Thinking of trying to find another engineer/producer to work out of my studio on days I am off. I was wondering if anyone knows of a simple contract available in pdf or something.
I don't want to get screwed out of what I've built up over the last two decades.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
Thanks, DD
Studio share contract?
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I'd guess that the specifics on such an agreement vary quite a bit from case to case. There might not be a one-size-fits-all boilerplate contract.I was wondering if anyone knows of a simple contract available in pdf or something.
Within the bounds of the law, there are all sorts of different ways a share could be put together. It likely depends on the mutual needs of the parties. Do you know what your side of that would look like? Are you ready to bargain around those terms?
If you need to retain control, while adding some billable hours, opening up to freelancers might be a better stepping stone than a whole-hog studio share.I don't want to get screwed out of what I've built up over the last two decades.
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I started to sublet half of a studio share this year. I don't think the two original partners had anything more than a verbal agreement but we wrote it all down when I signed on.
In a nutshell the deal is this -
There is no joint business to the business. There's a joint bank account that the rent and bills come out of but that's the extent of it. We each have our own clients, and charge our own rate.
We split the month in half and have a shared Google calendar for booking. Booking is first come first served. If either guy has booked his 15 days and needs more time he can buy days from the other guy. The rate is laid out in the contract.
Each engineer owns and maintains their own equipment. Anything that's in the studio can be used by the other guy but you are responsible for anything that gets broken.
In a nutshell the deal is this -
There is no joint business to the business. There's a joint bank account that the rent and bills come out of but that's the extent of it. We each have our own clients, and charge our own rate.
We split the month in half and have a shared Google calendar for booking. Booking is first come first served. If either guy has booked his 15 days and needs more time he can buy days from the other guy. The rate is laid out in the contract.
Each engineer owns and maintains their own equipment. Anything that's in the studio can be used by the other guy but you are responsible for anything that gets broken.
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