Original recordings
If money, distribution, masters, publishing or producer ownership matters, use an agreement suited to the project.
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A band is also a small organization.
Nobody needs a forty-page contract to play three songs in a garage. But bands make decisions about money, property, authorship, schedule, travel, alcohol/smoke, recording, social media and who gets to say yes to a gig. Leaving all of that unwritten does not make the group relaxed. It makes the rules invisible.
The ANCHOR Band Charter turns those hidden assumptions into a one-page working agreement. It is not a substitute for a contract when legal rights or significant money are involved.
AGREE BEFORE THE ARGUMENT
Working tool
Band Charter builder.
Attach the charter to a saved Band Forge draft or create it independently. The record stays on this device.
Know when the one-page charter stops being enough
Some decisions deserve an actual contract.
Employment / paid services
Teaching, contracted performance, crew and production work may create employment or contractor questions outside a casual band charter.
Large purchases
If members jointly buy expensive equipment, ownership, insurance and exit terms should be documented more formally.