Posts Tagged ‘contract’
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Hi everyone! The issue of artists leaving a roster and re-booking themselves at a venue their manager/agent originally found for them is always an ongoing problem. I’ve been asked to re-post a blog we did on this several years ago. Here it is….. Dear Law and Disorder: What would be […]
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Tags: agent, contract, re-booking, roster
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Emancipating Artists From Your Roster
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Law and Disorder: I am a musician on an O-1 visa that my agent got for me. It covers multiple engagements. Last September, I was hired to be a section musician with an orchestra. They have been paying me up until now, but now they are saying that legally they […]
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Tags: contract, employment, immigration, independent contractor, uscis, visa petition, visas, work
Posted in Arts Management, Employees, Independent Contractors, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on CAN A U.S. ORCHESTRA REFUSE TO PAY A NON-U.S. MUSICIAN?
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
By Brian Taylor Goldstein The following situation was recently brought to our attention and we felt obligated to comment: http://www.avclub.com/article/sxsw-threatens-international-artists-deportation-p-251394?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ShareTools&utm_campaign=default https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/mar/02/sxsw-immigration-told-slant-contract-trump-travel-ban http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sxsw-responds-to-artist-immigration-controversy-w470167 Since this issue arose, the festival’s Managing Director has issued multiple “updates” and “clarifications” that are disingenuous or, at best, ill-informed. First, he contends that the contract provision regarding non-work visa violations is […]
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Tags: clarifications, contract, contractual terms, immigration, immigration law, presenter, travel, venue, visas, work visa
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on IS SXSW Being Opportunistic of Oblivious?
Thursday, April 28th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I recently received the following clause from a performing arts venue in a contract they sent: TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice to the other party. If this Agreement is terminated before the performance, the University shall […]
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Tags: breach, cancellation, contract, damages, engagements, Liable, manager, negotiation, payment, presenter, risk, venue
Posted in Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Termination For Convenience
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I am a classical concert pianist and booking representative for my small ensemble. I just finished the negotiation of a performance contract with a presenter and, unfortunately, we could not reach an agreement. In my three years of working as a self-presenting artist, it was […]
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Tags: Agreements, artist, cancellation, contract, Contracts, formal contract, manager, negotiation, presenter, risk, venue, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Dodging A Bullet With A Contract
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We had an artist leave our roster who is now refusing to reimburse us for expenses we incurred on her behalf. We charge all of our artists a flat monthly fee to cover expenses, but this particular artist refused. So, we agreed to reimburse ourselves […]
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Tags: agent, Agreements, artist, breach, breaches, commissions, contract, Contracts, contractual obligations, engagement fees, lawsuit, legal obligations, manager, money, risk
Posted in Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Gambling With Contracts
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: What would be your response to an artist who re-books themselves in venues that an agent previously booked for them? Is that legally allowed? We booked this particular group to a major venue 2 years back and now they have re-booked themselves at this same […]
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Tags: agent, artist, bookings, breach, contract, Contracts, judgment, manager, presenter, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on It’s Time To Set Your People Free!
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, October 29th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder In reviewing an engagement contract for one of my artists, I was surprised to see that the presenter wants the right to record the artist’s performance as a “work-for-hire”. The Presenter says that this is a standard requirement and also that its reasonable because my […]
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Tags: contract, engagement contract, excerpts, marketing, music, ownership, presenter, recording, release, work
Posted in Artist Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Music Rights, Recordings | Comments Off on Press “Pause” On That Recording
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A presenter is refusing to pay one of our artists who has an O-1 visa, but does not have a Social Security Number. Does a foreign artist who is performing in the U.S. under an O-1 also have to get a Social Security number in […]
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Tags: artist, contract, contractual provision, engagement contract, engagement fees, immigration, immigration law, irs, ITIN, money, presenter, SSN, tax obligations, tax return, university, venue, work, work authorization
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Paying By the Numbers