US record producers, hire session musicians to perform on a number of recordings over a specified period of time with this
Session Musician Recording Contract for the USA.
- The contract is for a specified length of time, during which the musician agrees to record a minimum number of tracks.
- The session musician is required to give the record company all rights to the recordings and the right to use the musician's name and image in promoting the recordings.
- The record company has the exclusive copyright in all the compositions and recordings.
- The musician is being hired on a work made for hire basis, and is an independent contractor, not an employee of the record company.
- The contract contains two clauses for compensation. One is for a fixed fee, and the other allows for ongoing royalty payments based on sales of the recordings.
This
USA Session Musician Recording Contract is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your needs.
