Decker Sachse is the principal attorney for Sachse Law Group and the founder of BandForms.com.  For seventeen years, Decker has represented clients in the music industry, including event promoters, entertainment venue owners and operators, artists, labels, producers, managers, and music publishers. Decker has substantial experience negotiating all manner of music industry contracts, including songwriter agreements, band agreements, studio musician agreements, recording contracts, recording license agreements, music development and shopping agreements, master use and synchronization license agreements, music production agreements, live performance and booking contracts, event sponsorship agreements, management agreements, publishing and administration agreements, and agreements for the purchase and sale of music catalogues.  Decker is also a member of ASCAP and a writer and recording artist [Hollis, Mission to the Sea, Pretty/+(Vial), and Porcelain Coast]

If you are interested in assistance with customization of any of the forms on this site or if you would like assistance with a contract or other legal service that is not addressed on this site, please contact Sachse Law Group for more information.


 

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By using the BandForms.com website (the "Site"), you agree to follow and be bound by these terms of use (the "Terms of Use") and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including United States export and re-export control laws and regulations.  In these Terms of Use, the words "you" and "your" refer to each customer, Site visitor, or Application user, "we", "us" and "our" refer to BandForms.com and "Services" refers to all services provided by us.

It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically. If at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable or if you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site.  We may revise these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you. If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us via the information on the Contact page of this Site.

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BandForms.com provides an online legal portal to give visitors a general understanding of the law and to provide an templates of legal forms to individuals who choose to prepare their own legal documents. The Site includes general information on commonly encountered legal issues.  We do not render legal advice or services in connection with the forms available on this Site unless you enter into a separate written engagement letter signed by Sachse Law Group and/or Decker Sachse.  Specifically, once forms are downloaded from this Site, we do not review them for legal sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, provide legal advice, opinions or recommendations about your legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms, or strategies, or apply the law to the facts of your particular situation.  BandForms.com is not a law firm and may not perform services performed by an attorney. BandForms.com and its forms or templates are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.

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Updated 6/12/17