Posts Tagged ‘orchestras’
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Is it legal that a presenter can put “strike, lock-out or other labor controversy (including, without limitation, the picketing on the theater by representatives of any labor union having or claiming to have jurisdiction over theater’s employees” into a force majeure clause? I mean, […]
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Tags: afm, Agreements, artist, breach, breach of contract, Contracts, engagement contract, force majeure, lawsuit, musician, orchestra, orchestras, performing arts center, presenter
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Unions | Comments Off on Can A Union Walk Away With My Contract?
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. As the U.S. Legal Advisor to the International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA), I’ve been asked to prepare an update on a variety of current issues involving international touring at the next membership meeting in London on November 27, 2015. Not only do I adore IAMA, but as this would provide […]
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Tags: boilerplate, canadian performers, contract, engagement fees, engagements, Festival, immigration, irs, ITIN, Licensing, London, money, musician, negotiation, opera, orchestra, orchestras, passports, payment, performer, petitions, presenter, processing times, SSN, tax return, Tour, travel, uscis, venue, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, waiver, work, work authorization
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on International Touring: A Report From The Front Lines
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We are a dance company who is going to perform in March in the United States. We gave the list of names for Visa purposes last September to the venue. Now we have some changes, we have to replace two technicians who are essential for the […]
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Tags: dance company, last minute, manager, musician, orchestra, orchestras, performer, Tour, travel, uscis, venue, visa category, visa petition, visas
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Replacement Woes
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
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
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: May we loan music that we own for orchestral performances by other non-profit organizations (schools, community orchestras, etc? Would the other group still need to obtain performing/recording permissions? Could we be liable if they don’t? It depends how define “own.” If by “own”, you mean that […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, community orchestras, copyright, copyright infringement, copyrightable material, Goldstein, Liable, license, orchestra, orchestral performances, orchestras, ownership, permission, recording, sheet music
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Recordings | Comments Off on Can We Loan Sheet Music?
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Brian: We are touring an orchestra in the United States next season and have been grappling with the idea of whether the staff from the concerts team need to have visas for this tour, regardless of whether they are employees or freelance (we’ve had different opinions expressed). In the past, […]
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Tags: administrative staff, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, orchestra, orchestras, support staff, technical crew, Tour, visa fee, visa petition, visa petitions, work visa, work visas
Posted in Artist Management, Independent Contractors, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Do We Need Visas For Orchestra Support Staff?