Since 1992 — 34 years of operations in 2026Artist Performance and Production Engagement Agreement
An event-specific agreement between RIDM and an artist for performance or production services, complementing any signed representation agreement.
Draft template — complete all fields and schedules and review for the selected jurisdiction before signing.
1 Legal parties
Contracting entity: [verified full legal name, registration number and address], carrying on business as RIDM Production™, a subsidiary of DMC Communications™ (“RIDM”). Counterparty: [legal name, registration or identification details, address and notice email]. Effective date: [ ]. RIDM signatory: [authorized representative; proposed Paul Augustus Hay, authority to be confirmed]. Brand names alone do not replace identification of the legal contracting entity.
2 Engagement particulars
Artist legal and stage name [ ]; event or production [ ]; promoter [ ]; venue and address [ ]; event date and local time zone [ ]; reference [ ]. Select live performance, recording, modelling, fashion, film, video or other production [ ]. Specify call time, rehearsal, soundcheck, set durations, delivery milestones, personnel and materials. This contract covers only the identified engagement.
3 Confirmation and artist fee
A booking is confirmed only after both parties sign, Artist accepts the order, the required deposit clears and the rider is approved. Portal requests alone do not reserve a date. Total fee [amount and currency]; taxes [ ]; deposit [amount and due date]; balance [amount and due date]; verified payment recipient [ ]. Internal artist allocation follows the identified signed representation schedule; if none applies, complete the split here [ ]. Approved travel, accommodation and equipment reimbursements [ ].
4 Rider and delivery
Attach technical and hospitality requirements, accessibility, transport, accommodation, visas or permits, crew, stage or studio specifications, security and safety requirements. Assign each cost and responsibility. Artist arrives at approved call times and delivers the specified work; RIDM coordinates its agreed logistics. Artist substitution, changed dates, a cancelled set or materially different work requires written agreement.
5 Rights and permissions
Pre-existing works, artist name and image, designs and recordings remain with their respective owners. Use is limited to expressly approved promotion and services. Recording, livestream, broadcasting, download distribution, reproduction, merchandising, master ownership, territory, term and monetization require a signed schedule identifying each work and permission. Revenue percentages do not themselves transfer copyright or other rights. No blanket moral-rights waiver is included. Obtain third-party clearances before production or release.
6 Commercial allocation
Covered administrative management, bookings and promotions: RIDM 30% / Artist 70%. Tour revenue generated through Artist fan clubs: RIDM 30% / Artist 70%. Music downloads and promotional media created, produced or co-produced by RIDM under an approved schedule: RIDM 30% / Artist 70%. Physical merchandise produced or reproduced by RIDM under an approved merchandise schedule: RIDM 70% / Artist 30%. Allocate one receipt to one category without stacking a second commission. Unrelated income and pre-existing independently produced releases or merchandise are excluded unless expressly added. Membership subscriptions themselves require a separate allocation; the tour provision does not allocate the monthly fan subscription fee.
7 Records and settlement
Before execution, complete the currency, gross or net revenue base, allowable deductions, taxes, payment deadlines and expense approval limits. No deduction is authorized merely because it is described as customary. Provide itemized receipts, approved costs, refunds, allocated shares and amounts due. Settle undisputed balances within [number] days after [defined trigger]. Refunds and chargebacks reverse the original allocation according to the completed schedule. Relevant records may be reviewed on reasonable notice for [period].
8 Cancellation and force majeure
Complete a cancellation schedule for Artist, RIDM or promoter cancellation, deposit treatment, approved nonrecoverable costs, ticket refunds and rescheduling. No automatic forfeiture or penalty is imposed by this template. A party affected by events beyond reasonable control must notify the other promptly, mitigate loss and seek rescheduling. If performance is impossible, reconcile delivered work and approved commitments under the completed schedule. Illness and incapacity procedures [ ].
9 Safety and responsibilities
Each party remains responsible for its personnel, assigned duties and losses caused by its own breach or misconduct. The venue or promoter supplies its agreed safe premises, permissions, audience security, accessibility and event licenses; RIDM supplies its agreed coordination or production services. Insurance types, limits and certificates: [ ]. Any liability cap or indemnity must be expressly completed. No party is required to participate in unsafe or unlawful activity.
10 General terms
Parties act as independent contractors, subject to mandatory local law. No party may bind the other, transfer rights, incur debt or undertake unapproved expenditure without written authority. Notices go to the completed emails and service addresses. Confidential and personal information is used only for agreed services and handled under the completed security and retention schedule. Assignment, material subcontracting and amendments require written consent. Governing law and competent courts: [country and province/state]. Parties first negotiate, then use the agreed mediation procedure [ ].
11 Contract order and schedules
The accepted event order governs event logistics and fees; a separately signed representation agreement governs the agency allocation; a signed rights schedule governs permissions. Attach event order, payment and cancellation schedule, rider, approved expenses, rights and merchandise schedules. Record completion and itemized settlement by [date].
12 Execution
Complete all blanks and schedules, confirm authority and obtain jurisdiction-specific review before signing. This is an unexecuted template. An artist application, booking inquiry, typed portal request or uploaded file is not itself a fully executed contract. RIDM must verify execution and any required artist or venue acceptance.
13 Signatures
For the verified RIDM contracting entity Name and title: ____________________ Signature: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Counterparty legal name and signatory: ____________________ Signature: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Guardian or other authorized representative where required: ____________________ Schedules accepted and attached: ____________________