music-syndicate/membership_contract.txt

<Musical Syndicate's Name> CONTRACT
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I. Basics
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1. Signing with <Musical Syndicate's Name>

When signing this document, the Artists consents and proudly acknowledge:

    A) That he/she/they is/are a member of the <Musical Syndicate's Name> syndicate, 
Artist community and organization.
    B) That he/she/they trust <Musical Syndicate's Name> to work for the betterment 
of music and the art of music, while promoting their work.
    C) Finally, that the beauty in this contract is the mutual respect and freedom 
given between <Musical Syndicate's Name> and the Artist(s): THIS CONTRACT IS NONE 
EXCLUSIVE. You remain free to move without <Musical Syndicate's Name>. <Musical 
Syndicate's Name> remains free to move without you.

II. Rights agreements and overstandings.
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1. Recordings:

    A) All the rights, including executive rights of the music belong to the Artist. 
The Artist may use his work in the ways it can imagine or need. However the use of this 
right may not interfere with the marketplaces sorted by <Musical Syndicate's Name>, 
without a 12 month pre-notification. In clear text, as the Artist you cannot sell its 
record in a form <Musical Syndicate's Name> is already selling it in, until 12 month after 
it has asked basspitsol.com to stop selling it. This is only to avoid doubloons.
    B) The percentage taken on physical releases (read vinyl, CD, or prestidigital objects) 
has to be agreed before release date and is set between the Artist and <Musical Syndicate's Name> 
depending on the financial investments made by the Artist self. However <Musical Syndicate's Name> 
may only take enough from the benefit genreated to cover eventual production costs. 
(read: we don't make profit)

2. Performances

    A) In the case where an Artist finds a gig on its own or through another agency. The Artist 
has no financial obligation towards <Musical Syndicate's Name>
    B) <Musical Syndicate's Name> has no obligation to find gigs to Artists.
    C) Bellow 241 Euros benefit on gigs sorted by <Musical Syndicate's Name>, the Artist keeps 
it all. <Musical Syndicate's Name> takes a percentage of 17% on gigs sorted by 
<Musical Syndicate's Name> generating more than 241 Euros benefit, after the following logistics 
costs have been covered: 1 meal per day, transport in and out and accommodation. This 17% will 
be used to reinvest in the Artists production on <Musical Syndicate's Name> (CD, Vinyl, 
prestidigital, merch etc...)

3. Promotion

    A) <Musical Syndicate's Name> has the right to use the signed Artists name and image in 
anyway it can figure as a profitable one to the Artist and the label.
    B) The Artist proudly agrees to put the name of the label "<Musical Syndicate's Name>" in 
written form in all promotional material. Given that this promotion is not serving the interest 
of another agency that explicitly want it to be omitted, or when the promotion for any reason
could harm the image of <Musical Syndicate's Name> as an organization focusing on quality music.
    C) The Artist understands the importance to communicate future gig dates and takes the 
responsibility to inform <Musical Syndicate's Name> of his/her/their movements.

III. Duration of the contract and form.
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1. Duration

    This contract last from the day signed to eternity, and can be canceled by notifying 
<Musical Syndicate's Name> of the desire to leave to label 12 months in advance. However, In the 
rare but plausible case where the Artist wouldn't like to be associated with the label anymore.
<Musical Syndicate's Name> accepts to stop selling the music, and removing any press related material 
from its server. While it retains the right to play all music that has been released through 
<Musical Syndicate's Name>, broadcast all music that has been released through <Musical Syndicate's Name> 
and graphically or historically include the work in its discography present at 
http://<Musical Syndicate's Web>, or not.

2. Form

    The Artist may sign with his blood, but it is not mandatory.

 FOOTNOTE:

This contract was written and designed by Set Hallström and you may copy it, use it, change it, screw it, 
eat it, feed it, make it better or worse. However The basspistol Spirit is Unique: impossible to copy fully!