Artist Management Agreement

ARTISTS NAME p/k/a "GROUP NAME HERE"

(Note: p/k/a refers to group nae an! "s an a#ron$ for Profess"ona%%$ &no'n As(
A))RESS
*IT+, STATE, -IP
)ate! as of ..............
MANAGERS NAME
A))RESS
*IT+, STATE, -IP
+ou an! I /a0e agree! as fo%%o's:
12 Appo"ntent2 I /ere3$ appo"nt an! engage $ou as $ e4#%us"0e persona% anager, a!0"ser an!
representat"0e t/roug/out t/e 'or%! an! $ou a##ept su#/ appo"ntent an! engageent for t/e ter of
an! su35e#t to t/e ters an! #on!"t"ons of t/"s agreeent2
62 Ter2
A2 T/e ter of t/"s agreeent s/a%% 3e for a per"o! of one (1( $ear #oen#"ng as of t/e !ate /ereof
(t/e "In"t"a% Per"o!"(2
72 In a!!"t"on, $ou s/a%% /a0e t/ree (8( separate an! #onse#ut"0e opt"ons ea#/ to e4ten! t/"s agreeent
for an a!!"t"ona% one (1( $ear per"o! ("n!"0"!ua%%$ referre! to as "9"rst Opt"on Per"o!, Se#on! Opt"on
Per"o! an! T/"r! Opt"on Per"o!": #o%%e#t"0e%$ t/e "Opt"on Per"o!s"(2 T/e In"t"a% Per"o! an! Opt"on
Per"o!s are /ere"nafter #o%%e#t"0e%$ referre! to as t/e "Ter2" Un%ess $ou not"f$ e to t/e #ontrar$
pr"or to t/e e4p"rat"on of t/e Ter, ea#/ Opt"on Per"o! '"%% 3e autoat"#a%%$ e4er#"se! 3$ $ou2
82 Manager;s Ser0"#es2 )ur"ng t/e Ter /ereof, $ou agree to perfor for e t/e fo%%o'"ng ser0"#es:
represent e an! a#t as $ a!0"ser "n a%% 3us"ness negot"at"ons an! atters re%at"ng to $
enterta"nent #areer: super0"se $ profess"ona% engageents an! to #onsu%t '"t/ ep%o$ers of $
ser0"#es "n t/e enterta"nent an! %"terar$ f"e%!s to assure to t/e 3est of $our a3"%"t$ t/e proper use of
$ ser0"#es an! t/e pro!u#ts t/ereof: super0"se t/"r! part$ unaff"%"ate! 3ook"ng an! ta%ent agen#"es
ep%o$e! 3$ e to se#ure offers for $ profess"ona% ser0"#es: an! a!0"se an! #ounse% '"t/ respe#t to
genera% pra#t"#es "n t/e enterta"nent an! %"terar$ "n!ustr"es an! '"t/ respe#t to su#/ atters of '/"#/
$ou a$ /a0e kno'%e!ge #on#ern"ng #opensat"on an! pr"0"%eges e4ten!e! for s""%ar art"st"# 0a%ues2
<2 Po'er of Attorne$2
+ou are aut/or"=e! an! epo'ere! for e an! on $ 3e/a%f an! at $our !"s#ret"on, after #onsu%t"ng
'"t/ e, to !o t/e fo%%o'"ng: appro0e an! per"t an$ an! a%% pu3%"#"t$ an! a!0ert"s"ng "n #onne#t"on
'"t/ $ profess"ona% #areer: appro0e an! per"t t/e use of $ nae, p/otograp/, %"keness, 0o"#e,
soun! effe#t, %"terar$, art"st"# an! us"#a% ater"a%s for t/e purposes of a!0ert"s"ng, pu3%"#"t$, an!
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proot"on "n #onne#t"on '"t/ $ profess"ona% #areer an! e4e#ute agreeents perta"n"ng to $ s/ort>
ter persona% appearan#e engageents ("2e2 engageents of t'o n"g/ts !urat"on or %ess(2
?2 Art"st;s )ut"es an! Restr"#t"ons2
I '"%% 3e so%e%$ respons"3%e for pa$ent of a%% of $ un"on !ues, pu3%"#"t$ #osts, proot"on or
e4p%o"tat"on e4penses ('"t/ $ pr"or #onsent(, tra0e%"ng e4penses ('"t/ $ pr"or #onsent(, 'ar!ro3e
e4penses an! ot/er e4penses re%ate! to $ #areer, "n#%u!"ng t/e reasona3%e e4penses ar"s"ng fro t/e
perforan#e 3$ $ou of t/e ser0"#es /ereun!er2 +ou are not re@u"re! to ake a!0an#es to e or for $
a##ount, 3ut "n t/e e0ent $ou !o so at $ re@uest, an$ su#/ a!0an#e '"%% 3e !eee! a %oan '/"#/ I
agree to repa$ propt%$ upon $our re@uest2 If I fa"% to !o so, $ou a$ !e!u#t t/e aount of an$ su#/
%oans or a!0an#es fro an$ sus $ou a$ re#e"0e for $ a##ount2 In t/e e0ent t/at $ou "n#ur an$
reasona3%e e4penses "n #onne#t"on '"t/ $ profess"ona% #areer or '"t/"n t/e perforan#e of $our
ser0"#es /ereun!er, I s/a%% re"3urse $ou on a ont/%$ 3as"s an! upon su3"ss"on of re#e"pts an!
0ou#/ers for su#/ fees, #osts an! e4penses2 +ou s/a%% not "n#ur #uu%at"0e #osts an! e4penses "n
e4#ess of 9"0e Hun!re! 9"ft$ )o%%ars (A??B2BB( "n an$ ont/ '"t/out $ appro0a%2
C2 Manager;s *opensat"on2
A2 In #opensat"on for $our ser0"#es un!er t/"s agreeent, I agree to pa$ to $ou, as /ere"n pro0"!e!, a
su e@ua% to t'ent$ per#ent (6BD( of $ gross "n#oe !er"0e! fro $ a#t"0"t"es "n an! t/roug/out
t/e enterta"nent, auseent, us"# an! us"# pu3%"s/"ng "n!ustr"es2
72 E"t/out "n an$ anner %""t"ng t/e forego"ng, t/e "n#oe sour#es upon '/"#/ $our #opensat"on
'"%% 3e #opute! '"%% "n#%u!e an$ an! a%% of $ a#t"0"t"es "n #onne#t"on '"t/ ot"on p"#tures,
te%e0"s"on, 0"!eos, ra!"o, us"#, t/eatr"#a% engageents, persona% appearan#es, pu3%"# appearan#es "n
p%a#es of auseent an! enterta"nent, p/onograp/ re#or!s an! re#or!"ngs, pu3%"#at"ons, an! t/e use
of $ nae, %"keness an! ta%ents for purposes of a!0ert"s"ng, sa%e of er#/an!"se, an! tra!e2 9o%%o'"ng
t/e e4p"rat"on of t/e Ter /ereof, I agree to pa$ $ou $our #o"ss"on as set fort/ "n su3paragrap/ CA
a3o0e, '"t/ respe#t to an$ an! a%% #ontra#ts an! agreeents entere! "nto !ur"ng t/e Ter /ereof
re%at"ng to an$ of t/e forego"ng, an! upon an$ an! a%% e4tens"ons, rene'a%s an! su3st"tut"ons t/ereof for
so %ong as an$ of t/e sae #ont"nue to earn "n#oe2
12 T/e ter "gross "n#oe," as use! /ere"n, "n#%u!es, '"t/out %""tat"on, sa%ar"es, earn"ngs, fees,
ro$a%t"es, g"fts "n %"eu of "n#oe, 3onuses, s/ares of prof"t, s/ares of sto#k, partners/"p "nterests,
per#entages an! t/e tota% aount pa"! for a pa#kage te%e0"s"on or ra!"o progra (%"0e or re#or!e!(,
ot"on p"#ture or ot/er enterta"nent pa#kages, earne! or re#e"0e!, !"re#t%$ or "n!"re#t%$, 3$ e or $
/e"rs, e4e#utors, a!"n"strators or ass"gns, or 3$ an$ ot/er person, f"r or #orporat"on on $ 3e/a%f as
a resu%t of t/e a#t"0"t"es !es#r"3e! "n paragrap/ C7 a3o0e2 In t/e e0ent t/at I re#e"0e, as a%% or part of
$ #opensat"on for a#t"0"t"es /ereun!er, sto#k or t/e r"g/t to 3u$ sto#k "n an$ #orporat"on or t/at I
3e#oe t/e pa#kager or o'ner of a%% or part of an enterta"nent propert$, '/et/er as "n!"0"!ua%
propr"etor, sto#k/o%!er, partner (genera% or un%""te!(, 5o"nt 0enture or ot/er'"se, $our r"g/t to
#opensat"on s/a%% app%$ to $ sa"! sto#k, r"g/t to 3u$ sto#k, "n!"0"!ua% propr"etors/"p, partners/"p,
5o"nt 0enture or ot/er for of "nterest, an! $ou '"%% 3e ent"t%e! to $our per#entage s/are t/ereof2 S/ou%!
I 3e re@u"re! to ake an$ pa$ent for su#/ "nterest, $ou '"%% pa$ $our per#entage s/are of su#/
pa$ent, un%ess $ou !o not 'ant $our per#entage s/are t/ereof2
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62 Not'"t/stan!"ng an$t/"ng to t/e #ontrar$ /ere"na3o0e, $ou s/a%% not 3e ent"t%e! to #o"ss"ons
fro or "n #onne#t"on '"t/ an$ sus pa"! to or on $ 3e/a%f for a#tua% re#or!"ng #osts: 0"!eo
pro!u#t"on #osts: "n!epen!ent re#or! proot"on e4penses: !ef"#"t tour support: sus pa"! to or on $
3e/a%f for t/"r! part$ pro!u#t"on #osts "n#urre! "n #onne#t"on '"t/ t/e pro!u#t"on of te%e0"s"on an!/or
ot"on p"#ture pa#kages or 0"!eo perforan#es2 In #onne#t"on '"t/ t/e non>#o"ss"ona3%e "tes
referre! to a3o0e, I agree to furn"s/ $ou '"t/ #op"es of a%% "n0o"#es an! 3u!gets represent"ng su#/
#osts2
*2 A%% gross earn"ngs as /ere"n !ef"ne! are to 3e pa"! !"re#t%$ 3$ a%% persons, f"rs or #orporat"ons to
$ou on $ 3e/a%f, or to a #ert"f"e! pu3%"# a##ountant or 3us"ness anager to 3e utua%%$ !es"gnate! 3$
$ou an! e2 I agree to "rre0o#a3%$ "nstru#t sa"! a##ountant "n 'r"t"ng, to a##ount for an! pa$ $ou $our
#o"ss"ons /ereun!er 3$ t/e f"fteent/ (1?t/( !a$ of ea#/ #a%en!ar ont/ '"t/ regar! to #o"ss"ons
a##rue! !ur"ng t/e pre0"ous #a%en!ar ont/2 Not'"t/stan!"ng t/e forego"ng, /o'e0er, "n t/e e0ent
#o"ss"ons !ue to $ou /ereun!er /a0e not 3een pa"! '"t/"n fort$>f"0e (<?( !a$s fro t/e %ast !a$ of
an$ #a%en!ar ont/ for '/"#/ su#/ #o"ss"ons are !ue, $ou s/a%% t/ereafter, !ur"ng t/e ter /ereof,
/a0e t/e r"g/t, "n $our so%e !"s#ret"on, to re@u"re t/at a%% gross earn"ngs 3e sent !"re#t%$ to $ou, an! $ou
s/a%% !epos"t a%% su#/ gross earn"ngs "n an es#ro' a##ount2 After !e!u#t"ng $our #o"ss"ons fro
su#/ fun!s, $ou '"%% pa$ t/e 3a%an#e t/ereof to e or $ a##ountant or ot/er !es"gnee an! pro0"!e e
'"t/ a##ount"ngs t/erefore on or 3efore t/e 1?t/ !a$ of ea#/ ont/ for on"es re#e"0e! !ur"ng t/e
pre0"ous #a%en!ar ont/2 I s/a%% 3e fu%%$ respons"3%e for a%% #o"ss"ons an! fees pa$a3%e to an$ su#/
#ert"f"e! pu3%"# a##ountant an!/or 3us"ness anager2
)2 If, !ur"ng t/e ter /ereof, I for a #orporat"on or ot/er 3us"ness ent"t$ for t/e purpose of furn"s/"ng
or e4p%o"t"ng $ art"st"# ta%ents or 3e#oe a s/are/o%!er, partner or e3er "n su#/ an ent"t$ or enter
"nto an$ #ontra#t or agreeent '"t/ an$ t/"r! part$ 3us"ness ent"t$ (ot/er t/an an esta3%"s/e! 3ook"ng
or t/eatr"#a% agen#$( for t/e purposes of furn"s/"ng $ art"st"# ta%ents to ot/er persons, f"rs or
#orporat"on, t/en "n !eter"n"ng t/e aount of $our #opensat"on /ereun!er, t/e gross "n#oe of t/at
ent"t$ !er"0e! fro transa#t"ons se#ure! or negot"ate! 3$ $ou for t/e use of $ ta%ents, ser0"#es or
propert$ #reate! 3$ e s/a%% 3e "n#%u!e! "n t/e "gross "n#oe" re#e"0e! 3$ e /ereun!er2
F2 Reso%ut"on of )"sputes2
A2 )ue to t/e un"@ueness of t/e ser0"#es pro0"!e! 3$ us un!er t/"s agreeent, an! "n or!er to a0o"!
an$ unne#essar$ "sun!erstan!"ng or !"spute 3et'een us, 'e agree t/at 'e '"%% not 3e !eee! to 3e "n
!efau%t /ereun!er unt"% an! un%ess 'e s/a%% f"rst g"0e t/e a%%ege!%$ !efau%t"ng part$ 'r"tten not"#e
!es#r"3"ng t/e a%%ege! 3rea#/ or !efau%t an! t/en on%$ "n t/e e0ent t/at 'e s/a%% t/ereafter fa"% for a
per"o! of f"fteen (1?( !a$s to #ure t/e a%%ege! 3rea#/ or !efau%t2
72 In t/e e0ent of an$ !"spute un!er or re%at"ng to t/e ters of t/"s agreeent or t/e perforan#e,
3rea#/, 0a%"!"t$, #onstru#t"on, "nterpretat"on, e4e#ut"on or %ega%"t$ t/ereof, t/e pre0a"%"ng part$ s/a%% 3e
ent"t%e! to re#o0er an$ an! a%% reasona3%e attorne$s; fees an! ot/er #osts "n#urre! "n t/e enfor#eent of
t/e ters of t/"s agreeent, or for t/e 3rea#/ t/ereof2 T/"s agreeent s/a%% 3e #onstrue! "n a##or!an#e
'"t/ t/e %a's of t/e state of *a%"forn"a, an! an$ a#t"on to enfor#e or "nterpret t/e ters /ereof s/a%% 3e
3roug/t e4#%us"0e%$ "n t/e #ourts of *a%"forn"a *ount$, *a%"forn"a2
G2 *onf%"#ts of Interest2 I un!erstan! t/at $ou are "n0o%0e! "n an$ aspe#ts of t/e us"# an!
enterta"nent 3us"ness, an! t/at "n soe "nstan#es soe of t/ose a#t"0"t"es a$ appear to #opete or
#onf%"#t '"t/ $ #areer "nterests2 Ee /a0e agree!, /o'e0er, t/at an$ #on!u#t or a#t"0"t$ 3$ $ou or an$
"n!"0"!ua% on $our 3e/a%f '"%% not #onst"tute a 3rea#/ of t/"s agreeent or an$ f"!u#"ar$ or ot/er !ut$
or o3%"gat"on #reate! or e4"st"ng un!er t/"s agreeent2
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H2 Ass"gnent2 +ou s/a%% /a0e t/e r"g/t to ass"gn t/"s agreeent an!/or $our r"g/ts /ere"n2 I
un!erstan! t/at I a$ not ass"gn an$ of t/e !ut"es an! o3%"gat"ons "pose! upon e un!er t/"s
agreeent2
1B2 Re%at"ons/"p of t/e Part"es2 T/"s agreeent s/a%% not 3e #onstrue! to #reate a partners/"p 3et'een
us2 It "s spe#"f"#a%%$ un!erstoo! t/at $ou are a#t"ng /ereun!er as an "n!epen!ent #ontra#tor an! $ou
a$ appo"nt or engage an$ an! a%% ot/er persons, f"rs or #orporat"ons t/roug/out t/e 'or%! "n $our
!"s#ret"on to perfor an$ an! a%% of t/e ser0"#es '/"#/ $ou /a0e agree! to perfor /ereun!er2 +our
ser0"#es /ereun!er are not e4#%us"0e an! $ou s/a%% at a%% t"es 3e free to perfor t/e sae or s""%ar
ser0"#es for ot/ers as 'e%% as engage "n an$ an! a%% ot/er 3us"ness a#t"0"t"es as %ong as su#/ !o not
ater"a%%$ #onf%"#t '"t/ $our o3%"gat"ons /ereun!er2
112 In!en"t$2 In t/e e0ent t/at, 3$ 0"rtue of $ fa"%ure or refusa% to perfor an$ engageent pursuant
to a 0a%"! #ontra#t entere! "nto !ur"ng t/e ter /ereof 3$ e or 3$ $ou pursuant to t/e aut/or"=at"on
#onta"ne! "n t/"s agreeent, $ou s/a%% "n#ur an$ #ost, e4pense or %"a3"%"t$, "n#%u!"ng, '"t/out
%""tat"on, attorne$s; fees an! ot/er e4penses #onne#te! '"t/ !efen!"ng an$ #%a" asserte! aga"nst $ou
3$ 0"rtue of $ #on!u#t or !efau%ts, I agree to "n!en"f$ an! /o%! $ou /ar%ess '"t/ respe#t to an$
su#/ #%a"s, an! furt/er agree t/at, "n a!!"t"on to an$ ot/er r"g/t or ree!$ $ou a$ /a0e, an$ one$
!ue to $ou un!er t/"s paragrap/ a$ 3e '"t//e%! 3$ $ou as pro0"!e! "n paragrap/ C) /ereof2
162 Not"#es2 Not"#es per"tte! or re@u"re! /ereun!er s/a%% 3e !e%"0ere! "n person or sent 3$ #ert"f"e! or
reg"stere! a"%, return re#e"pt re@ueste! or te%egrap/ to t/e a!!ress f"rst 'r"tten a3o0e2 A #ourtes$ #op$
of a%% not"#es to $ou s/a%% 3e sent to: E!'ar! S/ap"ro, Es@2, 8BB 7a$ Street, Su"te 1<, Santa Mon"#a,
*A HB<B?2 T/e !ate of a"%"ng or !e%"0er$ to a te%egrap/ off"#e or persona% !e%"0er$ s/a%% #onst"tute t/e
!ate of ser0"#e of sa"! not"#e2
182 M"s#e%%aneous2
A2 T/"s agreeent e3o!"es a%% t/e representat"ons, ters an! #on!"t"ons of our agreeent, an! t/ere
"s no ot/er #o%%atera% agreeent, ora% or 'r"tten, 3et'een us "n an$ anner re%at"ng to t/e su35e#t
atter /ereof2
72 T/ose pro0"s"ons re@u"re! 3$ an$ un"on or %a3or organ"=at"on /a0"ng 5ur"s!"#t"on regar!"ng t/"s
agreeent to 3e "n#%u!e! /ere"n "n or!er for su#/ un"on or organ"=at"on to re#ogn"=e t/"s as a 0a%"! an!
enfor#ea3%e agreeent s/a%% 3e !eee! "n#orporate! /ere"n an! s/a%% #onst"tute part of t/"s agreeent2
*2 No a%terat"on, aen!ent or o!"f"#at"on /ereof s/a%% 3e 3"n!"ng un%ess set fort/ "n a 'r"t"ng
s"gne! 3$ 3ot/ of t/e part"es /ereto2
)2 I A*&NOEIE)GE THAT I HAJE 7EEN A)JISE) O9 M+ RIGHT TO RETAIN
IN)EPEN)ENT IEGAI *OUNSEI IN *ONNE*TION EITH THE NEGOTIATION, IEGAI
E99E*T AN) MEANING O9 THIS AGREEMENT, AN) THAT I HAJE EITHER )ONE SO OR
&NOEINGI+ AN) JOIUNTARII+ EAIJE) SU*H RIGHT2
E2 T/"s agreeent an! a%% aen!ents or o!"f"#at"ons /ereof s/a%% 3e go0erne! 3$ an! "nterprete! "n
a##or!an#e '"t/ t/e %a's of t/e state of *a%"forn"a app%"#a3%e to #ontra#ts e4e#ute! an! to 3e fu%%$
perfore! "n sa"! state2 T/e "n0a%"!"t$ of an$ #%ause, part or pro0"s"on of t/"s agreeent s/a%% 3e
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restr"#t"0e "n effe#t to sa"! #%ause, part or pro0"s"on, an! s/a%% not 3e !eee! to affe#t t/e 0a%"!"t$ of
t/e ent"re agreeent2
92 )ur"ng t/e Ter /ereof, $ou s/a%% /a0e t/e e4#%us"0e r"g/t to a!0ert"se an! pu3%"#"=e $ourse%f as $
persona% anager an! representat"0e
Jer$ tru%$ $ours,
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ARTIST NAME HERE p/k/a "GROUP NAME"
So#"a% Se#ur"t$ K.....................
)ate:..............................
A**EPTE) AN) AGREE) TO:
MANAGER OR MANAGEMENT *O2 NAME HERE
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