RECORDLABELPRODUCERCONTRACT

Date:_______________

This shall serve as the sole agreement between _________________ (hereinafter referred to as
"Producer")forservicesinproducingMasterRecordings,(hereinafterreferredtoas"Masters")forandof
the Record Label, professionally known as _________________ (hereinafter referred to as "Record
Label").

1. The term of this agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the
completionofProducer'sservices.

2.(a)RecordingsessionsfortheMastersshallbeconductedbyProducerunderthisAgreementatsuch
timesandplacesasshallbemutuallydesignatedbyRecordLabelandProducer.Allindividualsrendering
servicesinconnectionwiththerecordingofMastersshallbesubjecttoRecordLabelapproval.Record
Label shall have the right and opportunity to have Record Label representatives attend each such
recordingsession.EachMastershallembodytheperformancebytheRecordLabelofasinglemusical
compositiondesignatedbytheRecordLabel,andshallbesubjecttoProducersapprovalastechnically
satisfactoryforthemanufacture,broadcastandsaleofphonorecords,and,uponRecordLabelrequest,
ProducershallrerecordanymusicalcompositionorotherselectionuntilaMastertechnicallysatisfactory
toRecordLabelshallhavebeenobtained,providedadditionalproductioncostswillbepaidbyRecord
Label.Produceragreestobeginpreproduction,rehearsals,andrecordingon_____________________,
20____.

(b) Producer shall deliver to Record Label a twotrack stereo tape suitable for duplication and
manufactureofphonorecordsforeachMaster.Alloriginalsessiontapes,roughmixesandanyderivatives
orreproductionsthereofshallalsobedeliveredtoRecordLabel,or,atRecordLabelelection,maintained
atarecordingstudioorotherlocationdesignatedbyRecordLabel,inRecordLabelsnameandsubjectto
RecordLabel'scontrol.

3. All vocal Masters produced hereunder, from the inception of the recording thereof, and all
phonorecordsandotherreproductionsmadetherefrom,togetherwiththeperformancesembodiedtherein
andallcopyrightsthereinandthereto,andallrenewalsandextensionsthereof,shallbeentirelyRecord
Labelsproperty.Musicalcompositionsshallremaineunderleasedtermstowhichrightremainwith
Producer.
4.(a)ConditioneduponProducer'sfullandfaithfulperformanceofallthetermsandprovisionshereof,
RecordLabelshallpayProducer,asanadvancehereunder,thesumof$________________DOLLARS
payableuponcommencementofrecording,andthebalanceuponthedeliverytoyouoftheMasters.

(b)Notwithstandinganythingcontainedin(a)abovetothecontrary:

(ii)IntheeventtheMastersarereleasedonthe______________label,subsidiaryoraffiliatelabel,or
soldindependently,Producershallbepaidinrespecttothesaleofsuchphonorecordsaroyaltyrateof
threepercent(%)ofthesuggestedretailpriceofeachphonorecordsoldandpaidforintheUnitedStates
fromthetimesalesbeginuntilsalescease.PaymentsofroyaltiesfromforeignsourcesshallbeONE
HALFoftheUnitedStatesroyaltyrate.

5.ProducerhasagreedtoassistRecordLabelinpresentingtheMasterstomajorrecordcompaniesin
pursuitofarecordproductionagreementwithamajorlabel.ProducerunderstandsthatRecordLabelwill
alsobepresentingtheMasterstomajorlabelsandthatProducerwillnotbeRecordLabelexclusive
representative.Therefore,ProduceragreestonotifyRecordLabelpriortomakinganyformalcontact
with representatives of any major record company on Record Labels behalf in order to coordinate
respectiveeffortsandagreestocontactonRecordLabelsbehalfonlythosecompaniesmutuallyagreed
upon.IntheeventRecordLabelorperformingartistsunderRecordLabelentersintoarecordproduction
agreementwithamajorlabelfortheMastersrecordedhereunderandthefurtherservicesofRecordLabel
asaresultofsubstantialeffortsandnegotiationsbyProducerwithsuchcompanywithintheperiodof
ONEYEARfollowingthecompletionoftheMastersRecordLabelagreestopayProduceracommission
ofsixpercent(%)oftheactualcashadvances(exclusiveofrecordingbudgets)receivedbyProducer
uponexecutionofsaidagreement.Amajorrecordcompanyasdefinedhereinshallbeacompanyor
corporationwithgrosssalesofonemillion(1,000,000)unitsinthecurrentcalendaryear.

6.Producerherebywarrants,represents,andagreesthatheisundernodisability,restriction,orother
incumbencywithrespecttohisrighttoexecuteandperformtheservicesdescribedinthisAgreement.

7. Record Label shall have the right, at Record Labels election, to designate other producers for
recordingsessionswiththeRecordLabel,inwhicheventProducershallhavenorightshereunderwith
respecttotheMastersproducedatsuchotherrecordingsessions.

8.RecordLabelshallhavetheright,atRecordLabelelection,toassignanyofRecordLabelrights
hereunder,inwholeorpart,toanysubsidiary,affiliated,orrelatedcompany,ortoanyperson,firmor
corporationacquiringrightsintheMastersproducedhereunder.
9.(a)Thiscontractsetsforththeentireunderstandingofthepartiesheretorelatingtothesubjectmatter
hereof.Noamendmentormodificationofthiscontractshallbebindingunlessconfirmedinwritingby
bothparties.

(b)RecordLabelshallnotbedeemedtobeinbreachofanyofRecordLabelsobligationshereunder
unlessanduntilyouhavegivenRecordLabelspecificwrittennoticeofthenatureofsuchbreachand
RecordLabelhavefailedtocuresuchbreachwithinthirty(30)daysafterRecordLabelsreceiptofsuch
notice.

(c)NothinghereincontainedshallconstituteapartnershiporjointventurebetweenRecordLabeland
Producer.

(d) This contract has been entered into inthe State of ____________, and its validity, construction,
interpretation,andlegaleffectshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateof_____________.

(e)ThiscontractshallnotbecomebindingandeffectiveuntilsignedbyRecordLabelandProducer.

PRODUCER

______________________________

AgreedandAccepted:

_______________________________

RecordLabel