Make two copies of contract and rider. 7. Fill out a cover letter form, which is available in Student Life. 8.This Tour Management Agreement is a contract between an artist and a tour manager for the tour manager to provide tour management services to the artist. Below you'll find a sample tour manager contract template that can be customized to fit your unique situation. Below are standard clauses found in a typical agreement, but it should serve simply as a guide to understanding artist management contracts. In this video you're going to learn what to include in a management contract between the artist and the manager. Small claims are handled less formally than other cases. The Arts Council believes in compensating artists for their labor. Also, touring, merchandising, sponsorship income are laid out in greater detail here. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to and what you should check out this weekend.