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LAWS, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES:

FOR SINGERS & SONGWRITERS

First before anything else you need to protect your songs. There are many way to do this you can

A) type up the lyrics or sing the songs into a tape and send it to yourself in the mail BUT DONT OPEN IT .... the post mark of the letter will serve as a copyright date and proof of when your lyrics were created by you , THIS IS CALLED COMMON LAW COPYRIGHT.

B) type up the lyrics and sing the songs into tape and send it along with form PA (Perfoming Arts) that you will have to order from the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC. THIS IS CALLED STATUTORY COPYRIGHT
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READ THIS CAREFULLY THIS WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO GET YOURSELF TOGETHER BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH PROMOTING YOURSELVES!!!!!

MANAGERS, PRODUCERS, AGENTS, CLUB OWNERS,:

WHAT THE ARTIST SHOULD KNOW!

1) Whether an artist is seeking management for T.V., Radio, Recording, Modeling etc, The artist must know what a manager does, doesn't do, may or may not do, what a manager is obliged to do and what he is not liable for, whether he or she wants to manage themselves or if they are seeking management YOU MUST KNOW THIS !.

2) Starworks Productions recommends that even though a manager's responsibility is to educate and council the artist about their business, the artist should study up on the business to verify, the management's council, for the benefit of the artist, in case the artist wishes to seek other council in the future or wishes to embark on self managerial ship.

3) Though it is true that an artist should be able to trust the manager, it would be foolish for the artist, to take anyone at their word, if after the artist verifies the manager's claims and they prove to be more than 90% correct, then the artist can be sure that they have someone in whom they can trust.

4) A manager is not obligated to pay for artist expenses, unless manager, agrees to pay, then the artist must repay manager the expenses incurred, in addition to the fee, artist agrees to pay manager.

5) A manager is required to council, and teach their artist, everything they need to know about the business, including the nature of contracts, etc.

6) A manager should remain in constant contact with their artist, but a manager is not required to travel, everywhere the artist goes. If Artist requires the Manager to travel with the Artist, the artist must pay all of the expenses of the manager. Including meals, hotel accommodations, etc unless otherwise specified in a contract).

7) All managerial/artist contracts are not the same, though there are some standard business practices, contracts may not state them. Read a contract carefully before signing it, and show it to a qualified Entertainment Attorney only.

8) Managers are required to keep accounting books and receipts of all expenses, to which artists has spent, or manager has spent, and these books, can and will be checked by artist upon request with ample prior notice given to manager. Artist must also keep accounting books and receipts for manager to compare to his accounting books.

9) A manager is not required to find work for artist, but is required to find a booking agent, once artist is capable of being paid for his/her performances.

10) Artist will need legal council even though they have a manager. Artist who are not financially endowed, and need legal council, may seek low price to free council, from the Volunteer Lawyers Of The Arts.

[Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts-August-98
Pinellas cultural organizations and individual artists will be able to receive pro bono (no cost) legal advice and assistance through the newly established Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) program at the Pinellas County Arts Council.
http://clwbar.org/resipsa/aug98/volunteer.html

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
http://www.stus.com/ncs/vla.htm

The Connecticut Commission on the Arts - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Connecticut Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (CTVLA) is a project of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Typical matters that CTVLA attorneys handle include nonprofit incorporation,......
http://www.ctarts.org/vla.htm

California Lawyers for the Arts
California Lawyers for the Arts (C.L.A.) is a non-profit organization serving artists of all disciplines and arts organizations in California. We offer legal referrals, dispute resolution services and educational programs.
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA) is a nonprofit legal services organization, founded in 1978 to provide pro-bono legal assistance and basic business counseling to area artists and cultural organizations.]
http://www.libertynet.org/pvla/

11) It is illegal for a manager to collect two fees, one for managerialship and one for agent, although he can do both jobs.

12) A managerial fee starts at 10% bottom to 50% ceiling rate anymore than 50% is considered robbery. Any less than 10% leaves the manager looking for another job, and the usual fee is 20% of artist Gross Income.

13) An artist needs to have a demonstration of what he or she can do, to get work or secure a contract. For Singers they will need a demo tape of at least 3 songs minimum to 6 songs maximum. The singer may also want to include a video tape at his option, plus create a press package which should contain the following: 8x10 black and white photo, biography of artist, a cover letter, lyrics of songs in the demo, and of course the demo itself. For a dancer he would need a 8x10 black and white or color photo, with a video tape, and he would have to audition live prepared to do several dance techniques, AND ROUTINES and a bio.

14) If an artist is an actor, he/she must have an 8x10 picture, attached to a resume, two prepared monologues, and in some cases, must be ready to sing and possibly dance and move.

15) If the artist is a songwriter, writer, publisher he must first copyright his material, so that it is protected from infringement (stolen) he must notify the COPYRIGHT OFFICE (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) WASHINGTON D.C. AND ORDER THE PROPER FORMS, 1-707-9100 707-3000 area 1-202 then send the forms back filled out with a $30 dollar check or money order with two typed copies of each piece of material in a binder along with audio tape if available). for the RECORDING ARTIST THIS ARTIST WILL NEED FORM PA AND SR TO PROTECT AND REGISTER THEIR WORK
Form request 202-707-9100 information 202-707-3000

READING MATERIALS:
BOOKS YOU WILL NEED TO GET TO FURTHER YOUR MUSIC BUSINESS EDUCATION

THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS HANDBOOKS AND RESOURCES:

1) THIS BUSINESS OF MUSIC BY: SIDNEY SHEMEL
2) SUCCESSFUL ARTIST MANAGEMENT BY: X.M. FRASCOGNA
3) BREAKIN INTO THE MUSIC BUSINESS BY: ??? ask book store
4) A MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO THE ROAD BY: GARY BURTON
5) MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
6) THE VILLAGE VOICE
7) SPIN MAGAZINE
8) MORE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS OF MUSIC BY: SIDNEY SHEMEL
9) THE MUSIC/RECORD CAREER HANDBOOK BY: JOSEPH CSIDA
10) INSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC BY: LARRY E. WACHOLTZ
11) BILLBOARD BOOK OF NUMBER 1 HITS
12) BILLBOARD BOOK OF TOP 40 HITS
13) VARIETY MAGAZINE
14) BACKSTAGE NEWSPAPER
15) SHOWBIZ MAGAZINE

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