Essential Contracts By: Juan Lopez

Types of Contracts• Contracts Assignment of Copyright;• Engagement of Professional Services• Contracts between Business Partners / Collaborators.

Assignment / License of Rights

Engagement of professional services

Between business partners / collaborators

Recording Agreement (E) (LT) Artist Management (E) (LT) Band Agreement (LT)

Publishing Agreement (E) (LT) Producer Contract (NE) (OO) Venture Agreements (LT)

360 Deals (E) (LT) Agency Agreement (NE) (LT with notice termination)

Songwriting Agreement (P)

Licensing Agreement (NE, ST) Promoter-Artist Agreement (OO) Master Recording Split (P)

Master Track License (E, OO) Production and Representation (ST, NE)

Non-Disclosure (OO)

Merchandising Rights (LT, E) Session Musician (OO)

Sample Clearance (OO) Deal Finding (NE, ST)

Synchronisation Deals with Content Users (NE, E, P)

Artist-Sync agents (NE, LT with notice termination)

Music Distribution (E, LT – with notice termination)

Service Contract for Writing/Recording (NE) (OO)

Song Remixing (NE, OO)

E: ExclusiveNE: Non-exclusiveLT: Long termOO: One-offST: Short termP: Perpetual

Artists & Music Professional and their contracts.• Songwriters: Sample clearance; Deal Finding; Song writing agreements.• Performing Musicians: Sample Clearance, Session Musician, Producer, Deal

Finding, Production and Representation, Master Recording Split, Band Agreement, Promoter-Artist

• Record Labels: Recording / Licensing Agreement, Merchandise Rights, Sample Clearances, Producer, Agency Agreements, Music Distribution, Sync Deals, Cease and Desist/Copyright Infringement letters

• Publishers: Publishing Contract, Synchronisation Deals with Content Users, Sample Clearance.

• Producers: Producer Agreement, Remix Contract, Master Recording Split.• Music Managers?