Festival Recording Studios Booking Policy

Revised 8/19/2008
PLEASE READ! THESE PROCEDURES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
General: Festival Recording Studios is a professional recording studio. You are purchasing a specific time segment at our facilities and guarantee you will be on time and prepared. Otherwise your time and money will be forfeited. We do not take a percentage of your songs/works. We do not make money from music publishing etc. We make money from customers purchasing studio time and not changing their schedule. As a general rule, you the client must be present for all sessions. Our engineers are not your producer. It is your responsibility to approve all material before the end of each session. This can be done verbally or by listening to your session CD in your vehicle or the studio lounge. We strongly advise making back-up copies of all material after each session. You will be charged for all time incurred including backup and checking backup which requires an engineer and studio. The Studio is not responsible for tapes, media, computer files or other articles left in the studio. We are not responsible if your tape, hard drive or recording media becomes un-useable do to machine or media malfunction.

Securing Time: To secure your time, a two-hour minimum pre-payment for recording time per session date is required. This is to be paid when you book your session. Block and day rates require full payment in advance.
NO REFUNDS – Once your account has been credited, you must use the time within 90 days.

Scheduling Time: Session times will begin at the time you have scheduled. If you arrive late you will be charged from the time the session was scheduled to begin. Hourly and Block times will be strictly adhered to. You must use at least ¾ of time you have booked or you will be charged for the total booked time. Block times of 10 hours are considered a Day Rate and are scheduled during the course of a 24-hour period. Any time over the 10-hour block time or day rate will be charged at the normal hourly rate for that particular room. 25-hour block times may be used at the discretion of the client depending on studio availability in blocks no longer than 10 hours. Time in excess of the scheduled time will be charged at the normal hourly rate for that particular room.

Canceling Time/No Show: You must give at least a FULL 48-hour notice if you wish to cancel a session. If you call to cancel less than 48 hours before your session begins your account will be charged a minimum of (2) two hours. Subsequent failures to call within the 48 hour period will require us to charge you for the full amount of the time scheduled for that session and you will be required to pay in full for any sessions thereafter. If you do not show for your scheduled time, you will be charged a minimum of 2 hours at the regular hourly rate for your room and you will be required to pay in full for any sessions thereafter. Subsequent failures to show for your session will result in your account being charged for the full amount of time booked at the regular hourly rate for your room.

Account Balance/Late Fees: Your account is to be paid in full before each session. Tapes, discs, computer files or other media will not be released to you and will remain the property of Festival Recording Studios until your account is paid in full. You will be charged a $25.00 service fee if your account is not paid in full by the completion of each session. You will also be responsible for all legal, attorney and collection fees, if required for payment. If account is not paid in full, immediate collection and legal action will commence. You will also accrue a 1.5% interest charge per month until it is paid in full.

Guests: In order to maintain a creative and safe atmosphere in the studio and other areas, only persons directly involved in your session are allowed in the control rooms and isolation rooms. All others are requested to stay in the lobby or in the lounge areas only. If there are 7 or more people associated with you who are on the premises at any one time during your session, we are required by studio policy to hire an assistant engineer. You will be charged an additional $20.00 per hour for this engineer.

Housekeeping: All trash from food and drinks left by you and your party or group are to be removed by you at the end of your session. A $20.00 to $50.00 cleaning charge will be assessed if studio personnel must clean up after you. Damages to studio property or theft of any kind that is a result of anyone in your party or group will be assessed to your account. Costs will be assessed for damage or breakage to headphones.

Any exceptions to these policies must be made in advance and in writing. Signing below indicates that you have read, understood and agree to the terms listed above and will advise those connected with your session of these policies and insure their compliance.
Customer__________________________________ Studio Representative_________________________________

Date______________________________________ 19-Sept-08