Music PerFormance Agreement: Definition, Terms, Example
Jump to Section
What is a Music Performance Agreement?
A music performance agreement gives a musician the right to establish the terms and conditions of performing at an event scheduled by an event organizer. A few examples of these terms and conditions include compensation, who will be a part of the performance team, and what equipment is required for the performance to take place. In addition to these basic terms, a section called a "rider" is also included in the agreement. This portion of the agreement covers miscellaneous terms, such as whether a performer requires water in the dressing room.
Overall, a music performance agreement, sometimes called an artist performance agreement, ensures that all of a performer's basic needs are met before the performance takes place. This lays the groundwork for a smooth, memorable event. Ultimately, the agreement paves the way for maximized profits and event-goer satisfaction.
Common Sections in Music Performance Agreements
Below is a list of common sections included in Music Performance Agreements. These sections are linked to the below sample agreement for you to explore.
Music Performance Agreement Sample
WEB SITE
MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made on January 23, 2002, by and between BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.
("BMI"), a New York corporation with its principal offices at 320 West 57th
Street, New York, New York 10019 and iQuest Networks Inc. d/b/a Jackalope Audio
("LICENSEE"), a Wyoming (State)
(check one)
X corporation
partnership
limited liability company
individual d/b/a _______________________________
(complete if applicable) with its principal offices at
165 State Street, Suite 325, New London, CT
06320 (the "Agreement").
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. TERM
The Term of this Agreement shall mean the period from either January 1, 2001 or
March 1, 2001 (date after January 1, 2001 on which audio was launched),
whichever is later, through December 31, 2003 and continuing on a year-to-year
basis thereafter. Either party may terminate the Agreement upon 60 days' prior
written notice at the end of December of any year beginning with December 31,
2003. BMI shall have the right to cancel this Agreement along with the
simultaneous cancellation of the Agreements of all other licensees of the same
class and category as LICENSEE as of the end of any month during the initial
term or any subsequent renewal term, upon 60 days' prior written notice.
2. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
(a) "Allocation of Run-Of-Site Revenue" shall mean Run-Of-Site Revenue
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the total Music Page
Impressions for the reporting period, and the denominator of which is the total
Page Impressions for the reporting period. (Run-Of-Site Revenue x (total Music
Page Impressions total Page Impressions))
(b) "Direct Music Area Revenue" shall mean the total of: (1) In-Stream
Advertising Revenue; (2) Music Page Banner Advertising Revenue; (3) Music
Subscriber Revenue; and (4) Other Music Revenue.
(c) "Gross Revenue" shall mean all revenue, including all billings on behalf
of, and all payments made to, LICENSEE, or as authorized by LICENSEE, its
employees, representatives, agents or any other person acting on LICENSEE's
behalf, and all billings on behalf of, and payments made to, any person,
company, firm or corporation under the same or substantially the same ownership,
management and control as LICENSEE for: (1) access to and/or use of the Web Site
or portions thereof, including online time, subscriptions, and other
transactional charges (excluding revenue generated by LICENSEE for the direct
sale of manufactured products), including commissions from third parties on
transactions; (2) advertising (including sponsor "hot links") on the Web Site,
including billings to and payments received from sponsors, less advertising
agency commissions not to exceed 15% actually incurred to a recognized
advertising agency not owned or controlled by LICENSEE; (3) the provision of
time or space on the Web Site to any other person or company; (4) donations; (5)
the fair market value of merchandise, services or any thing or service of value
which LICENSEE may receive in lieu of cash consideration for the use of the Web
Site (i.e. trade and barter); and (6) LICENSEE's proprietary software used to
access the Web Site, or download any aspect thereof. Gross Revenue shall include
such payments as set forth in (1) through (6) above to which LICENSEE is
entitled but which are paid to a parent, subsidiary, or division of LICENSEE or
2
any third party, in lieu of payment to LICENSEE, for LICENSEE's Web Site.
LICENSEE may deduct from Gross Revenue any bad debts actually written off during
a reporting period which are related to any billings previously reported, but
shall increase Gross Revenue by any recoveries thereof.
(d) "In-Stream Advertising Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue
as defined in Paragraph 2(c)(2) and 2(c)(5) which is derived from advertising
embedded in audio or audiovisual programming on the Web Site which contains
music.
(e) "Music Area Revenue" shall mean Direct Music Area Revenue plus the
Allocation of Run-Of-Site Revenue.
(f) "Music Page" shall mean a Web Page which presents one or more icons or
hyperlinks that may be clicked on to access performances of music or at which
music is played upon loading the Web Page.
(g) "Music Page Banner Advertising Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross
Revenue as defined in Paragraph 2(c)(2) and 2(c)(5) which is derived from
advertisements appearing on or in connection with Music Pages or portions
thereof on the Web Site.
(h) A "Music Page Impression" shall mean a transfer request for a single
Music Page.
(i) "Music Subscriber Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue as
defined in Paragraph 2(c)(1) which is derived from granting access to
performances of music or Music Pages or portions thereof on the Web Site.
(j) "Online Service" shall mean a commercial computer online information
and/or entertainment programming packaging service including, but not limited to
America Online, @Home Network, Road Runner, Microsoft Network, CompuServe and
Prodigy, which offers consumers, for a fee, access to proprietary centralized
databases and remote sources of audio and video programming and which may
provide Internet access.
(k) "Other Music Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue as
defined in Paragraphs 2(c)(1)-(6) (other than Gross Revenue defined in
Paragraphs 2(d), 2(g) and 2(i)) which is directly attributable to performances
of music or Music Pages or portions thereof on the Web Site.
(l) "Page Impression" shall mean a transfer request for a single Web Page.
(m) "Run-Of-Site Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue as
defined in Paragraphs 2(c)(1)-(6) which is attributable to the entire Web Site,
or any part or parts of the Web Site that include one or more Music Pages or
portions thereof. Run-Of-Site Revenue shall not include Direct Music Area
Revenue or other revenue derived from targeted advertising buys where an
advertiser buys advertising banners or other opportunities on or in connection
with, or LICENSEE charges for access to, specific Web Page(s) other than Music
Page(s) or portions thereof.
(n) "Territory" shall mean the United States, its Commonwealth, territories,
and possessions, and the territories represented by non-U.S. performing rights
licensing organizations listed on Exhibit C as may be amended from time to time
by BMI during the Term of this Agreement by adding to or deleting from the list
of countries posted in the licensing section of the BMI web site located at
http://www.bmi.com/. BMI will provide notice to LICENSEE (by e-mail to the
address provided by LICENSEE on the profile attached hereto as such may be
amended in writing by LICENSEE) of the deletion of any non-U.S. performing
rights licensing organization from Exhibit C during the Term hereof.
(o) "U.S. Territory" shall mean the United States, its Commonwealth,
3
territories, and possessions.
(p) "Web Page" shall mean a set of associated files transferred sequentially
from the Web Site to, and rendered more or less simultaneously by, a browser.
For purposes of this Agreement, such associated files shall include, but shall
not be limited to, 'pop-up' windows that open upon accessing the Web Page as
well as proprietary software 'players' that open when accessing an audio or
audiovisual file associated with the Web Page.
(q) "Web Site" shall mean an Internet computer service comprising a series
of interrelated Web Pages currently registered with a domain name registration
service and known as Jackalope Audio that LICENSEE produces and/or packages and
then transmits or causes to be transmitted either directly or indirectly to
persons who receive the service from the URL http://www.jackalopeaudio.com over
the Internet by means of a personal computer or by means of another device
capable of receiving Internet transmissions. LICENSEE may license additional
Web Sites owned, operated and/or controlled by LICENSEE by listing such
additional sites on Exhibit A hereto, and may amend Exhibit A from time to time
during the Term hereof by written agreement signed by both parties. LICENSEE
must comply separately with all reporting requirements and pay separate license
fees under this Agreement, including Annual Minimum License Fees, for each Web
Site listed on Exhibit A. References herein to Web Site shall include those
additional sites listed on Exhibit A.
3. GRANT OF RIGHTS
(a) BMI hereby grants to LICENSEE, for the Term, a non-exclusive license to
perform publicly within the Territory (subject to Paragraph 3(b) below), in and
as part of LICENSEE's Web Site transmitted or caused to be transmitted either
directly or indirectly by LICENSEE over the Internet all musical works, the
right to grant public performance licenses of which BMI controls. This
Agreement shall only include public performances in the Territory of musical
works by transmissions over the Internet received via personal computers or by
means of another device capable of receiving the Internet through streaming
technologies as well as those transmissions that are downloaded by persons on
personal computers or otherwise, where such transmissions are accessed through
the Web Site simultaneous to viewing a page on the Web Site. Public
performances outside of the Territory may be subject to appropriate separate
licensing. This Agreement shall not license transmissions of musical works that
are accessed through a web site owned or controlled by a third party
simultaneous to viewing a page on the third party's web site. This Agreement
does not include dramatic rights or the right to perform dramatico-musical works
in whole or in substantial part. This Agreement also does not license public
performances in any commercial establishments, including, but not limited to,
where all or a portion of LICENSEE's Web Site is used as a commercial music
service (as that term is customarily understood in the industry); such
performances of BMI music shall be subject to appropriate separate licensing.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the territorial scope of the grant of
rights with respect to any musical works which are affiliated with BMI through a
non-U.S. performing rights licensing organization not listed on Exhibit C hereto
is limited to public performances in the U.S. Territory. Public performances of
such musical works outside of the U.S. Territory may be subject to appropriate
separate licensing.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed as the grant by BMI of any license in
connection with any transmission which is not part of LICENSEE's Web Site
transmitted or caused to be transmitted by LICENSEE and nothing herein shall be
construed as authorizing LICENSEE to grant to others (including, but not limited
to, third party web sites, Online Services, cable television system operators
and open video systems (acting as other than Internet service providers)) any
license or right to reproduce or perform publicly by any means, method or
process whatsoever, any of the musical compositions licensed hereunder.
4
(d) This Agreement grants only public performing rights to LICENSEE, and
does not grant any reproduction, distribution, performance right in sound
recordings or any other intellectual property right(s) in any musical works to
any person or entity that may receive and/or download or otherwise store the
transmission of musical works.
(e) In the event that all or a portion of LICENSEE's Web Site is offered for
resale by a third party as a pay or premium audio or audiovisual service, or is
packaged or included on a tier of services by a third party for additional
revenue, either independently or with other web sites, LICENSEE shall
immediately notify BMI in writing of any such arrangements. BMI and LICENSEE
expressly agree that any such uses are not licensed under this Agreement and
shall be subject to appropriate separate licensing.
4. LICENSE FEE
In consideration of the license granted herein, LICENSEE shall pay to BMI for
each calendar quarter of the Term hereof a license fee in accordance with the
following rate calculations at LICENSEE's option:
(a) Gross Revenue Calculation
LICENSEE shall pay to BMI 1.75% of LICENSEE's Gross Revenue generated by
LICENSEE's Web Site during each quarter year of the Term according to the
Payment Schedule below (Gross Revenue X 1.75%); or
(b) Music Area Revenue Calculation
LICENSEE shall pay to BMI the greater of: (1) 2.5% of LICENSEE's Music Area
Revenue generated by LICENSEE's Web Site during each quarter year of the Term
according to the Payment Schedule below (Music Area Revenue X 2.5%); and (2)
total Music Page Impressions during each quarter year of the Term according to
the Payment Schedule below divided by 1,000 and multiplied by $0.12 ((Music Page
Impressions 1,000) X $0.12).
(c) Payment Schedule: LICENSEE may elect between the Gross Revenue
Calculation and Music Area Revenue Calculation upon filing each of its Financial
Reports for each immediately preceding calendar quarter of the Term in
accordance with Paragraph 6 according to the following Payment Schedule:
Reference:
Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-10.7 26 doc25.txt, Viewed August 12, 2022, View Source on SEC.
Who Helps With Music Performance Agreements?
Lawyers with backgrounds working on music performance agreements work with clients to help. Do you need help with a music performance agreement?
Post a project in ContractsCounsel's marketplace to get free bids from lawyers to draft, review, or negotiate music performance agreements. All lawyers are vetted by our team and peer reviewed by our customers for you to explore before hiring.
ContractsCounsel is not a law firm, and this post should not be considered and does not contain legal advice. To ensure the information and advice in this post are correct, sufficient, and appropriate for your situation, please consult a licensed attorney. Also, using or accessing ContractsCounsel's site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and ContractsCounsel.
Meet some of our Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
Roman V.
I'm an experienced trademark attorney and enjoy helping clients protect and grow their brand names through trademark registration and enforcement. I've worked with a wide variety of clients in different industries, including e-commerce, software as a service (SaaS), and consumer goods, to register trademarks for product names, logos, and slogans, both in the US and abroad.
"Roman was very helpful and responsive in submitting my companies trademark."
Justin A.
I am a lawyer who helps small businesses, nonprofits, and startups with a wide variety of agreements, corporate formation, and corporate governance. I earned my BA from Tulane University and my JD from the University of Chicago Law School. Before starting my own practice, I worked at an international law firm in New York City. Outside of work, I am on the board of the nonprofit Seattle REconomy (which runs the NE Seattle and Shoreline tool libraries) and I enjoy gardening, baking bread, and outdoor activities with my spouse and two dogs.
"Justin provided excellent, expedient service and made sure my needs were met satisfactorily."
Max M.
Business attorney with a focus on the health care sector, bringing Biglaw experience in multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions, financings, and general corporate counsel work to the small firm space. I now help startups and growing companies access the same level of sophistication and strategic guidance typically reserved for large institutions.
"Max was great! He put together a subcontract for us for our subconsultants. Really easy to work with."
JOSEPH L.
Mr. LaRocco's focus is business law, corporate structuring, and contracts. He has a depth of experience working with entrepreneurs and startups, including some small public companies. As a result of his business background, he has not only acted as general counsel to companies, but has also been on the board of directors of several and been a business advisor and strategist. Some clients and projects I have recently done work for include hospitality consulting companies, web development/marketing agency, a governmental contractor, e-commerce consumer goods companies, an online apps, a music file-sharing company, a company that licenses its photos and graphic images, a video editing company, several SaaS companies, a merchant processing/services company, a financial services software company that earned a licensing and marketing contract with Thomson Reuters, manufacturing companies, and a real estate software company.
"Excellent work by Joseph! Efficient, Timely, and very responsive. I'm very happy with his work. Thank you!"
Drew B.
Drew is an entrepreneurial business attorney with over twenty years of corporate, compliance and litigation experience. Drew currently has his own firm where he focuses on providing outsourced general counsel and compliance services (including mergers & acquisitions, collections, capital raising, real estate, business litigation, commercial contracts and employment matters). Drew has deep experience counseling clients in healthcare, medical device, pharmaceuticals, information technology, manufacturing, and services.
"Hired for a settlement contract to be written out in legal manner. Ammended contract as well to add clauses that we had not written.Efficient, professional. Said the time-frame would be about 4 business days and he did deliver on that in fact worked through the weekend and mlk day. Offered one final revision as well as a call to finalize language of contract. The final document delivery was more than we expand also he went above and beyond to deliver extra documents we may need. Would highly recommend."
July 1, 2021
Daniel R.
Daniel is an experienced corporate attorney and works closely with corporations, privately held companies, high-net worth individuals, family offices, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Daniel graduated from the Gonzaga University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Adam L.
12 Year PQE Lawyer with wide experience in sports, media and tech.
Find the best lawyer for your project
Browse Lawyers Now
Quick, user friendly and one of the better ways I've come across to get ahold of lawyers willing to take new clients.
View Trustpilot ReviewHow It Works
Business lawyers by top cities
- Austin Business Lawyers
- Boston Business Lawyers
- Chicago Business Lawyers
- Dallas Business Lawyers
- Denver Business Lawyers
- Houston Business Lawyers
- Los Angeles Business Lawyers
- New York Business Lawyers
- Phoenix Business Lawyers
- San Diego Business Lawyers
- Tampa Business Lawyers
Music Performance Agreement lawyers by city
- Austin Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Boston Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Chicago Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Dallas Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Denver Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Houston Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Los Angeles Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- New York Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Phoenix Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- San Diego Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
- Tampa Music Performance Agreement Lawyers
Contracts Counsel was incredibly helpful and easy to use. I submitted a project for a lawyer's help within a day I had received over 6 proposals from qualified lawyers. I submitted a bid that works best for my business and we went forward with the project.
View Trustpilot Review
I never knew how difficult it was to obtain representation or a lawyer, and ContractsCounsel was EXACTLY the type of service I was hoping for when I was in a pinch. Working with their service was efficient, effective and made me feel in control. Thank you so much and should I ever need attorney services down the road, I'll certainly be a repeat customer.
View Trustpilot Review
I got 5 bids within 24h of posting my project. I choose the person who provided the most detailed and relevant intro letter, highlighting their experience relevant to my project. I am very satisfied with the outcome and quality of the two agreements that were produced, they actually far exceed my expectations.
View Trustpilot Review