Just got off the phone with a leader of a swing band. He's going to permit me to record a live show next month. This is strictly for me as a hobby/no money changing hands and no distribution from me save perhaps a CD for the bandleader afterwards.
He's concerned the venue may object, since they have their own "sound people" (who wouldn't be recording). The band does have a vocalist and I asked if the house P.A. would be used for that or the band and ... he said no, they have their own P.A. on stage, presumably just for the vocalist--the 18-piece band doesn't use amplification. Anyway, my takeaway from that was that the venue's sound people have no function for the event and I certainly wouldn't be patching into anything except an A/C outlet ...
I suggested a recording contract that specifies the recording wouldn't be sold nor distributed, in case the venue thinks they'd be missing out on a revenue share OR that they'd simply feel better about me traipsing around running cables and mic stand ... I've seen a few examples here of contracts but none? that seemed to include the venue's position. Got advice? We have about 30 days to get this settled.
It may wind up being just a 2-party agreement he shows to the venue and they say, "whatever, fine ..."
Thanks!