SESSION AGREEMENT
This Session Agreement should be completed in CAPITAL LETTERS and signed by the Musician and the Commissioning Record Label. Three copies should then
be made. One copy should be retained by the Musician; one copy should be retained by the Commissioning Record Label; and one copy should be sent, by the
Musician, or the Contractor on the Musician’s behalf, to the Musicians’ Union (‘MU’) by either email: [email protected]g or post to: Session
Agreements, MU HQ, 60-62 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0JJ. The MU’s Privacy Policy can be accessed at: https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Utility-
Navigation/Privacy
Once signed by both parties this Session Agreement shall constitute a legally binding contract between the Commissioning Record Label and the Musician in
respect of the relevant Sessions. This Session Agreement incorporates the terms and conditions of the agreement between the British Recorded Music Industry
Limited (‘BPI’) and the MU dated [TBC] (the “New BPI/MU Agreement”), a copy of which can be viewed or downloaded at www.bpi.co.uk and www.theMU.org. All
defined terms in the New BPI/MU Agreement shall bear the same meanings in this Session Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Session
Agreement and the New BPI/MU Agreement then this Session Agreement shall prevail.
In consideration of the payment by the Commissioning Record Label to the Musician of the relevant Session Fee(s) and any applicable Additional Fee(s) or
Commercial Use Fee(s) provided by the New BPI/MU Agreement and/or detailed below, the Musician assigns to and grants to, or waives in favour of the
Commissioning Record Label all of the Musician’s rights and consents in respect of the Recording(s) made at such Session(s) as are set out in the New BPI/MU
Agreement (save as expressly excepted or otherwise provided therein).
The Commissioning Record Label hereby agrees to pay its respective Applicable Percentage in accordance with Clause 11 of the New BPI/MU Agreement, and
further agrees and acknowledges that this provision may be enforced by the MU under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
1. Session Date(s):
2. Artist/Band:
Full Name:
3. Commissioning Record Label:
Full Name:
4. Musician Details:
Full Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
D.O.B. (optional): ……………………… MU Number: ………………………………… PPL ID No: ………………………………………
Address: ………………………………………………………… Instrument(s): ……………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………..……….
…………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………
Email Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Studio/Venue:
6. Producer (if any):
Full Name:
7. Contractor (if any):
Full Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Email Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Type of Session (insert no.):
Standard (3 hours) Long (4 hours) Short (2 hours) Start Time(s)
9. Nature of Session(s) (tick):
Audio Session Audiovisual Session Visual Session
10. Type of Recording (tick):
Non-Classical Recording Classical Recording
11. Title(s) of Compositions
recorded: (Please continue
overleaf if more than 6
compositions recorded)
1. …………………………………………………………..… 4. ………………………………………………………………………….
2. …………………………………………………………..… 5. ………………………………………………………………………….
3. …………………………………………………………..… 6. ………………………………………………………………………….
12. (Classical Recordings only)
Type of Musician (tick):
Session 1: Section Principal Session 2: Section Principal Session 3: Section Principal
Principal Principal Principal
Sub-principal Sub-principal Sub-principal
Rank & File Rank & File Rank & File
13. Session Fee(s):
Audiovisual Commercial Use Fee (£27.00 per Session):
£ YES / NO / TBC (Please circle) £
14. Additional Fee(s) (insert
number and calculate as a
percentage of the Session
Fee):
Overdub Doubling Trebling Double Rates Porterage Overtime ( ) minutes
(110%) (25%) (40%) (100%) (Per Schedule B (non-classical 25% per 15 mins)
BPI/MU Agreement) (Classical 10% per 15 mins)
£ £ £ £ £ £
15. Total Fee(s) payable by
Commissioning Record Label:
Total: £ plus VAT (if applicable) = £
16. Data Protection:
Musician consents to the disclosure / processing of their personal information, including the fact of their MU membership (if
applicable), by:
(a) Commissioning Record Label in order to fulfil their obligations under this Session Agreement;
(b) Commissioning Record Label, the MU and Video Performance Ltd (‘VPL’) as necessary for the purpose of ensuring they are
paid any applicable Subsequent Payments that may become due in relation to the Recordings made under this Session
Agreement;
(c) Commissioning Record Label, the MU and Phonographic Performance Ltd (‘PPL’) in order to assist PPL in the collection and
distribution of Equitable Remuneration from the public performance and broadcast of Recordings made under this Session
Agreement, and;
(d) The MU in order to assist it in the collection and distribution of income for them from the further and secondary use of
Recordings made under this Session Agreement.
17. Musician’s signature and date:
Signed: Date:
18. Authorised signatory on behalf
of the Commissioning Record
Label:
Signed: Date:
Full Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
