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    Record Label Producer Contract

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    The document outlines the terms of an agreement between a record label and a music producer. It specifies that the producer will record masters for the label and deliver the recordings to the label. It also details payment terms including royalties and commissions if the label signs with a major label through the producer's efforts.

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    Record Label Producer Contract

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    The document outlines the terms of an agreement between a record label and a music producer. It specifies that the producer will record masters for the label and deliver the recordings to the label. It also details payment terms including royalties and commissions if the label signs with a major label through the producer's efforts.

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    The document outlines the terms of an agreement between a record label and a music producer. It specifies that the producer will record masters for the label and deliver the recordings to the label. It also details payment terms including royalties and commissions if the label signs with a major label through the producer's efforts.

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    Record Label Producer Contract

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    henrydee
    The document outlines the terms of an agreement between a record label and a music producer. It specifies that the producer will record masters for the label and deliver the recordings to the label. It also details payment terms including royalties and commissions if the label signs with a major label through the producer's efforts.

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    The document outlines the terms of an agreement between a record label and producer for producing master recordings. It details responsibilities of both parties and ownership rights over the recordings.

    The producer is responsible for conducting recording sessions, delivering final masters to the record label, and assisting in presenting the masters to major labels. However, the record label has final approval over all aspects of production.

    The record label owns all rights to the vocal masters and performances from inception. They also have rights to assign the agreement and designate other producers. The musical compositions remain under leased terms to the producer.

    RECORDLABELPRODUCERCONTRACT

    Date:_______________

    This shall serve as the sole agreement between _________________ (hereinafter referred to as
    "Producer")forservicesinproducingMasterRecordings,(hereinafterreferredtoas"Masters")forandof
    the Record Label, professionally known as _________________ (hereinafter referred to as "Record
    Label").

    1. The term of this agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the
    completionofProducer'sservices.

    2.(a)RecordingsessionsfortheMastersshallbeconductedbyProducerunderthisAgreementatsuch
    timesandplacesasshallbemutuallydesignatedbyRecordLabelandProducer.Allindividualsrendering
    servicesinconnectionwiththerecordingofMastersshallbesubjecttoRecordLabelapproval.Record
    Label shall have the right and opportunity to have Record Label representatives attend each such
    recordingsession.EachMastershallembodytheperformancebytheRecordLabelofasinglemusical
    compositiondesignatedbytheRecordLabel,andshallbesubjecttoProducersapprovalastechnically
    satisfactoryforthemanufacture,broadcastandsaleofphonorecords,and,uponRecordLabelrequest,
    ProducershallrerecordanymusicalcompositionorotherselectionuntilaMastertechnicallysatisfactory
    toRecordLabelshallhavebeenobtained,providedadditionalproductioncostswillbepaidbyRecord
    Label.Produceragreestobeginpreproduction,rehearsals,andrecordingon_____________________,
    20____.

    (b) Producer shall deliver to Record Label a twotrack stereo tape suitable for duplication and
    manufactureofphonorecordsforeachMaster.Alloriginalsessiontapes,roughmixesandanyderivatives
    orreproductionsthereofshallalsobedeliveredtoRecordLabel,or,atRecordLabelelection,maintained
    atarecordingstudioorotherlocationdesignatedbyRecordLabel,inRecordLabelsnameandsubjectto
    RecordLabel'scontrol.

    3. All vocal Masters produced hereunder, from the inception of the recording thereof, and all
    phonorecordsandotherreproductionsmadetherefrom,togetherwiththeperformancesembodiedtherein
    andallcopyrightsthereinandthereto,andallrenewalsandextensionsthereof,shallbeentirelyRecord
    Labelsproperty.Musicalcompositionsshallremaineunderleasedtermstowhichrightremainwith
    Producer.
    4.(a)ConditioneduponProducer'sfullandfaithfulperformanceofallthetermsandprovisionshereof,
    RecordLabelshallpayProducer,asanadvancehereunder,thesumof$________________DOLLARS
    payableuponcommencementofrecording,andthebalanceuponthedeliverytoyouoftheMasters.

    (b)Notwithstandinganythingcontainedin(a)abovetothecontrary:

    (ii)IntheeventtheMastersarereleasedonthe______________label,subsidiaryoraffiliatelabel,or
    soldindependently,Producershallbepaidinrespecttothesaleofsuchphonorecordsaroyaltyrateof
    threepercent(%)ofthesuggestedretailpriceofeachphonorecordsoldandpaidforintheUnitedStates
    fromthetimesalesbeginuntilsalescease.PaymentsofroyaltiesfromforeignsourcesshallbeONE
    HALFoftheUnitedStatesroyaltyrate.

    5.ProducerhasagreedtoassistRecordLabelinpresentingtheMasterstomajorrecordcompaniesin
    pursuitofarecordproductionagreementwithamajorlabel.ProducerunderstandsthatRecordLabelwill
    alsobepresentingtheMasterstomajorlabelsandthatProducerwillnotbeRecordLabelexclusive
    representative.Therefore,ProduceragreestonotifyRecordLabelpriortomakinganyformalcontact
    with representatives of any major record company on Record Labels behalf in order to coordinate
    respectiveeffortsandagreestocontactonRecordLabelsbehalfonlythosecompaniesmutuallyagreed
    upon.IntheeventRecordLabelorperformingartistsunderRecordLabelentersintoarecordproduction
    agreementwithamajorlabelfortheMastersrecordedhereunderandthefurtherservicesofRecordLabel
    asaresultofsubstantialeffortsandnegotiationsbyProducerwithsuchcompanywithintheperiodof
    ONEYEARfollowingthecompletionoftheMastersRecordLabelagreestopayProduceracommission
    ofsixpercent(%)oftheactualcashadvances(exclusiveofrecordingbudgets)receivedbyProducer
    uponexecutionofsaidagreement.Amajorrecordcompanyasdefinedhereinshallbeacompanyor
    corporationwithgrosssalesofonemillion(1,000,000)unitsinthecurrentcalendaryear.

    6.Producerherebywarrants,represents,andagreesthatheisundernodisability,restriction,orother
    incumbencywithrespecttohisrighttoexecuteandperformtheservicesdescribedinthisAgreement.

    7. Record Label shall have the right, at Record Labels election, to designate other producers for
    recordingsessionswiththeRecordLabel,inwhicheventProducershallhavenorightshereunderwith
    respecttotheMastersproducedatsuchotherrecordingsessions.

    8.RecordLabelshallhavetheright,atRecordLabelelection,toassignanyofRecordLabelrights
    hereunder,inwholeorpart,toanysubsidiary,affiliated,orrelatedcompany,ortoanyperson,firmor
    corporationacquiringrightsintheMastersproducedhereunder.
    9.(a)Thiscontractsetsforththeentireunderstandingofthepartiesheretorelatingtothesubjectmatter
    hereof.Noamendmentormodificationofthiscontractshallbebindingunlessconfirmedinwritingby
    bothparties.

    (b)RecordLabelshallnotbedeemedtobeinbreachofanyofRecordLabelsobligationshereunder
    unlessanduntilyouhavegivenRecordLabelspecificwrittennoticeofthenatureofsuchbreachand
    RecordLabelhavefailedtocuresuchbreachwithinthirty(30)daysafterRecordLabelsreceiptofsuch
    notice.

    (c)NothinghereincontainedshallconstituteapartnershiporjointventurebetweenRecordLabeland
    Producer.

    (d) This contract has been entered into inthe State of ____________, and its validity, construction,
    interpretation,andlegaleffectshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateof_____________.

    (e)ThiscontractshallnotbecomebindingandeffectiveuntilsignedbyRecordLabelandProducer.

    PRODUCER

    ______________________________

    AgreedandAccepted:

    _______________________________

    RecordLabel

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