Contracts like an artist agreement help avoid miscommunications and confusion over the rights and responsibilities of both parties involved. Artist agreements typically include availability expectations, performance markers, and licensing or ownership rights of the works created during the partnership.
It is a legal agreement that binds the Artist and the Company to fulfill all the terms and conditions contained in it. All Individual Artist Agreements must be in compliance with the respective Collective Bargaining Agreement.
A good artist contract sets forth the deliverables for the project being completed. This usually includes all details regarding project timeframes, the type of work being completed, the number of revisions expected, and the delivery dates.
(a) The artist will be bound to the label for a specified period to produce an album (or single or EP.) as well as be forbidden from working with other labels. (b) The label will exclusively own the copyright to those songs for the duration of copyright (or an agreed shorter period –often called 'Rights Period').
A copyright exclusive license is one in which ownership in one or more of the copyright owner's rights is transferred by the copyright owner to a third party. A copyright nonexclusive license occurs when the owner retains ownership of the copyright and retains the right to license the same right to others.
exclusive agreement gives parties the freedom to form similar arrangements with multiple entities. Unlike exclusive contracts that lock you into working with just one partner, nonexclusive agreements open doors to numerous business relationships.
Like its name suggests, an exclusive contract is one that restricts a party from providing the same goods/services to others for a specified period of time. This can also be applied in the context where a company obtains exclusive rights and agrees to do business exclusively with another company.
The most common form of “Production Agreement” is where a studio owner, producer or a manager with access to a studio signs a band to a recording agreement with the intention of making recordings which can then be “sold on” to a major or large independent record company.
The Side Artist Recording Agreement is a contract used when a record label, artist, or producer hires a musician or singer not part of the artist's group or band to perform on an artist's recording.