Artist Management Agreement

Artist Management Agreement

Agreement made on the day of , 20, between

of referred to herein as the Artist; and of referred to herein as Manager.

Whereas, the Artist wishes to obtain advice, guidance, counsel and direction in the development and advancement of the Artist's career as musician, recording and performing artist and in such new and different areas as the Artist's artistic talents can be developed and exploited; and

Whereas, the Manager, by reason of the Manager's contacts, experience, resources and background, is qualified to render such advice, guidance, counsel and direction to Artist;

Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows

I. Services of the Manager. The Manager agrees to render such advice, guidance, counsel, direction and other services as the Artist may reasonably require to further the Artist's career as a musician, composer, recording and performing artist, and to develop new and different areas within which the Artist's artistic talents can be developed and exploited, including but not limited to the following services:

A. To represent the Artist and act as the Artist's negotiator, to fix the terms governing all manner of disposition, use, employment or exploitation of the Artist's talents and the products thereof;

B. To supervise the Artist's professional employment, and on the Artist's behalf to consult with employers and prospective employers so as to assure the proper use and continued demand for the Artist's services;

C. To be available at reasonable times and places to confer with the Artist in connection with all matters concerning the Artist's professional career, business interests, employment and publicity;

D. To exploit the 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 the Artist's name, photographic likeness, facsimile signature, voice and artistic and musical materials;

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 contracts, engagements or employment for the Artist; to represent the Artist in all dealings with any unions; and

F. To exercise all powers granted to the Manager pursuant to Paragraph IV hereof.

II. Rights and Authority of Manager. The Manager is not required to render exclusive services to the Artist or to devote the Manager's entire time or the entire time of any of the Manager's employees to the Artist's affairs. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Manager's right to represent other persons whose talents may be similar to, or who may be in competition with the Artist, or to have and pursue business interests which may be similar to, or may compete with, those of the Artist. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Management shall be available to Artist and shall act as her day-to-day manager. In the event that Manager is not involved in the day-to-day management of Artist for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, then the Artist may terminate this Agreement, provided Artist provides Manager with five (5) days written notice to cure any breach under this paragraph.

III. The Artist hereby appoints the Manager as the Artist's sole personal representative, manager and advisor for the term of this Agreement and any renewals, in all matters usually and normally within the jurisdiction and authority of personal representatives, managers and advisors, including but not limited to the advice, guidance, counsel and direction specifically referred to in Paragraph I hereof. The Artist agrees to seek such advice, guidance, counsel and direction from the Manager exclusively and agrees not to engage any other agent, representative or manager to render similar services, and not to perform said services on the Artist's own behalf, and the Artist will not negotiate, accept or execute any agreement, understanding or undertaking concerning the Artist's career as a musician, recording or performing artist without the Manager's prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

IV. The Artist hereby appoints the Manager for the term of this Agreement and any renewals hereof as the Artist's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to 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 and effectively as the Artist could do if personally present, including, subject to the limitations set out in this agreement, the following:

A. To sign, make, execute, accept, endorse, collect and deliver any and all bills of exchange, checks and notes as the Artist's said attorney;

B. To demand, sue for, collect, recover and receive all goods, claims, money, interest and other items that may be due to the Artist or belong to the Artist; to make, execute and deliver receipts, releases or other discharges therefore under seal 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;

C. To approve and permit any and all publicity and advertising;

D. To approve and permit the use of my name, photograph, likeness, voice, sound effect, caricature, literary, artistic and musical materials for purposes of advertising and publicity in the promotion and advertising of any and all products and services;

E. To execute for the Artist in the Artist's name and/or on the Artists behalf, any and all agreements, documents, and contracts for my services, talents and/or artistic, literary and musical materials, provided that the Artist has been apprised of the material terms thereof and the Artist has granted the Management the authority to execute such agreements in each specific instance.

V. The Artist expressly agrees that the Artist will not on the Artist's own behalf exert any of the powers herein granted to the Manager by the foregoing power of attorney without the express prior consent of the Manager and that all sums and considerations payable to the Artist by reason of the Artist's artistic endeavors shall be paid to the Manager on the Artist's behalf.

VI. It is expressly understood that the foregoing power of attorney is limited to matters reasonably related to the Artist's career as a musician, recording and performing artist and such new and different areas within which the Artist's artistic talents can be developed and exploited.

VII. All business decisions, major commitments, including, but not limited to recording agreements will be approved with the Artist and executed prior to completion or commitment on any business arrangement or contract with a third party.

VIII. The Manager shall be entitled to book the Artist and act as the Artist's booking agent on separate terms to be negotiated between the Manager and the Artist and commensurate with terms generally offered by other booking agents in accordance with industry practices. The Manager shall utilize such third party booking agents as the Manager feels are reasonably required to develop and promote the Artist's professional career.

IX. The Manager may act as Executive Producer on the Artist's recording projects on separate terms to be negotiated between the Manager and the Artist and commensurate with terms generally offered by other booking agents in accordance with industry practice.

X. Term. The term of this Agreement will be three (3) years as the above-dated agreement. The Artist hereby grants to the Manager two (2) irrevocable consecutive options to extend the term of this Agreement for two (2) periods of three (3) years each upon all the terms and conditions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Artist has not, during the Initial Period secured a recording Agreement with a major label (the "Major Label Agreement") or with a production company or independent label distributed by a major distribution company or a major label in the U.S. Said options shall be exercised automatically unless ninety (90) days prior to the end of the current the then term the Manager gives the Artist written notice to the contrary.

XII. Compensation. As compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, the Manager shall receive from the Artist (or shall retain from the Artist's gross monthly earnings) at the end of each calendar month during the term hereof or any renewal, a sum of money equal to % of the Artist's gross monthly earnings (plus any applicable taxes) and the Artist hereby assigns to the Manager an interest in such earnings to the extent of said percentage.

XIII. The term gross monthly earnings as used in this Agreement, refers to the total of all earnings, whether in the form of advances, salary, bonuses, royalties, interest percentages, share of profits, merchandise, share in ventures, products, properties, or any other kind or type of income which is reasonably related to the Artist's career in the entertainment, amusement, music recording, songwriting, music publishing, live performance, personal appearances, motion picture, television, radio, literary, theatrical and advertising fields, in which the Artist's artistic talents are developed and exploited, received from any person, firm or corporation on the Artist's behalf, less the following exclusions:

A. Production costs of Artist's master recordings and audiovisual works;

B. Tour support payments paid out by a third party record company;

C. Fees, advances, royalties and other payments paid to third parties including, without limitation, record producers, audiovisual work producers and directors;

D. Independent promotion costs paid by a third party record company; bona fide third party costs incurred in connection with motion picture and television synchronization licenses;

E. That portion of Artist's income from any motion picture or television package which is payable in commissions to a talent agent or is otherwise payable to third parties as part of the cost of production;

F. Any monies payable by Artist for reasonable "sound and lights" or opening acts in connection with live engagements;

G. Monies payable to Artist as bona fide "per diems"; and

H. Any income derived by Artist from any business investments, entrepreneurial activities or other non-entertainment related activities.

XIV. The compensation agreed to be paid to the Manager shall be based upon gross monthly earnings of the Artist accruing to or received by the Artist;

1. During the term of this Agreement or any renewal; or

2. After the termination of this Agreement or the expiration of the term or any renewal where gross monthly earnings result from any services performed by the Artist during the term hereof or any renewal; or as the result of any contract negotiated, or substantially negotiated, during the term hereof and any renewal, extension or modification of this agreement.

XV. After the termination of this Agreement or the expiration of the term and continuing for a period of one (1) year thereafter; the Artist will continue to pay the Manager of gross monthly incomes as defined herein. In the event that the Artist forms a corporation during the term hereof for the purpose of furnishing and exploiting the Artist's artistic talents, the Artist agrees that said corporation shall offer to enter into a management contract with the Manager identical in all respects to this Agreement (except as to the parties thereto). In the event that the Manager accepts such offer, then the gross monthly earnings of such corporation prior to the deduction of any corporate income taxes and of any corporate expenses or other deductions shall be included as a part of the Artist's gross monthly earnings as herein defined, and any salary paid to the Artist by such corporation shall be excluded from the Artist's gross monthly earnings for the purpose of calculating the compensation due to the Manager hereunder.

XVI. The Artist agrees that all persons, firms or corporations shall pay all gross monthly earnings directly to the Manager and the Manager may withhold the Manager's compensation and may reimburse itself from for any reasonable and receipted fees, costs or expenses advanced or incurred by the Manager.

XVII. The Artist specifically agrees to authorize and direct any and all persons, firms or corporations from whom the Artist is owed any sums which are earned as gross monthly earnings under this Agreement to remit such sums directly to the Manager. If the Artist shall receive any such sums directly or indirectly, the Artist shall hold same in trust as to the Manager's share (including expenses) and shall remit the same forthwith to the Manager. The Manager will collect and receive any and all monies payable to the Artist with respect to the Artist's professional career.

XVIII. Accounting Expenses. The Artist shall be solely responsible for payment of all reasonable costs and disbursements incurred by the Manager or the Manager's employees in furthering the career of the Artist, including, but not limited to booking agencies, fees, union dues, publicity costs, promotional or exploitation costs, traveling expenses and wardrobe expenses. In the event that the Manager advances any of the foregoing fees, costs or expenses on behalf of the Artist, or incurs any other reasonable expenses in connection with the Artist's professional career or with respect to the performance of the Manager's services hereunder, the Artist shall promptly reimburse the Manager for such fees, costs and expenses. Artist shall not be responsible for normal and recurring office and operating expenses of the manager.

XIX. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager shall require the Artist's prior approval for expenditures in excess of $ and the Manager shall provide estimated budget projections for expenditures and revenues for each year of this Agreement and update these projections from time to time as deemed necessary by the Manager.

XX. Loans. The Manager is not required to make loans or advances to the Artist, but in the event that the manager does so, the Artist will make best efforts to repay the same promptly. The Artist hereby authorizes the Manager to deduct the amount of any such loans or advances from any sum which the Manager may receive for the Artist's account.

XXI. Termination. The Artist shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time upon the Manager's breach of any of the Manager's representations, covenants and warranties contained herein, or obligations hereunder, including without limitation the Manager's duty to account to the Artist in accordance with Paragraph XVIII above.

XXII. The Artist shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately upon bankruptcy or insolvency of either of the Managers, or in the event of dispute between them.

XXIII. In the event of any default by the Artist of the Artist's commitments, obligations and duties hereunder, the Manager's obligations (but not the Manager's right to compensation) shall be suspended for the duration of any such default. In the event that the Artist for any reasons fails to fulfill any of the Artist's commitments, obligations or duties hereunder, without good or unavoidable reason or excuse, then, in addition to any other rights or remedies which the Manager may have, the Manager shall have the right, upon written notice to Artist at any time prior to the expiration of the term or any renewal, to terminate this Agreement as of a date thirty (30) days after the Artist's receipt of such written notice.

XXIV. Assignment of Rights. The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity without the prior, express, and written consent of the other party.

XXV. Fiduciary Relationship. The Manager agrees and understands that by virtue of this Agreement the Manager stands in a fiduciary relationship to the Artist and the Manager shall be held to the highest standards of good faith and loyalty.

XXVI. Mutual Representations and Warranties. The Parties warrant that each is under no disability, restriction or prohibition with respect to such parties' right to execute this Agreement and perform its terms and conditions and further warrant and represents that no act or omission by the Artist hereunder will violate any right or create any liability to any person. The parties agree to mutually indemnify the other fully in respect of any liability, loss or claim suffered by the other as a result of any breach of this Agreement, or the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants herein.

XXVII. Modification of Agreement. Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party.

XXVIII. The Artist agrees at all times to attend to the Artist's professional career and to exert the Artist's best reasonable efforts to further the Artist's professional career during the term of this Agreement and any renewal, and to cooperate with the Manager to the fullest extent in the interest of promoting the Artist's career.

XXIX. This Agreement does not and shall not be construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto. It is specifically understood that the parties are acting as independent contractors.

XXX. The Artist acknowledges that this Agreement and the books of account of the Manager contain confidential trade information; neither the Artist nor the Artist's representatives shall reveal or use on their own behalf or on behalf of any person any facts or information arising from this Agreement or any inspection of the Manager's books of account hereunder.

XXXI. Notices. Unless provided herein to the contrary, any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement.

XXXII. Severability. The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement will not and shall not be deemed to affect the validity of any other provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the parties agree that the remaining provisions shall be deemed to be in full force and effect as if they had been executed by both parties subsequent to the expungement of the invalid provision.

XXXIII. No Waiver. The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.

XXXIV. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of .

XXXV. Attorney’s Fees. In the event that any lawsuit is filed in relation to this Agreement, the unsuccessful party in the action shall pay to the successful party, in addition to all the sums that either party may be called on to pay, a reasonable sum for the successful party's attorney fees.

XXXVI. Mandatory Arbitration. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect.

XXXVII. Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.

XXXVIII. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

XXXVI. Compliance with Laws. In performing under this Agreement, all applicable governmental laws, regulations, orders, and other rules of duly-constituted authority will be followed and complied with in all respects by both parties.

WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.

38) The Manager acknowledges that it shall have no rights in or to any stage or professional names of the Artist.

39) The Artist shall have and retain exclusive control over artistic and creative matters, provided the Manager shall be consulted on all such matters.

40) This is the entire Agreement between the parties and it supersedes all other agreements, whether written or oral, prior to the date of this Agreement.