Select your performance category below to get a professional, ready-to-use agreement tailored for your specific gig.
I. Traditional Venues & Performance Spaces
Concert Halls & Performing Arts Centers:Â (Symphony, solo recitals, chamber music)
Clubs & Nightclubs:Â (Jazz clubs, blues clubs, DJ venues, cover bands)
Bars & Pubs:Â (Solo acoustic acts, duos, small bands – often background or featured entertainment)
Restaurants & Lounges:Â (Background music, jazz trios, piano/vocalists – crucial to specify volume/break timings)
Hotels & Resorts:Â (Lobby musicians, lounge acts, poolside entertainment, wedding bands for hotel events)
Theaters:Â (Pit orchestra for musicals, live sound effects, pre-show/intermission music)
Casinos:Â (House bands, lounge acts, featured touring artists in casino showrooms)
Coffeehouses & Cafés: (Singer-songwriters, acoustic acts, open mic hosts)
II. Private & Special Events (A major income source)
Weddings & Wedding Receptions:Â (Ceremony musicians, cocktail hour, reception band/DJ)
Corporate Events:Â (Conferences, holiday parties, product launches, galas – background music or featured act)
Private Parties:Â (Birthdays, anniversaries, house concerts, family reunions)
Fundraisers & Galas:Â (Charity balls, auction events)
Religious Ceremonies & Houses of Worship:Â (Weddings, funerals, holiday services, contemporary worship bands)
Festivals & Fairs:Â (Community festivals, arts fairs, cultural celebrations, food & wine festivals)
Street Performing & Busking:Â (Designated public spaces, subways, pedestrian malls –Â check local permits).
III. Educational & Institutional Settings
Schools & Universities:Â (Assemblies, dances (proms), athletic events (pep bands), educational workshops/artist residencies)
Libraries & Museums:Â (Lecture series accompanists, opening receptions, background for exhibits)
Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities:Â (Therapeutic music, lobby performances – often volunteer or paid through arts-in-medicine programs)
Senior Living Facilities & Nursing Homes:Â (Background entertainment, interactive sing-alongs, period-specific acts)
IV. Commercial & Business Settings
Retail Stores & Shopping Malls:Â (Holiday carolers, grand opening entertainment, ambient music)
Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries:Â (Tasting room entertainment, tour background music, release party featured acts)
Cruise Ships & Riverboats:Â (Long-term contracts, multiple house bands, soloists, DJs)
Amusement & Theme Parks:Â (Strolling characters, stage shows, area-specific bands (e.g., Dixieland in New Orleans Square))
V. Media & Broadcast
Recording Studios:Â (Session work for other artists, jingles, film scores, demo recording)
Film/TV/Video Game Sets:Â (On-camera performance, background source music, recording for soundtracks)
Radio & Podcasts:Â (Live performance interviews, jingle creation, theme music)
Live Streams & Virtual Events:Â (Concert live streams, paid virtual private events, tip-based platforms like Twitch)
VI. Other Gig Types
Background/Atmospheric for Film & Video:Â (Recording music that will be heard in a scene, e.g., a band in a bar scene)
Session & Studio Work:Â (Hired to record parts for another artist’s album, commercial, or project)
Tour & Backup Supporting Acts:Â (Hired as a touring member for a larger artist, or as the opening act on a tour)
House Bands:Â (Residency for a TV show (e.g., talk show), weekly club residency, or for a recurring event series)
Musical Theater & Pit Gigs:Â (Contract to play in the orchestra pit for a run of a show)
Circus & Variety Shows:Â (Live music for acrobatic or theatrical shows)
Composer/Arranger:Â (Commissioned to write original music or create arrangements for specific ensembles/events)