PRODUCER AGREEMENT
The following shall constitute any Agreement (“Agreement) on this the ________ day of
__________________, 200___ between ___________________________ (“Employer”)
and _________________________ (“Producer”) for Producer’s services as a producer of
master recordings to be owned by Employer. The terms of this Agreement are as follows:
1. ENGAGEMENT: Producer shall perform Record production services and produce for a Master
for inclusion, at Employer's election, on a Record of the artist known as __________
{"Artist"}. Production of the Master shall take place at dates and times to be mutually agreed
upon by Employer and Producer.
2. RECORDING PROCEDURE: Recording sessions for the Master will be conducted by Employer
at Employer's sole cost and expense. Employer shall pay all Recording Costs of the Masters
recorded hereunder as and when due. Producer shall deliver to Employer upon completion, a
full mixed, edited, and equalized Master {including but not limited to a final two-track
equalized tape copy, CDR or digital audio take (DAT)} commercially satisfactory to Employer
for use on a record {"Record"}, and all original and duplicate Masters of the music, lyrics and
all other material recorded. Producer shall act diligently in completion of the Master. All songs
recorded hereunder shall be listed and attached to this Agreement as Schedule "A" List of
Songs.
3. COMPENSATION: Employer shall pay Producer the following for Producer's services in this
Agreement:
{a} A payment of $__________________ per song or track to be created, produced and
recorded by Producer.
4. RIGHTS IN RECORDING: Each Master made under this Agreement, from the inception, will
be considered a work made for hire for Employer, if any such Master is deemed not to be a
work made for hire, all rights, title and interest in the Master which are attributable to the
Producer’s participation in its authorship will be deemed transferred to Employer by this
Agreement and this Agreement may be filed with the Register of Copyright as an official
transfer of copyright if such be necessary. All Masters made under this Agreement, from the
inception of recording and Records derived therefrom, shall be the sole property of Employer,
free from any claims whatsoever by Producer or any other person; and Employer shall have
the exclusive right to claim ownership of and register the copyright to those Masters in his
name or the owner and author of them to secure any and all renewals and extensions of such
copyright throughout the world.
5. NAMES & LIKENESS: Employer shall have the world wide right in perpetuity to use and
permit others to use Producer’s name, (both legal and professional, and whether presently or
hereafter used by the Producer), likeness, other identification, and biographical material
concerning the Producer for purposes of trade and otherwise without restriction in connection
with the Masters recorded hereunder, the Records derived therefrom.
6. CREDIT: Employer shall give Producer appropriate production and songwriting credit on all
compact discs, record and cassette labels. Production credit shall read, “Produced by
____________________ of ______________________.”
7. SAMPLES: The Employer understands that the Producer may have utilized a sample from
another artist(s) to create the music track. The Producer will give the Employer full disclosure
of the origin of all samples. In the event that the song from the recording is published utilizing
the music track, the Employer will assume all responsibility for the clearing any samples
utilized. In the event that there's a lawsuit, the Employer will assume all responsibility for
settling the copyright infringement and the Producer will not be liable. If the name of an artist
sampled for the music track is required, the Employer will consult the Producer and will get the
information concerning the origin of the sample(s) utilized in the song. In the event that the
Employer is not able to retrieve the name of a sampled artist(s) from the Producer, the
Employer will be responsible in obtaining the names of any sampled artist(s) and getting the
sample(s) cleared. The Employer will accept total responsibility and liability for any changes
made to the tracks after the Producer's has delivered the master track(s).
8. The Artist and the Producer understand that this written agreement is a legally binding
document. In the event that either the Artist or the Producer violates any of the above clauses,
each understands that they will be liable for damages and attorney fees.
9. By signing their signatures below or executing the purchase online, both the Employer and
the Producer agree with all the terms and conditions written in this written agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
we have hereunto set our hands this ___ day of _____, 20__.
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THE FOLLOWING MASTER WAS CREATED BY THE PRODUCER FOR THE EMPLOYER:
Song Title: __________________________
Musical Contributions: __________________________
EMPLOYER:
___________________________________
Address:
___________________________________
Telephone:
___________________________________
Endorsement:
___________________________________
PRODUCER:
___________________________________
Address:
___________________________________
Telephone:
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Endorsement:
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