Engagement of Performers. Performers shall be engaged hereunder for the recording of Production Music either directly by a Producer or through a Union Approved Contractor in each case using the Consent Form attached hereto at Schedule 1. For the avoidance of doubt existing recordings made by a Producer prior to the date hereof shall not be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Engagement of Performers. As an integral part of this Agreement, Contractor hereby agrees that all Performer(s) employed by Contractor hereunder shall be paid the minimum wage scales and be given all the rights and conditions set forth in the current applicable guild agreements, including but not limited to the Screen Actors Guild Commercials (“SAG”) Contract and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“AFTRA”) Contract, whichever may be applicable, in every respect as if Contractor were directly a party and signatory thereto. It is further agreed expressly for the benefit of SAG and AFTRA and the Performer(s) affected thereby, that SAG and AFTRA are hereby given the full right and power for and on their own behalf and on behalf of said Performer(s) to enforce all rights and conditions contained in the aforementioned Contracts against Contractor as if this Agreement were entered into directly with SAG and AFTRA by Contractor. Contractor will refer any and all questions regarding union agreements to the Agency and will not contact SAG/AFTRA directly without the consent of Agency. In order to enable Agency to discharge its obligations, Contractor will within three days after the performance of said Performer(s), furnish Agency with the following for each person employed by Contractor in each of the Commercial(s); all copies of SAG or AFTRA employment contract, whichever may be applicable, filled out and signed by Contractor and the Performer(s), and accompanied by a photograph of the talent in wardrobe; Federal and State Withholding slips (where applicable); Minor Work Permits and Trust Account documents, where applicable by law; instant photos, Production Time Reports and Commercial Audition Forms. Every effort should be made to utilize Agency Standard Employment Contract for Television Commercials, including Time Card and Withholding Certificate, in the employment of all Performer(s) in each of the Commercial(s). For any Performer(s) hired by Contractor and paid according to the wage scales of a collective bargaining agreement other than SAG or AFTRA, or Performer(s) paid by Contractor at negotiated rates not part of any collective bargaining agreement, Contractor agrees to furnish Agency appropriate completed contracts and/or releases, instant photos and a list of all such Performer(s) in each of the Commercial(s), the role each person played and the amount paid by Contractor to each person. Contractor agrees to be liable for any penalty payments resulting from late o...
Engagement of Performers. Description This clause reads as if Contractor is employing and paying talent. Comment Contractor assumes no obligation if Agency employs and pays talent. Alternative If the Agency is paying talent, strike the following: “It is further agreed expressly for the benefit of SAG and AFTRA and the Performer(s) affected thereby, that SAG and AFTRA are hereby given the full right and power for and on their own behalf and on behalf of said Performer(s) to enforce all rights and conditions contained in the aforementioned Contracts against Contractor as if this Agreement were entered into directly with SAG and AFTRA by Contractor.”
