From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
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Getting paid
From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
Getting paid
- Some artists get their shows through booking agents. A booking agent arranges the tour and negotiates payments with the venues. These agents earn a fee for each performance they book, usually receiving 10 percent of the concert grosses. In some states, booking agents are regulated, and in California, for example, they must be licensed. Normally, an artist signs an exclusive at will arrangement with the booking agent. That is, only that booking agent can book the artist, as long as that agent represents the artist, and either party can terminate any time. If an artist obtained the show through a booking agent, and the artist gets stiffed, the artist should have the agent pressure the club owner. After all, the booking agent got the gig. The American Federation of Musicians, AFM, provides a standard union performance contract, known as the Federation Contract for its members. The terms are all standardized, and if there's a problem, the musician can file a dispute with the local union…
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