Legal Question in Entertainment Law in Colorado

Contract Dissolution

An 18 month non-exclusive, $200 a month and 10% of all show opportunites booking contract was signed between a booking agent and an artist. The agent was volitle and said 2 months in he did not want to continue a professional relationship. Then later said he would disolve the contract. The agent stoped performing agreed duties and everyone went there separate ways... Now 2 months later he is suddenly saying he will be holding the artist to all terms and will not disolve. What are the artist rights when he initiated a split, confirmed (in saved email) he was ripping up the contract. The artist is not comfortable with pursing a working relationship with agent. What is there to stand on here as the artist? Is verbal agreement enough to disolve contract. The agent is thretening to sue for remainder of the contract since he decided to stop the professional relationship. Will the artist be liable to pay remainder?


Asked on 7/25/06, 7:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Gee

Re: Contract Dissolution

This is a contract issue. If your agent has informed you that he no longer intends to abide by the contract (and you have the emails to prove it), then it appears you may be able to argue that the contract was terminated by voluntary and mutual rescission. We would need to be aware of all of the facts before we could give you any further advice. Please feel free to contact me if you wish.

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Answered on 7/25/06, 8:12 pm


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