Paying artists on the night

Splits between venue, artist and platform are simple arithmetic and complicated trust. Settle both before the doors open.

The most common dispute we see is not the percentage. It is when the percentage is applied, and against which number: gross, net of fees, or net of the bar.

Agreeing that in writing before the event turns settlement into a receipt rather than a negotiation at one in the morning.

Where payouts are automatic, the argument disappears entirely, which is the point.