Posts Tagged ‘Contracts’
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?
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein HELLO – How can an organization that presents music programs, and puts some of them on the Internet, find a good general release form for artists/speakers to sign? The tricky part about forms is not finding them, but choosing which one is right. There are lots of sources for good general […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, composer, Contracts, ftm, general release form, Goldstein, music programs, musician, performer, permission, recording, release
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Recordings, Venues | Comments Off on Generic Forms: A Prescription For Trouble
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Hello Law and Disorder, We have met numerous times at conferences, (I love going to your sessions!) and you have been very helpful with questions about our presenting contracts. We also rent our facility and I now have a question about that side. We recently received a letter from BMI stating […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, Contracts, ftm, Goldstein, law and disorder, Licensing, musicalamerica, performance space
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Do We Need ASCAP/BMI Licenses?
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
