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Exclusive Agency Agreement, Page 1 EXCLUSIVE AGENCY AGREEMENT This Agreement made and entered into this the ____ day of _________________, 20____, by and between ___________________________ ("Manager") and _____________________________ ("Actor/Actress"): 1. (a) ENLARGEMENT AND TERM: Actor/Actress desires to obtain development and enhancement of Actor/Actress's professional career. Actor/Actress hereby engages Manager as Actor/Actress's sole and exclusive personal manager in the entertainment, amusement, music, recording and literary fields, throughout the world, for the term of ____ year(s) commencing at the signing of this Agreement and under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. (b) Actor/Actress hereby grants Manager ____ irrevocable consecutive option(s) to extend the term of this agreement for a period of one (1) year each upon all the terms and conditions hereof. Said options shall be exercised automatically unless thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then current term Manager gives Actor/Actress written notice to the contrary. 2. SERVICES: Manager accepts said employment and agrees subject to Actor/Actress's availability and cooperation: (a) To advise and counsel Actor/Actress with respect to decisions concerning employment, publicity, selection of literary, Actor/Actress and musical material, wardrobe, public relations and advertising, selection of theatrical and booking and advertising, selection of theatrical and booking agencies and/or Actor/Actress's agents and all other matters pertaining to professional activities and career in the entertainment, amusement, music, recording and literary fields. (b) To advise and counsel Actor/Actress with relation to the adoption of the proper format for presentation of Actor/Actress's talents and in the determination of proper style, mood and setting in keeping with Actor/Actress's talents and best interests. (c) To advise and counsel Actor/Actress with regard to general practices in the entertainment, amusement, music, recordings and literary fields, and with respect to compensation and terms of contracts related thereto. (d)
Manager will perform no functions in connection with the actual or potential transfer of rights to the development and enhancement of an actor/actress's career other than those set forth here. No other person shall be permitted to perform any services herein without having a written and executed agreement with manager that states in writing the terms and conditions of the same. If management has made or enters into an agreement with a person to perform services and such person subsequently makes an assignment or sub-let without first submitting to director/producer approval the same, said assignment will be voidable or the sub-let will terminate by the director/producer in such manner as he deems proper. 3. Representations and warranties: manager hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (a) the services of manager shall be free of any unreasonable and/or nondisclosure agreements; (b) manager is not being employed on behalf of an entity other than its own. (c) manager is not being paid for time spent on activities related to the services of manager. (d) manager will in no way violate or breach any confidentiality or legal agreements or rights of any person involved in the services. 4. Reimbursement and expenses: all expenses in connection with the performing, promotional and advertising services of manager are solely the responsibility of agent or manager. However, for purposes of any contract between manager and agent or between agent and manager, all expense incurred by said manager with respect to the services of such agent/represent ant will be deemed to be an expense of agent/represent ant only provided the expenses have a reasonable and direct relation thereto. (e) manager will provide only those services which it reasonably believes will be cost-effective and in the best interests of the agent and/or the director/producer. Management reserves the right to refuse services requested as in any event the services must be properly remunerated at such point of request and to withhold services if the requested services are deemed inappropriate or unwise. 5. Compensation: at the end of one (1) year of service manager shall be paid the following sum: (a) for each act, 10,; (b) for each song written, 500, with such amount to continue each year of service (except that for the first year only 4, will be paid per act); (c) for each musical number, 20, 6. Special requirements. Manager and agent shall not negotiate or conclude any business.