Posts Tagged ‘breach’
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, August 22nd, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Law & Disorder: After we booked an artist, the artist’s agent booked them to perform two weeks later at another venue 25 miles away from us. It’s a smaller venue that charges less for tickets than we do. This will impact our sales. Can we cancel? I was told that […]
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Tags: agent, artist, assumptions, booking agreement, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation terms, contract, contractual obligations, contractual terms, exclusivity, Goldstein
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Can I Cancel If They Perform In My Backyard?
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
