Criteria and Accreditation.
The DC works on a system of encouragement and co-operation in order to raise the standards of original Live Music. This system relies on guidelines, compensation and criteria being agreed on and accountability to those agreements. In order to make this ethos official and actionable the DC requires its members to formalize all dealings with all parties concerned through standardized contracts.
The Key areas where criteria will be enforced are:
A: Marketing Standards
B: Improving Technical Standards
C: Enforcing Fair Rates and Compensation
D: Commitment to Delivery Guarantees
Method of Criteria and Accreditations
1. As a condition of membership all DC affiliated bodies or persons are required to enter into written contracts pertaining to said parties roles.
2. These Contracts define the parameters and criteria of these relationships. The contracts themselves will be available in standardized form from the DC.
3. The DC will hold and supply contracts defining standard criteria and rates of compensation that define a professionally marketed and technically solid short, medium or long term engagement, separately in terms of the many different relationships that occur in such an endeavor. Where the DC does not have the relevant contract they DC will have said contract drawn up.
4. Hard copies of the completed contracts are required to be lodged with the DC before the event in case of any dispute arising.
5. If a member does not complete a contract or does not honor a contracts terms they will be suspended from and lose access to DC membership and facilities. This suspension will be in effect until the following Steering Committee meeting where the suspended member may petition to have that suspension lifted
6. If a member of the DC does not understand or does not feel experientially enabled to negotiate through the contract process the DC staff member responsible for the contract and criteria process will be available to offer support and advice. If there is no other way forward the DC staff will assist in the contract negotiation process.
7. Both parties involved in any contractually based relationship are fully accountable for the execution of their roles and all conditions agreed to. Disputes arising from non execution of contracts may result in member suspension
8. If a DC member wishes to perform with or engage a non DC member in contract the choices available to them are: The DC may grant temporary membership to that concern
The concern may become a full member
If the concern does not wish to become a member in any degree they are still required to enter into contract
Standard conditions apply always. In order for the DC to support and assist members in disputes that may arise, records of all agreements need to be on paper. It is a function of the DC to support and encourage this process to its fullest extent. DC members who do not follow these guidelines face suspension.
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