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Management Agreement Template
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This document is used for training purposes and is not a legally binding document. All fields specified are for the purpose of training. Users should seek legal advice if they wish to draft legally binding documents.
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1 Manager Details
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Company or individual? (If company, can artist terminate if key individual moves on?)
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2 Artist(s) Details
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Contracted as group or as individuals (or both)
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3 Territory
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Australia, Australasia, World
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4 Term
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 a. Initial period (*up to 3–4 years. Probation period?)
b. Options to extend (and if so, at manager’s option or by agreement?):
i. Number
ii. Length
iii. Performance triggers (*Record deal? Publishing deal? Income turnover figure?)
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5 Management Outside “Home” Territory?
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 a. Who selects (requires artist consultation or approval?)
b. Who pays (manager normally pays, out of commission)
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6 Remuneration
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 a. Commission percentage (*20%)
b. On what? Are the following excluded?
i. Recording & Video costs
ii. Live performance costs (agents, supports, sound and lights? Accommodation, trucking etc?)
iii. Merchandising costs
iv. Other
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7 Services Of Manager
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 a. Exclusive manager?
b. Role
c. Powers
d. Restrictions
i. What types of deal require artist’s personal signature?
ii. How much of the artist’s money can manager spend at any one time?
e. Reporting of actions/activities
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8 Arrangements For Banking And Accounting
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 a. Bank account
b. Signatories/Authorised Operators
c. Accountant
d. Who keeps books & where? Business management (manager or outside book–keeper)?
e. Right to Audit
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9 Remuneration Upon Termination
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 Sources of income:
i. Recordings (released during Term or within period following)
ii. Publishing (songs released during Term or within period following)
iii. Live work (gigs booked during Terms, occurring after term)
v. Other
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10 Post–Termination Commission
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 a. Period (2–5 years) (other than where terminated for manager’s breach)
b. Percentages (decreasing each year)
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11 If Working In NSW
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Is The Manager Licensed Under Nsw’s Entertainment Industry Act 1989?
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