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Musician Agreement - Recording

Musician Agreement – Exclusive Personal Services Recording Royalties

Exclusive Personal Services

As an independent Musician, Producers may hire you for your musical talents and service for studio and/or stage recording sessions.

This five page, fourteen clause legal music contract includes but is not limited to the following music contract Clauses; rights assignment, confidentiality, compensation, drugs and alcohol, availability and production standards.

This music contract Agreement between the independent Musician and the Producer is drafted in plain English that is easy to read and comprehend. The music contract Agreement may be filled in on your computer or printed out and filled in later.

We regularly receive feedback that we have successfully drafted our music contracts to be as complete as possible for all legal situations. However, should you experience a unique personal situation requiring the drafting of a special clause, please contact us at your convenience. Otherwise, you may be obliged to find a local entertainment lawyer experienced in the music industry who will draft any and all other clauses for your Project’s unique situation or circumstance.

Our music contracts are based on the principles of contract law, are country neutral and may be used in Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Sates or any country whose legal principles are based on the English or American Legal System.

Our music contracts provide legal protection for music writers and composers, music agents, music recorders, music producers, musicians and singers, music distributors and music marketers and are used by: Alternative bands, Ambient musicians, Blues Bands and Blues singers, Classic Rock Tribute Bands, Choral Ensembles, Country and Western Bands, Country Rock Bands, Country singers, Dance Bands, Electric and Electronic Bands, Folk singers, Hip Hop singers, Jazz singers, Jazz Bands, Jazz ensembles, Polka Bands, Rap singers, Rap groups, Reggae Bands and Reggae singers, Religious Groups and Religious Bands, Religious Singers, R&B Groups, R&B Bands, R&B Singers, Rock Bands, and International Bands and International singers.

There are two forms of this music contract Agreement. The first music contract Agreement the Musician receives Royalties for services rendered. The second music contract Agreement the musician receives a one time compensation/payment for services rendered.

Musician Agreement Exclusive Personal Services (Recording – One Time Compensation)

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Musician Agreement Exclusive Personal Services (Recording – Royalties)

Musician Name: ____________________________________________ (Print Names) Instruments Played: _______________________________________________ Producer(s) Name: _______________________________________________ Producer Company: ______________________________________________ Project Name: __________________________________________________ Project Genre: _________________________________________________ (record, CD, DVD, film, music video, stage production, game show, etc) Herein this Agreement is between the above named and below signed Producer and/or Production Company (herein called the “Producer”) and the above named and below signed Musician (herein called the “Musician”). HENCE, in consideration of the promises, and of the mutual undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable considerations, the above named and below signed Musician and the above named and below signed Producer agree as follows: 1. The Producer hereby employs Musician to “exclusive personal services” for the purpose of making studio and/or live performance Recordings (herein individually and collectively called the “Recording”), of her/his musical talents and services for commercial purposes, including but not limited to: phonographs, CDs, DVDs, cassettes and Internet Downloads and recordings . . . continued 4. The Musician will be ready, willing and able with her/his instrument prepared for any and all rehearsal sessions and recording sessions as detailed in Appendix ”A” attached hereto. The Musician agrees and stipulates, that the Recordings of the compositions designated shall include the Musician’s obligation to appear, to rehearse, to make the usual tests, and to comply with the instructions and directions of our Musical Director and . . . continued 9. The Musician shall receive as full payment for services hereunder the following amounts; (i) the Producer we shall pay to the Musician the initial payment sum of _______________________________________________________ for each and every . . . continued

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