Sound & Music Industry - Job Roles & Contracts Task

Contracts and Employment Types

Task 1

Please explain how each of the following types of employment works

Freelance

Self Employed

Fixed Term Contract

Permanent Contract

Zero Hours Contract

You need to think about how you would be paid, who is responsible for paying tax and National Insurance contributions, provision for illness, and your rights as an employee in each case.

Task 2

Please research and define the following terms that you would find on a recording contract. For each term please explain what it means, what it covers, and who benefits from it or is protected by it

Purpose	Exclusivity	Territory
Term	Rights Granted	Release Commitment
Advances	Key Man Provision	Recording Costs
Royalties	Producer Royalty	Secondary Income
Promotion	Artist Warranties	Tour Support
Leaving Members	Re-Recording Restriction	Controlled Compositions
Accounting	Termination

Task 3 – working as a group I would like you to draft two basic contracts for the following scenarios:-

Scenario 1 – You are a club owner who would like to use the services of a freelance sound engineer to provide technical support, set up, and front of house mixing duties for a touring band. The fee agreed is £150 for the night, and the touring band have advised they will be arriving at the venue at 4pm.

Scenario 2 – You have arranged to create some recordings for a local band in your home studio. The price agreed for recording 4 tracks is £250.

You will need to try and think of every eventuality when creating the contract to make sure you have protected yourself adequately from the most common eventualities.

Please ensure each member of your group posts a copy of each contract on their blog.

Resources

Task 1 - https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilities/overview

Task 2 - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr07/articles/contracts.htm

Task 3 - www.farmelorecording.com - article on contracts for engineers and producers