Thursday, October 30th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I’m dealing with a presenter who wants to cancel two weeks out due to poor ticket sales. While it’s not a huge engagement fee, my artist has already contracted its performers and paid out expenses for the date as its part of a bigger tour. […]
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Tags: act of god, administrative staff, artist, board member, board members, breach, breach of contract, cancellation, cancellation clause, Contracts, judgment, lawsuit, performer, poor ticket sales, presenter, reputation, venue
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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