Fillable Printable Artist Management Contract Template

Artist Management Contract Template

AGREEMENT made this _____day of ___________________, 20__ by and between _______(Artist)________

_________ whose address is ______________________ (hereinafter referred to as “Artist” and ___(Manager)____

_________ whose address is ________________, (hereinafter referred to as “Manager”)

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, Artist wishes to obtain advice, guidance, counsel, and direction in the development and fur-

therance of his career as a musician, recording, and performing artist and in such new and different areas as

his artistic talents can be developed and exploited; and

WHEREAS, Manager by reason of Managers contacts, experience and background, is qualiﬁed to render

such advice, guidance, counsel, and direction to Artist;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, it is agreed and understood

as follows:

1. Manager agrees to render such advice, guidance, counsel, and other services as Artist may reasonably re-

quire to further his career as a musician, composer, actor, recording, and performing artist, and to develop new

and different areas within which his artistic talents can be developed and exploited, including but not limited to

the following services:

(a) to represent Artist and act as his negotiator, to ﬁx the terms governing all manner of disposition,

use, employment or exploitation of Artist’s talents and the products thereof; and,

(b) to supervise Artist’s professional employment, and on Artist’s behalf, to consult with employers

and prospective employers so as to assure the proper use and continued demand for Artist’s services; and

concerning Artist’s professional career, business interests, employment, and publicity; and,

(d) to exploit Artist’s personality in all media, and in connection therewith, to approve and permit for

the purpose of trade, advertising and publicity, the use, dissemination, reproduction or publication of Artist’s

name, photographic likeness, facsimile signature, voice and artistic and musical materials; and,

(e) to engage, discharge and/or direct such theatrical agents, booking agencies and employment

agencies, as well as other ﬁrms, persons or corporations who may be retained for the purpose of securing con-

tacts, engagements or employment for Artist; and,

(f) to represent Artist in all dealings with any union; and,

(g) to exercise all powers granted to Manager pursuant to Paragraph 4 hereof.

2. Manager is not required to render exclusive services to Artist or to devote his entire time or the entire time

of any of Manager’s employees to Artist’s affairs. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting Manager’s right

to represent other persons whose talents may be similar to or who may be in competition with Artist or to have

and pursue business interests which may be similar to or may compete with those of Artist.

ARTIST MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

3. Artist hereby appoints Manager as his sole personal manager in all matters usually and normally within

the jurisdiction and authority of personal manager, including but not limited to the advice, guidance, counsel,

and direction speciﬁcally referred to in Paragraph 1 hereof. Artist agrees to seek such advice, guidance, counsel,

and direction from Manager exclusively and agrees that he will not engage any other agent, representative, or

manager to render similar services, and that he will not perform said services on his own behalf and he will not

negotiate, accept, or execute any agreement, understanding, or undertaking concerning his career as an actor,

musician, recording and performing artist without Manager’s prior consent.

4. Artist hereby irrevocably appoints Manager for the term of this Agreement and any extensions hereof as

his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign, make, execute, accept, endorse, collect and deliver any and all bills

of exchange, checks, and notes as his said attorney; to demand, sue for, collect, recover, and receive all goods,

claims, money, interest and other items that may be due him or belong to him; and to make, execute, and deliver

receipts, releases, or other discharges therefore under sale or otherwise and to defend, settle, adjust, compound,

submit to arbitration and compromise all actions, suits, accounts, reckonings, claims, and demands whatsoever

that are or shall be pending in such manner and in all respects as in any way limiting the foregoing; generally

to do, execute and perform any other act, deed, or thing whatsoever deemed reasonable that ought to be done,

executed, and performed of any and every nature and kind as fully effectively as Artist could do if personally

present; and Artist hereby ratiﬁes and afﬁrms all acts performed by Manager by virtue of this power of attorney.

Artist expressly agrees that he will not on his own behalf exert any of the powers herein granted to Man-

ager by the foregoing power of attorney without the express prior written consent of Manager and that all sums

and considerations paid to Artist by reason of his artistic endeavors may be paid to Manager on his behalf.

It is expressly understood that the foregoing power of attorney is limited to matters reasonably related

to Artist’s career as a musician, actor, recording and performing artist and such new and different areas within

which his artistic talents can be developed and exploited.

Artist agrees and understands that the power of attorney granted to Manager is coupled with an interest

which Artist irrevocably grants to Manager in the career of Artist, in the artistic talents of Artist, in the products of

said career and talents and in the earnings of Artist arising by reason of such career, talents, and products.

Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Artist shall execute a short form power-of-attorney

which Manager shall be entitled to ﬁle in any jurisdiction.

5. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, Manager shall receive from Artist (or

shall retain from Artist’s gross monthly earnings) at the end of each calendar month during the term hereof

a sum of money equal to ZERO PERCENT (0%) of Artist’s gross monthly earnings if such earnings are less

than TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars per month, FIVE PERCENT (5%) of Artist’s gross

monthly income if such monthly income is more than TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars and less than FIF-

TEEN THOUSAND ($15,000) dollars per month, TEN PERCENT (10%) of Artist’s gross monthly income if such

income is more than FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars and less than TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000)

dollars per month, FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) of Artist’s gross monthly income if such income is more than

TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000) dollars per month, and Artist hereby assigns to Manager an interest in such earn-

ings to the extent of said percentages.

(b) The term “monthly gross earnings”, as used herein, refers to the total of all earnings, which shall

not be accumulated or averaged whether in the form of salary, bonuses, royalties, interest percentages, shares

of proﬁts, merchandise, shares in ventures, products, properties, or any other kind or type of income which is

reasonably related to Artist’s career in the entertainment, amusement. music, recording, motion picture,

television, radio, literary, theatrical, and advertising ﬁelds, and Artist’s artistic talents are developed and ex-

ploited, received from administrators, assigns, or by any person, ﬁrm, or corporation (including Manager) on his

behalf.

(i) Royalty advances made to Artist which are deemed recoupable against future earnings by

the party or parties making such royalty advances shall not be included in gross monthly income.

(ii) Royalty payments made to Artist after recoupment shall be payable to Manager at the scale

and rate aforementioned in Section 5 of this Agreement.

(as deﬁned herein) of Artist accruing to or received by Artist during the term of this Agreement or subsequent

to the termination of this agreement as a result of any services performed by Artist during the term hereof or as

the result of any contract negotiated during the term hereof and any renewal, extension, or modiﬁcation of this

Agreement.

(d) In the event that Artist forms a corporation during the term hereof for that purpose of furnishing

and exploiting his artistic talents, Artist agrees that said corporation shall offer to enter into a management con-

tract with Manager identical in all respects to this Agreement (except as to the parties thereto).

(i) In the event that Manager accepts such offers, then the gross monthly earnings of such

corporation prior to the deduction of any corporate income taxes and of any corporate expenses or other deduc-

tions shall be included as a part of the Artist’s gross monthly earnings as herein deﬁned, and any salary paid to

Artist by such corporation shall be excluded from Artist’s gross monthly earnings for the purpose of calculating

the compensation due to Manager hereunder.

(e) In the event that Artist forms a corporation or enters into a contract with a corporation during the

term hereof for the purpose of exploiting or furnishing his artistic talents, then in addition to any and all other

considerations to be paid to Manager hereunder, Manager shall be entitled to purchase at least TWENTY PER-

CENT (20%) of the capital stock of such corporation at the price of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) PER SHARE. Artist

agrees expressly not to enter into any contract with a corporation for such purpose unless said option is made

available to Manager.

(f) Artist agrees that all gross monthly earnings as herein deﬁned may be paid directly to Manager

by all persons, ﬁrms, or corporations and may not be paid by such persons, ﬁrms, or corporations to Artist, and

that Manager may withhold Manager’s compensation therefrom and may reimburse himself herefrom for any

reasonable and receipted fees, costs, or expenses advanced or incurred by Manager that portion of Artist’s

gross monthly earnings which equals Manager’s compensation hereunder and such disbursements incurred by

Manager on behalf of Artist.

6. Artist shall be solely responsible for payment of all booking agencies, fees, union dues, publicity costs,

promotional or exploitation costs, traveling expenses and/or wardrobe expenses and reasonable expenses

arising from the performance by Manager of services hereunder. In the event that Manager advances any of the

foregoing fees, costs, or expenses on behalf of Artist, or incurs any other reasonable expenses in connection

with Artist’s professional career or with the performance of Manager’s services hereunder, Artist shall promptly

reimburse Manager for such fees, costs, and expenses.

7. Artist warrants that he is under no disability, restriction, or prohibition with respect to his right to execute

this Agreement and perform it’s terms and conditions. Artist further warrants and represents that no act or

omission by Artist hereunder will violate any right or liability to any person. Artist agrees to indemnify Manager

and hold Manager harmless against any damages, costs, expenses, fees (including attorney’s fees) incurred by

Manager in any claim, suit, litigation, or proceeding instituted against Manager and arising out of any breach or

claimed breach by Artist of any warranty, representation, or covenant of Artist. Artist agrees to exert his best

reasonable efforts to further his promotional career during the term of this Agreement, and to cooperate with

Manager to the fullest extent in the interest of promoting Artist’s career.

8. The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of ONE (1) YEAR with a FOUR (4) YEAR annual ir-

revocable option from the date thereof to renew this Agreement by written notice mailed to Artist no less than

SIXTY (60) days prior to the expiration of the initial term or option periods, as the case may be.

9. Manager agrees to maintain accurate books and records of all transactions concerning Artist, which

books and records may be inspected during regular business hours by a certiﬁed public accountant designated

by Artist upon reasonable notice to Manager.

10. During the term of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that there shall be no change or modiﬁca-

tion of this Agreement unless reduced to writing and signed by all parties hereto. No waiver or any breach of this

Agreement shall be construed as a continuing waiver or consent to any subsequent breach hereof.

11. It is agreed that as a condition precedent to any assertion by Artist or Manager that the other is in default

in performing any obligation contained herein, the party alleging the default must advise the other in writing by

Certiﬁed United States Mail of the speciﬁc obligation which it claims has been breached and said other party

shall be allowed a period of SIXTY (60) days from the receipt of such written notice within which to cure such

default.

12. This Agreement does not and shall not be construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the

parties hereto.

13. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of ________ govern-

ing contracts executed and performed therein, and shall be binding upon and inure to the beneﬁt of the parties,

respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.

(b) The use of the masculine gender in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the feminine when-

ever the context shall so require.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunder have subscribed their signatures in the day and year ﬁrst

above written.

by__________________________________

MANAGER

by_________________________________

ARTIST

by_________________________________

WITNESS

by_________________________________

WITNESS

SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

STATE OF _______ )

)

COUNTY OF ___________ )

I, ____________(Artist)_____________________________, City of ___________, County of _____, State of

_______, hereby appoint ___(Manager)_________, of _______________, City of ___________, County of __, State

of ______, as my attorney in fact, to act in my name and in my behalf to execute contracts for my personal ser-

vices as a performing artist and to perform all acts of whatever kind and nature as may be necessary or proper

in the preparation and execution of said contracts and I agree to appear and perform said contracts.

in the event I do not appear and perform said contracts, and in consideration for ___________________ acting as

my attorney in fact, I agree to indemnify ________________ for any actual loss or damage to him including Court

costs and attorney’s fees, resulting from my failure to appear and perform said contracts.

This instrument is to be construed and interpreted as a Special Power of Attorney whereby ____________

_______ is empowered to make valid and binding contracts for my personal services as a performing artist. The

rights, powers, and authority of my attorney in fact, ___________________, to exercise any and all of the rights

and powers herein granted shall begin on ________________________, 20__ and such rights, power, and author-

ity shall remain in full force and effect until ___________,20__ or until a written notice of termination signed by

me is delivered to ____________________________________.

_________________________________________

Artist

DATED_________________, 20__

Witness_________________________________________