Common use of Backing Tracks Clause in Contracts

Backing Tracks. 8.1 Where rights to backing track usage in Works have been obtained pursuant to the agreement between MU and BPI or ▇▇▇▇, no Fees or Performance Fees shall be payable by Producer. Recordings made under the terms of MU’s agreement with BPI dated 1st January 2011 will be automatically cleared for backing track use and substitution for use by the original artist. 8.2 For recordings made under prior agreements, Producer should contact MU which holds a comprehensive record of which tracks have been cleared. Under such prior agreements, no performer shall mime to the performance of another Musician save where substitution consent has been given by the Musician on the track. 8.3 Where usage has not been acquired pursuant to clause 8.1, Musician shall be entitled to payment of the applicable Performance Fee for Basic Recording or Combined Use. Where Producer is unable to provide individual payment to each Musician, fees shall be paid via MU which shall be entitled to charge an administration fee.

Backing Tracks. 8.1 Where 12.4.1 No payment shall be due from Producer where the rights to backing track usage in Works television programmes have been obtained pursuant to acquired under the MU’s agreement between MU and with BPI or ▇▇▇▇, no Fees or Performance Fees shall be payable by Producerrespectively. Recordings made under the terms of MU’s agreement with BPI dated (operative from 1st January 2011 June 2011) will automatically be automatically cleared for backing track use and substitution for use by the original artist. 8.2 12.4.2 For recordings made under prior agreements, Producer should contact MU which holds a comprehensive record of which tracks have been cleared. Under such prior agreements, no performer shall mime to the performance of another Musician save where substitution consent has been given by the Musician on the track. 8.3 12.4.3 Where usage has not been acquired pursuant to clause 8.112.4.1, Musician shall be entitled to payment of the applicable Performance Fee for Basic Recording or Combined Use. Where Producer is unable to provide individual payment to each Musician, fees shall be paid via MU which shall be entitled to charge an administration fee.