Session Musician Contract | USA

Write contracts for the bands, singers and musicians who rent your studio with this template Recording Studio Services Contract.

• The services provided under the contract include studio time, a recording engineer, and any additional services required by the musical artist during the recording session.
• The artist agrees to pay a cancellation fee if sessions or services are cancelled on short notice.
• The recording studio will not release the master until all fees and charges are paid.
• The artist is liable for any damages caused by the artist or his/her personnel or guests.
• All artists must abide by the Terms and Conditions for Use, which are included with the contract.
• This is a reusable legal form. Buy it, download it, customize it for your business, use it as often as you require.
• Get a signed Recording Studio Services Contract before the sessions start. You'll sleep better.

Hire a vocalist to perform on a number of recordings with this exclusive Vocalist Recording Contract.

• The vocalist will record a specified minimum number of tracks, but the record company has the option to increase the minimum number.
• The vocalist grants the company all rights to the recordings and the right to use his/her name and image in promoting the recordings.
• The vocalist agrees to re-record any tracks that the record company considers necessary.
• The singer will be paid a fixed fee per recording for each recording that is acceptable to the record company.
• This template is available as a MS Word document which is fully customizable to meet your exact needs.

Hire a producer to produce master recordings in your company's recording studio with this USA Record Company Producer Contract.

• Work for Hire. The producer's services are provided on a work-for-hire basis. All rights to the masters and to records derived from the masters belong to the record company.
• Re-recording. The producer agrees to re-record any performances that the record company does not find satisfactory.
• Album Credits. The producer will receive appropriate production and authoring credit on all labels and liner notes.
• Right to Use Likeness. The company is granted the perpetual worldwide right to use the producer's name and likeness in connection with the masters and the records derived from them.
• Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to resolve any disputes through negotiation, failing which they will submit to binding arbitration.
• Governing Law. The agreement is governed by United States law, including copyright laws.
• Available in MS Word format, reusable and fully editable to meet your business needs.

Grant a record company or an artist the right to record music you hold the copyright on with this USA Compulsory Mechanical Rights License.

• The copyright holder gives permission for the record label or artist to record the song.
• The copyright holder grants the recording company or artist the right to reproduce, distribute and sell the composition, in exchange for a royalty on each sale, at whatever the current statutory rate is.
• The form is in accordance with the United States Copyright Act and is governed by U.S. laws.

Songwriters, composers and music publishers can all use the Compulsory Mechanical Rights License to allow other parties to record the music they have copyrighted.

Appoint sub-publishers who will distribute, market and sell music in a defined territory for a publisher with this Music Sub-Publishing Agreement template.

• The sub-publisher will have certain synchronization, mechanical and performance rights to the music only inside of the territory, for instance, synchronization rights for motion pictures made within the territory.
• The music publisher reserves all rights in the music and all copyright for all areas outside of the territory.
• The sub-publisher is responsible for registering the work with the performing rights societies in the territory so that the music publisher's share of performance and broadcasting fees are credited and paid to the publisher.
• The template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable to meet your needs.
• This is a generic legal form which can be used in most countries and regions.