for over a year with this promoter to put this deal together. Not only did […]
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Tags: artist, breach, breaches, Brian Taylor, contract, Contracts, engagements, Goldstein, insurance, judgment, lawsuit, manager, money, negotiation, payment, presenter, promoter, relationships, risk, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters | Comments Off on The Hogwarts School of Contracting and Wizardry
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder My ensemble has been approached by a composer/musician who would like them to do two days of recording for music that she is composing for a theater company. My understanding is that this theater company does quite a bit of touring. Do musicians typically get […]
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Tags: artist, box office, Brian Taylor, CD, composer, Goldstein, music, musician, negotiation, payment, recording, royalties, Tour, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Recordings | Comments Off on How Much Is That Artist In The Window?
Thursday, April 17th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. A conductor we manage has been invited to conduct one of the orchestras of a University in the United States later this year. He has worked there once before when he conducted performances when he had a J-1 visa. On this occasion however due to the short length of the […]
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Tags: artist, Brian Taylor, contract, Goldstein, insurance, license, music, orchestra, Tour, travel, university, valid passport, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Beware of Easy Solutions
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I have written a one-man show. Do I need to get a dramatic license for background music? Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, let’s review: In order for music to be “performed” (either live or via a recording) in a public […]
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Tags: artist, bmi, Brian Taylor, composer, composition, dance, dramatic license, Goldstein, music, orchestrations, performance license, performance rights, recording, sesac, venue
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Music Rights, Publishing, Venues | Comments Off on Does Background Music Require A Dramatic License?
Thursday, March 27th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Does a conductor who has been approved for an O-1 visa need to bring the original approval notice to the consulate or will a color scan of the original work? We have been getting conflicting information, including a representative at the consulate telling us on […]
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Tags: approval notice, artist, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, petitions, uscis, visa approval, visa petition
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Does An Artist Need An Original Visa Approval Notice?
Thursday, March 6th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We filed P-1 and P-1S visa petitions at the Vermont Service Center for a group we have been touring regularly for the past 5 years. This would have been their sixth P-1 visa. Last year, we were getting petitions approved in about week. This time, […]
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Tags: agent, approval notice, artist, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, contract, Contracts, copy, engagement contract, Goldstein, immigration, immigration law, petitions, processing times, Tour, uscis, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on US VISA WARNING: Beware of the Vermont Service Center! Abandon All Hope Ye Who File There!
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We recently had a presenter call us and cancel an engagement “due to inclement weather” because the company’s flight was canceled and they could not arrive the day before the performance as required. The company offered to fly the next day and arrive on the […]
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Tags: act of god, artist, attorney, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, contract, Contracts, dispute, engagement contract, force majeure, Goldstein, interpretation, lawsuit, losses, manager, marketing, presenter, reasonable solution, risk, Tour, travel
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on Rattle Sabers, Not Contracts
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We filed a P-1 petition for an orchestra that is to perform at our venue. The petition was approved and it includes the orchestra’s conductor. However, the conductor just informed us that he does not want to go the consulate and apply for his P-1 […]
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Tags: artist, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, immigration law, orchestra, petitions, presenter, symphony, Tour, travel, venue, visa petition, visa petitions, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver, work, work authorization
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Too Fast and Furious To Get A Visa!
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A composer has been commissioned to write an ‘original’ work for a particular soloist or specific chamber ensemble. The commission agreement stipulates that the performing artist is granted exclusivity, giving the artist a certain period of time in which he/she has the sole right to perform […]
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Tags: artist, Brian Taylor, commissions, composer, contract, contractual terms, exclusivity, Goldstein, music, orchestra, orchestrations, permission, Variations
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Publishing, Recordings | Comments Off on Gosh, That Sounds Familiar!