Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distribution, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and paying the Musicians. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLA in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory status to the SRLA. To cover only one individual project, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is required to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whom they will be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording session, the Leader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recorded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out the B-4 Report Form (available on page 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. The B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Report Form. Copies of the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Recording Trust Agreement, Sound Recording Labor Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distribution, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and paying the Musicians. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLA in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory status to the SRLA. To cover only one individual project, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. � � Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is required to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whom they will be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required . 🞎 During the recording session, the Leader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recorded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packe t. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out the B-4 Report Form (available on page 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. The B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correct ly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too l ate. 🞎 Submit the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Report Form. Copies of the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own rec ords. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Sound Recording Labor Agreement, Sound Recording Labor Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributionunderscore a festival film, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling secondary payments for use of the film in other media. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory StatuSubmit a Request Letters: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM Use of the Independent Film/Festival Film agreement is authorized on a project-by-project basis under a specially written “Letter of Acceptance” toAgreement (LOA). This LOA must be executed between the SRLAEmployer and the AFM in advance of not only the session, but also in advancehiring of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are notThe first step is to submit a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory statusrequest letter to the SRLAFM, including all of the information required in the checklist provided on the following pageA. To cover only one individual projec🞎 Sign the LOA: Once the AFM approves the request lettert, utilizean LOA will be prepared and submitted to the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page Employer for signature. Once executed, the film will be covered under the agreement, at which point, the hiring process may begin4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the film on which om they wiare performing. 🞎 Submit the Final Budget: Films utilizing this agreement must ll be performbudgeted at $2,000,000 or less. A total estimated budget must be submitted in writing to the AFM no later than 96 hours in advance of the first session or sideline call. A final budget must be provided to the AFM upon the AFM’s requesting. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording sesession(s)ssion, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-7 e B-4 Report Form (available on pag8) e 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-7 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit B-7 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-7 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of B-7 the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Fund and the Music Performance Trust Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: A Special Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributiona television program, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling subsequent payments for additional usage of the program. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLAagreement in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record labelyou full signatory status to the SRLNational Public Television Agreement for all programming you produce for broadcastA. To cover only one individual projecprogramt, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. � � Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the program on which om they will are be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required . 🞎 During the recording serehearsals and taping session(s)ssion, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packe t. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-8 e B-4 Report Form (available on p12age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-8 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too l ate. 🞎 Submit B-8 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-8 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of B-8 the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: www.afm.org
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributiona television program, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling subsequent payments for additional usage of the program. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLAagreement in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record labelyou full signatory status to the SRLTelevision Videotape Agreement for all programming you produce for broadcastA. To cover only one individual projecprogramt, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. � � Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the program on which om they will are be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required . 🞎 During the recording serehearsals and taping session(s)ssion, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packe t. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-8 e B-4 Report Form (available on p17age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-8 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too l ate. 🞎 Submit B-8 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-8 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Afm Television Videotape Agreement Buyer’s Assumption Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for a commercial consumer distributioncampaign, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the Musiciansmusicians and handling future use of the commercial. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLACAA in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record labelcompany full signatory status to the SRLCAAA. To cover only one individualcommercial project, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whom they will be performadvertiser and producting. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collCollect ect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording session, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-6 e B-4 Report Form (available on p12age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-6 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of tB-6 he B-4 with the Local: A copy of tB-6 he B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit B-6 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-6 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timelmanner and filed with the applicable Localy manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the comsession. A copy pletion of the B-4 Report Form. Copies of the BB-6 should also -4 must be sent to the applicable Local as filed with well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Announcements Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for a commercial consumer distributioncampaign, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the Musiciansmusicians and handling future use of the commercial. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLACAA in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record labelcompany full signatory status to the SRLCAAA. To cover only one individualcommercial project, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. � � Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whom they will be performadvertiser and producting. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collCollect ect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required . 🞎 During the recording session, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packe t. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-6 e B-4 Report Form (available on p12age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-6 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correct ly. 🞎 File a Copy of tB-6 he B-4 with the Local: A copy of tB-6 he B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too l ate. 🞎 Submit B-6 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-6 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timelmanner and filed with the applicable Localy manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the comsession. A copy pletion of the B-4 Report Form. Copies of the BB-6 should also -4 must be sent to the applicable Local as filed with well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Announcements Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributionunderscore a festival film, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling secondary payments for use of the film in other media. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Statu Submit a Request Letters: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM Use of the Independent Film/Festival Film agreement is authorized on a project-by-project basis under a specially written “Letter of Acceptance” toAgreement (LOA). This LOA must be executed between the SRLAEmployer and the AFM in advance of not only the session, but also in advancehiring of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are notThe first step is to submit a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory statusrequest letter to the SRLAFM, including all of the information required in the checklist provided on the following pageA. To cover only one individual projec Sign the LOA: Once the AFM approves the request lettert, utilizean LOA will be prepared and submitted to the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page Employer for signature4. �Once executed, the film will be covered under the agreement, at which point, the hiring process may begin. � Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the film on which om they will are be performing. Submit the Final Budget: Films utilizing this agreement must be budgeted at $2,000,000 or less. A total estimated budget must be submitted in writing to the AFM no later than 96 hours in advance of the first session or sideline call. A final budget must be provided to the AFM upon the AFM’s request. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required . 🞎 During the recording sesession(s)ssion, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packe t. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-7 e B-4 Report Form (available on pag8) e 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-7 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too l ate. 🞎 Submit B-7 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-7 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of B-7 the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Fund and the Music Performance Trust Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: A Special Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distribution, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and paying the Musicians. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLA in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory status to the SRLA. To cover only one individual project, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is required to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whom they will be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording session, the Leader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recorded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out the B-4 Report Form (available on page 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. The B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Report Form. Copies of the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENTFEBRUARY 1 MARCH 2017 13, 2023 – JANUARY 2020 - EXTENDED 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and CanadaAFL-CIO, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect fromFebruary 1 March 2017 13, 2023 through January 2020 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and CanaAFL- da, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. E_ MPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMP_LOYE_R:_ ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE-MAILE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED _ OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or papart-owner rt‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 02/27/20 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF A- (EXTENDED) GREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company _ known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project ident_ ified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Sound Recording Labor Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributiona television program, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling subsequent payments for additional usage of the program. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory Status: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM “Letter of Acceptance” to the SRLAagreement in advance of not only the session, but also in advance of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are not a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record labelyou full signatory status to the SRLNational Public Television Agreement for all programming you produce for broadcastA. To cover only one individual projecprogramt, utilize the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page 4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the program on which om they will are be performing. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording serehearsals and taping session(s)ssion, the Le(the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing) ader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-8 e B-4 Report Form (available on p12age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-8 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in perfoLeaderrming). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit B-8 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-8 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of B-8 the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Public Television Agreement
Project Checklist. As an Employer looking to record music for commercial consumer distributionunderscore a festival film, the following list is meant to guide you through the process of getting the recording under contract, filing the work and work, paying the MusiciansMusicians and handling secondary payments for use of the film in other media. Note that if you use a music contractor, they can take care of many of these steps for you: 🞎 Confirm Signatory StatuSubmit a Request Letters: In order for recording work to be covered, you must have signed an AFM Use of the Independent Film/Festival Film agreement is authorized on a project-by-project basis under a specially written “Letter of Acceptance” toAgreement (LOA). This LOA must be executed between the SRLAEmployer and the AFM in advance of not only the session, but also in advancehiring of hiring the Musicians. If you are unsure of your signatory status, contact the Federation. If you are notThe first step is to submit a signatory, submitting the Letter of Acceptance on page 3 will grant your record label full signatory statusrequest letter to the SRLAFM, including all of the information required in the checklist provided on the following pageA. To cover only one individual projec🞎 Sign the LOA: Once the AFM approves the request lettert, utilizean LOA will be prepared and submitted to the “Single Project” Letter of Acceptance on page Employer for signature. Once executed, the film will be covered under the agreement, at which point, the hiring process may begin4. 🞎 Report the Session to the AFM Local: Prior to recording, when the Employer has advanced knowledge of a session date, it is requirealways beneficial d to send advanced notice of the session to the AFM Local Union office whose jurisdiction in which the recording is taking place. To find the appropriate Local, visit the AFM website and click “About” and then “Locals”, where you can search by location. 🞎 Put out the Call to the Musicians: Once you are signatory and the session is reported, you may call the Musicians you intend to hire. Musicians will need to know the location, time and length of the session, the scale they will be working under, and the artist with whtitle of the film on which om they wiare performing. 🞎 Submit the Final Budget: Films utilizing this agreement must ll be performbudgeted at $2,000,000 or less. A total estimated budget must be submitted in writing to the AFM no later than 96 hours in advance of the first session or sideline call. A final budget must be provided to the AFM upon the AFM’s requesting. 🞎 Collect Paperwork: In order to payroll the session, collect W-4s, I-9s and any other documents required for payroll, as well as any information that might be necessary to complete the B-Report Form. Familiarize yourself with the Report Form in advance so you know what types of information are required. 🞎 During the recording sesession(s)ssion, the Leader should keep track of the hours worked, the song titles recoworked rded and the instrumental parts performed by each Musician. A timecard can help gather this information during the session; a blank timecard can be found on page 17 of this packet. 🞎 Fill Out the B-Report Form: After the session is complete, fill out thB-7 e B-4 Report Form (available on p4age 15) including the calculation of wages and benefits. Assistance on this can be found later in the packet. ThB-7 e B-4 should be signed by both you (the Signatory of Record) as well as the Leader (the instrumental musician who leads the group in performing). It is important these signatures be included to confirm that the Leader has looked over the document to ensure that the hours and wages are reported correctly. 🞎 File a Copy of the B-4 with the Local: A copy of the B-4 Report Form should be filed with the Local of jurisdiction as soon as possible. This way, the Local is aware that payment is due and can assist in catching any errors before it’s too late. 🞎 Submit B-7 the B-4 to Payroll: The session report is sufficient as an invoice for payment. Once complete, B-7 the B-4 session report should be sent to payroll so checks can be issued in a timely manner. Musicians must be paid within 15 business days of the completion of the B-4 Repsessionort Form. Copies of B-7 the B-4 must be sent to the applicable Local as well as the AFM and Employers’ Fund and the Music Performance Trust Pension Fund. You should also retain a copy for your own records. 🞎 Handle Back-End Payments as Required: In terms of residuals, additional money is not paid directly to the Musicians on a given track, but record labels must pay a small percentage of unit sales and streaming revenue to a number of funds. This is covered in detail later in the packet. SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT MARCH 13, 2023 – JANUARY 31, 2026 LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE The undersigned Employer has read, understands and voluntarily agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND THE SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT (“The Agreements”) and/or summary of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐CIO, and each and every provision of said Agreements, which are in full force and effect from March 13, 2023 through January 31, 2026 as its own SOUND RECORDING LABOR AGREEMENT, SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND AGREEMENT AND SOUND RECORDING TRUST AGREEMENT with the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, AFL‐ CIO, for the full term of said Agreements. Whenever the term “Company” is used in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement and the term “First Party” is used in the Sound Recording Special Payments Fund Agreement and the Sound Recording Trust Agreement, said terms shall include the undersigned Employer. Company shall make Pension Fund contributions in accordance with the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. EMPLOYER: (Print Company Name) PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: EMPLOYER: ( ) ( ) (Phone) (Fax) DATE: E‐MAIL: AFM USE ONLY ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFLCIO SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: PRINT NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER: DATE: Unincorporated Employers please note: If pension contributions to the American Federation of Musicians and Employer’s Pension Fund (the “Fund”) are made on behalf of any employee who is also an owner or part‐owner of the Employer Fund, rules require that the Employer must be incorporated and that a valid certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the Fund promptly upon signing this acceptance letter. SRLAAL09 Revised 03/13/23 SOUND RECORDING –SINGLE PROJECT SHORT FORM LETTER OF AGREEMENT This Agreement between the American Federation of Musicians (herein called the “AFM”) and the Company known as (herein called the “Employer”) relates to the Sound Recording project identified as (Name of Artist/Project) with the recording date(s) scheduled as of .
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Samples: A Special Agreement