Music Contract

[FGillon]

New Jersey,

I have just started my entertainment company and I am still on a budget and can't afford for multi lawyers to prepare and look at the contracts. The wording on the ones I have are a little off and I believe it's because I am looking to do something that not many have done before. This is my first thread ever written so I'm not sure on what will come of it. Please let me know how I can show you the contract and you can help me. Thank you very much in advance.

Right now they say,

WRITTEN AMOUNT
a sum equal to (__%) ____ percent of the total gross compensation earned or received by me(artist) from ($????) _____dollars up to and including, ($????) _____dollars:

I want the contract (__%) to get smaller as we make more money not as we work for bigger amounts. Basically I want to take a certain percent until I make the artist a certain amount of money in his/her career with me and then lower my percentage. If you can help me I can show you exactly what I have.

 

[quincy]

New Jersey,

I have just started my entertainment company and I am still on a budget and can't afford for multi lawyers to prepare and look at the contracts. The wording on the ones I have are a little off and I believe it's because I am looking to do something that not many have done before. This is my first thread ever written so I'm not sure on what will come of it. Please let me know how I can show you the contract and you can help me. Thank you very much in advance.

Right now they say,

WRITTEN AMOUNT
a sum equal to (__%) ____ percent of the total gross compensation earned or received by me(artist) from ($????) _____dollars up to and including, ($????) _____dollars:

I want the contract (__%) to get smaller as we make more money not as we work for bigger amounts. Basically I want to take a certain percent until I make the artist a certain amount of money in his/her career with me and then lower my percentage. If you can help me I can show you exactly what I have.

I am sorry no one has responded to your post yet, FGillon. It is possibly because what you want from the volunteers here is outside the scope of what this forum can offer.

We cannot assist you in the revising of your current contract or the writing of a new contract. For that, you will need to consult with a professional in your area.

Perhaps you can find no-or-low cost assistance through a legal aid clinic in your area? If you are in the Camden or Newark area, looking for legal help at Rutgers might be a good idea.

You can visit: http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/clinics/community-law-clinic.

Good luck.