This sample Session Musician’s Release (the Release) should be used when a musician is being hired by a third party to perform a musical work as part of a recorded music session.
The main topics that a Session Musician’s Release deals with are authorisations for recording or broadcasting the session and using it in a soundtrack, copyright interests in sound recordings of a session and moral rights in relation to the musicians performing the musical work. It is important to note that a session musician is also to be considered a performer.