Legal Contract Templates Audio Recording / Voice Talent Contract

How do you write a Audio Recording / Voice Talent Contract document?

AUDIO RECORDING VOICE TALENT CONTRACT THIS AGREEMENT is made this current day day of current month current year by and between company name Talent and company name Customer Terms and Agreements In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement Customer and Talent hereby agree as follows. 1. Description of the Work Product Specifications Talent agrees to develop the Work Product according to the terms listed on Exhibit attached hereto. 2. Responsibility for Original Material. Materials provided to Talent for use in fulfilling the Work Product the Materials may include but are not limited to. Animations Source or Compiled Code Demos Pictures Film Slides mm and 16 mm Film Videotapes Audio Artwork Motion Graphics 3D Animation Digital Media or other source materials required for inclusion in the Work Product. Talent is not responsible for lost or damaged materials and any compensation due Customer shall extend only to the cost of replacing the Materials in their raw or stock format. Services provided to Customer under this Agreement may include the use of subcontractors and third party services. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Talent harmless from any and all claims for any loss damage or delay to the Materials or Work Product while in transit or in the possession of third party services or subcontractors and agrees that damages shall be limited to replacement or replacement cost of the raw original material and media provided to Talent. 3. Delivery of Work Product.

Talent will use all reasonable efforts in the development of the Work Product and endeavor to complete and deliver to Customer the completed Work Product no later than delivery date by an approved party provided that payment and all requested materials and instructions have been received by Talent from Customer. Any delay in the completion of the Work Product due to actions or negligence of Customer transportation delays illness or circumstances outside the control of Talent shall alter the delivery date. Talent will make reasonable effort to notify Customer of any delays to the estimated delivery date as soon as possible. 3 Proofing. Audio proofs will be presented for Customer approval at each stage of development. If revisions are required request must be made when proofs are returned to Talent. Reasonable edits re cuts or re recordings based upon Customers feedback will constitute acceptable delivery unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by both Talent and Customer. The total number of audio proofs provided to Customer shall number Insert Number of Audio Proofs Count unless otherwise determined in the Specifications. Audio proofs may be provided to Customer in formats that differ from the final output as outlined in the Specifications. Customer acknowledges that quality bitrate media type or any other element presented in the proof to Customer may change upon final delivery and shall not constitute breach or material deviation from the Specifications. 3 Additional Editing and Changes. Any requested changes to the Specifications shall constitute additional editing and incur additional charges or fees. Additional charges for production recording post production editing and changes shall be billed at hourly rate per hour. All additional changes must be submitted and approved by both parties in writing by approved Contract Change form. 3 Back ups and Copies of Work Product Files. Talent shall not be responsible for maintaining any copies of Work Product source files masters materials or other media created by Talent for Customer under this Agreement after any such materials have been turned over to Customer. It is Customers sole responsibility to create back up copies of any Work Product files received in order to preserve the integrity of their Work Product files and protect against unforeseen loss.

3 Reproduction of Work Product. Check all that apply. Upon successful completion of all compensation terms and outstanding balances owed to Talent Customer is granted full and unlimited reproduction rights to the Work Product. Customer is granted one time limited use reproduction right for the Work Product in exchange for the compensation paid to Talent. Work Product shall not be reproduced in any format without the written consent of Talent. Talent retains the right to reproduce the Work Product in any form for marketing future publications competitions or other promotional uses. Talent shall at no time reproduce the Work Product for use in commercial means or for profit use. Talent may NOT reproduce or disclose any information concerning the Work Product at any time.

Talent may not reproduce Work Product or disclose information concerning the Work Product until such time that the Work Product and information is made available to the public. 4. Ownership of Masters Media and Source Files. Except for Customers Proprietary Material contained in the Work Product Talent shall hold all right title and interest in all original recordings audio video artwork whether in draft mock up concept or final development for the Work Product. Any unauthorized copying is strictly prohibited. All recording equipment supplies cameras edited or master media or any original media produced during the execution of this Agreement shall remain the exclusive property of Talent. 5. Compensation. In return for the Work Products that are completed and delivered under this Agreement and Exhibit Customer shall compensate Talent pursuant to the terms of Exhibit attached hereto. In the event Customer fails to make any of the payments referenced in Exhibit by the deadline set forth in Exhibit Talent have the right but is not obligated to pursue any or all of the following remedies. terminate the Agreement withhold all files recordings source commitments or any other service to be performed by Talent for Customer bring legal action. Customer is responsible for all third party material costs as outlined in Exhibit and accepts responsibility for all additional approved costs that Talent may incur in the development of this Work Product. All audio masters film tapes or other source materials shall remain the exclusive property of Talent and will only be made available to Customer for an additional fee.

6. Confidentiality. Customer and Talent acknowledge and agree that the Specifications and all other documents and information related to the development of the Work Product excluding Customers Proprietary Material the Confidential Information will constitute valuable trade secrets of Talent. Customer shall keep the Confidential Information in confidence and shall not at any time during or after the term of this Agreement without Talents prior written consent disclose or otherwise make available to anyone either directly or indirectly all or any part of the Confidential Information at any time. Talent will not make any of the Work Product materials whether in part or in whole available to the public domain or any third party not authorized by Customer prior to obtaining written release from Customer or verification that the Work Product materials have been made available to the public by the Customer. Note For time sensitive materials or releases both parties are encouraged to put schedule of this information in Exhibit the Specifications. 7. Limited Warranty and Limitation on Damages. Talent warrants the Work Product will conform to the Specifications. If the Work Product does not conform to the Specifications Talent shall be responsible for the timely correction of the Work Product at Talents sole expense and without charge to Customer in order to bring the Work Product into conformance with the Specifications. This warranty shall not apply to audio proofs so long as the audio proof was produced according to the Specifications and does not contain and errors or omissions or other audio defects. Customers request to re cut re record any proof received shall not constitute material defect or non conformance to the specification. This warranty shall be the exclusive warranty available to Customer. Customer waives any other warranty express or implied. Customer acknowledges that Talent is not responsible for the results obtained by Customers use of any part of the Work Product. Customer acknowledges that Talent is not responsible for fixing problems on the Work Product once mass produced or after Customer has tested proofed and approved the Work Product Sign off in writing. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein Customer waives any claim for damages direct or indirect and agrees that its sole and exclusive remedy for damages either in contract or tort is the return of the consideration paid to Talent as set forth in Exhibit attached hereto. All Master or other source material created for the Work Product shall be stored at Talent facilities for one year from the date of this Agreement. Talent reserves the exclusive right to destroy delete or otherwise dispose of any materials whether Customer provided or not that are still in Talents possession after one year from the date of this Agreement. Original materials provided to Talent by Customer shall be returned upon successful completion of the Work Product or to the last known good address for Customer. 8. Independent Contractor. Talent will be retained as independent contractors for the length of this Agreement. Talent will be fully responsible for payment of Talents own income taxes on all compensation earned under this Agreement. Customer will not withhold or pay any income tax social security tax or any other payroll taxes on Talents behalf. Talent understands that Talent will not be entitled to any fringe benefits that Customer provides for its employees generally or to any statutory employment benefits including without limitation workers compensation or unemployment insurance.

9. Materials Logos Graphics and other Collateral. Customer agrees to make available to Talent for Talents use in performing the services required by this Agreement such audio video or graphical elements and materials as Customer and Talent may agree to in writing for such purpose. Failure to provide Talent with Materials in the requested formats may result in additional delays or fees in addition to those stated in Exhibit A. 10. General Provisions. 10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior Agreements or understandings written or oral between the parties related to the subject matter hereof. No modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto. 10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of state or province. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue shall be in the county County state or province Superior Court.

10 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of Customer and Talent and their respective successors and assigns provided that Talent shall not assign any of Talents obligations under this Agreement without Customers prior written consent. 10 Waiver. The waiver by either party of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time shall not in any way affect limit or waive such partys right thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with every term and condition of this Agreement. 10 Good Faith. Each party represents and warrants to the other that such party has acted in good faith and agrees to continue to so act in the negotiation execution delivery performance and any termination of this Agreement. 10 No Right to Assign. Customer has no right to assign sell modify or otherwise alter the Work Product except upon the express written advance approval of Talent unless otherwise noted in Section 3. 2. 10 Payment Milestones.

In the event Customer fails to make any of the payments set forth on Exhibit within the time prescribed in Exhibit Talent has the right to immediately cease all work on the Work Product until payment in full is paid. 10 Indemnification. Customer warrants that everything Customer gives Talent to put in the Work Product is legally owned or licensed to Customer. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Talent harmless from any and all claims brought by any third party relating to any aspect of the Work Product including but without limitation any and all demands liabilities losses costs and claims including attorneys fees arising out of injury caused by Customers products services material supplied by Customer copyright infringement and defective products sold via the Work Product. 10 Use of Work Product for Promotional Purposes. Customer grants Talent the right to use the Work Product for promotional purposes and or to cross link it with other marketing venues developed by Talent subject to Sec or unless otherwise restricted in the Specifications.

How to write my Exhibit B (Specifications) document (alternate or related contract document)

EXHIBIT B SPECIFICATIONS The project will contain the following components and or services. A. Describe each deliverable to be included in the project per the terms of the contract and proposal

Writing the Exhibit G (Business Requirements) document (alternate or related contract document)

EXHIBIT G BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS Priority Legend. M. Mandatory O. Optional N. Not Required E. External Mandatory. This is required deliverable. Optional. This is an optional requirement and not deliverable. Not Required. This is not required deliverable it is listed for reference.

External. This is an external or third party deliverable or dependency. BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS Business Requirement Comments Priority B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS System Requirement Comments Priority F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 Administration Roles and Tasks F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F26 Project Deployment F27 F28 F29 F30 Presentation and User Interface F31 F32 F33 F34 Site Architecture and Management F35 F36 F37 F38 F39 F40 Process and Workflow Management F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F48 F49 F50 Systems and Hardware Integration F51 Data driven Functions F52 F53 F54

How to write my Exhibit C (Developer Materials) document (alternate or related contract document)

EXHIBIT C DEVELOPER OWNED MATERIALS The following is list of pre existing materials owned by Developer which will be used in the project. A. Describe each item to be included in the project owned by the Developer THIRD PARTY OWNED MATERIALS

The following is list of pre existing materials owned by third parties which will be used in the project. K. Describe each item to be included in the project owned by the third party

Writing the Exhibit D (Addresses) document (alternate or related contract document)

EXHIBIT D ADDRESSES Client. company name Address. address address City. city State. state or province

Zip Code. zip or postal code Developer. company name Address. address address City. city State. state or province Zip Code. zip or postal code

How do you write a Breach of Contract Notification Form document? (alternate or related contract document)

GIVING NOTICE OF BREACH OF AGREEMENT DEMANDING CORRECTIVE ACTION current date company name address address city state or province zip or postal code Phone phone number Fax fax number Re. Our Agreement Dear salutation last name

The purpose of this letter is to give formal notice of your breach of our Agreement Insert the title of the contract or agreement which was breached dated start date. Specifically you are in breach of paragraph Insert Paragraph Breached here of the Agreement which provides that Insert description of what was breached Please be advised that if Insert corrective action that must be done will have no choice but to refer this matter to legal counsel for appropriate action. Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter. Sincerely

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How to write my Contract Dissolution Agreement document (alternate or related contract document)

PROJECT CANCELLATION AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made this current day day of current month current year by and between company name Consultants and company name Customer Agreements In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement Customer and Consultants hereby agree to cancel any and all work projects or labor as follows. 1. Cancellation of Services. Consultants shall cease any and all computer consulting services described below the Services or Work Product as well as any additional services that Customer has requested. Services include but are not limited to.

a Enter Service or Work Product Description here b Enter Service or Work Product Description here c Enter Service or Work Product Description here d Enter Service or Work Product Description here 2. Termination Obligations.

Upon termination of this Agreement Consultants shall transfer and make available to Customer all property and materials in Consultants possession or subject to Consultants control that are the rightful property of Customer. The Consultant shall make every reasonable effort to secure all written or descriptive matter which pertains to the Services or Work Product and agrees to provide reasonable cooperation to arrange for the transfer of all property contracts agreements supplies and other third party interests including those not then utilized and all rights and claims thereto and therein. In the event of loss or destruction of any such material or descriptive matter Consultants shall immediately notify Customer of the details of the loss or destruction in writing and provide the necessary information for loss statement or other documentation to Customer. 3. Ownership Rights. The Consultant shall have ownership to all Consultants Materials. Consultants Material consists of all copyrightable. a Materials that do not constitute Services or Work Product as defined in Sect Services and Exhibit Specifications b Materials that are solely owned by Consultants or licensed to Consultants. c Materials that are incorporated into the Work Product or part of the Services. Additional material shall include but are not limited to. Insert details about additional material here.

Consultant shall hold all right title and interest in and to Consultants Material. Customer shall not do anything that may infringe upon or in any way undermine Consultants right title and interest in the Consultants Material as described in this paragraph 4. Notwithstanding the above Consultant hereby grants Customer an unrestricted nonexclusive perpetual fully paid up worldwide license for the use or for the sublicense of the use of Consultants Material for the purpose of Insert purpose materials will be used for here. 4. Outstanding Final Compensation and Hold Harmless Agreements. For all of Consultants services rendered to Customer under any Previous Agreement Customer shall compensate Consultants in cash pursuant to the terms of Exhibit attached hereto. By accepting the terms of this offer and signing in the space provided below you hereby release and forever discharge and hold Customer its successors employers employees agents officers directors shareholders affiliates and insurers harmless of all claims suits or liability directly or indirectly related to your employment retainment of services or the termination of such services and specifically and without limitation any claims to pay in lieu of notice wrongful dismissal severance vacation bonus or overtime pay. This release includes but is not limited to all contract and tort claims between Customer and Consultants concerning Customers right to terminate its employees contractors and vendor agreements and claims or rights under local state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. By signing below you agree that these terms represent full and final settlement of any and all claims you have arising out of your employment or contract employment by Customer. 5. Mutual Confidentiality. Customer and Consultants acknowledge and agree that the Specifications and all other documents and information related to the performance production creation or any expression of the services or work product are the property of Customer. Materials provided between Consultants and Customer the Confidential Information including but not limited to documentation product specifications drawings pictures photographs charts correspondence supplier lists financial reports analyses and other furnished property shall be the exclusive property of the respected owner the Owning Party and will constitute valuable trade secrets. Both parties shall continue to keep the Confidential Information in confidence and shall not at any time during or after the term of this Agreement without prior written consent from the owning party disclose or otherwise make available to anyone either directly or indirectly all or any part of the Confidential Information. Excluded from the Confidential Information definition is anything that can be seen by the public or had been previously made available by the owning party in public venue. 6. Equipment and Expenses. If Customer has made available to Consultants for Consultants use in performing the services for Customer such items of hardware and software as Customer and Consultants may agree are reasonably necessary for such purpose Consultants are obligated to return all Customer property currently in their possession at time and place of Customers choice.

The following equipment and or services have been made available to Consultants and are hereby required to be return to Customer. a Insert Equipment or Services description here b Insert Equipment or Services description here c Insert Equipment or Services description here 7. Expenses. Consultants will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection with the Services or Work Product whether direct or indirect without the express written approval of Customer. 8. General Provisions. 8 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement contains the entire Agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings written or oral between the parties related to the subject matter hereof. No modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by both of the parties hereto. 8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of state or province. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue shall be in the county County state or province Superior Court. 8 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Customer and Consultants and their respective successors and assigns provided that Consultants may not assign any of his obligations under this Agreement without Customers prior written consent. 8 Waiver. The waiver by either party of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time shall not in any way affect limit or waive such partys right thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with every term and condition of this Agreement. 8 Good Faith.

Each party represents and warrants to the other that such party has acted in good faith and agrees to continue to so act in the negotiation execution delivery performance and any termination of this Agreement. 8 No Right to Assign. Consultants have no right to assign sell modify or otherwise alter this Agreement except upon the express written advance approval of Customer which consent can be withheld for any reason. Customer may freely assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement. 8 Attorneys Fees. In the event any party to this Agreement employs an attorney to enforce any of the terms of the Agreement the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its actual attorneys fees and costs including expert witness fees. Each party represents and warrants that on the date first written above they are authorized to enter into this Agreement in entirety and duly bind their respective principals by their signature below. EXECUTED as of the date first written above.

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By signator authorized signature or signer. Job title of signator authorized signature or signer. Date when the contact was signed Customer Initials Consultant Initials