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The BAM! Bulletin - Aug. 2020
Brought to you by Robert Baird, Consultant
Monthly advice and help on visas, work permits,
taxation, withholding, and crossing the border
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USCIS Increases Fees, Revises Requirements
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As of October 2, 2020, USCIS is making the following changes:
1. All P visa petitions (P1, P2, P3, P1S, P2S, P3S, P4) will utilize a new form I-129MISC
2. The cost of P visas will be USD$695
3. All O visa petitions (O, O2) will utilize a new form I-129O
4. The cost of O visas will be USD$705
5. There will be a cap of 25 beneficiaries per petition
6. Processing time for premium processing will be 15 business days (not calendar days as previously)
7. Premium Processing Fee remains the same (USD$1440)
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Arts Midwest and Western Arts
Alliance 2020 Joint Conference
Registration Now Open
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Registration is now open for the Arts Midwest and Western Arts Alliance digital conference in October. The joint 2020 conference will include exhibits, showcasing, workshops, peer exchange, pitch sessions and networking. In the meantime, save these dates:
Optional Pre-Conference Programs: October 1 & 2
Main Conference: October 6-9, 2020
Registration ranges from $75 to $175
Hear from industry experts and thought leaders from around the world on questions like: "How do we move forward amidst a pandemic?", "How can we work together to combat systemic racism in our organizations and communities?", "How do we want the future of the performing arts to look?"
Exhibit registrations include a website link, agency or company description, social media links, YouTube video link, and the ability to upload multiple documents. Chat functionality and presence detection are built in the exhibit, allowing exhibitors to see who is in their virtual exhibit space in real time. There is a special Group Exhibit Rate of $275.
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Streaming Around The World
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Since the pandemic has forced isolation on many people, the internet has seen a flourishing of streaming. Here are some of my favorites:
Artists On Lockdown
The brainchild of Steve Love, of Love Productions, with the able assistance of Benjamin Wheeler-Harsh, these productions feature a mix of interviews and performances from some of the world’s best-known artists. Click on the images below for links to live shows and archives.
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Check the archive for past guests Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden, Eric Singer from KISS, Vinny Moore with UFO, Slim Jim Phantom for THE STRAY CATS, Liberty DeVitto from Billy Joel, Derek Sherinian and more!
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The Janice Martin Show - Multi Talent - Live
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ConsERT
The Consortium of Eastern Regional Theatres, Inc. (ConsERT) is a non-profit collective of performing arts centers and presenters, historic theatres, agents, concert promoters and industry vendors. ConsERT meets regularly to compare notes, discuss industry trends, develop solutions to common problems and create programming opportunities. The mission of ConsERT is to advance the empowerment of member eastern presenters and venues through regional cooperation and representation, and an open exchange of information. During the pandemic ConsERT began a series of weekly Town Hall Zoom meetings (since re-scheduled to once every two weeks) and they are a great opportunity to share information and ideas. Highly recommended.
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Classical:NEXT
As public officials, managers, presenters, board members and other decision-makers navigate complex questions for the future of performance, The Global Leaders Program (GLP), The Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestras (AEOS) and Classical:NEXT join forces to co-present "(Re)Setting The Stage", an open-enrollment webinar series exploring dynamic challenges and opportunities faced by arts sector professionals. From public health to economics, from event production to communication strategy, from contract agreements to summer festivals - with support from Fundación BBVA, each conversation convenes a diverse group of industry experts to engage in examining the evolving landscape of concert music in a world transformed.
Gigwell
Gigwell goes beyond just booking. They provide the world's leading artists and booking agencies with the tools needed to maximize revenue, time and efficiency. They've helped thousands of live entertainers, speakers and booking agents streamline their booking processes, discover new talent buyers and track ticket sales. Gigwell is the world's first end-to-end booking management platform.
IDAGIO
Your gateway to the best concerts, streamed from around the world. The COVID crisis needn't mean that music lovers have to miss out on concerts. Thousands have already experienced IDAGIO's Global Concert Hall, enjoying intimate concerts featuring some of today's finest artists performing from a variety of venues around the world. Each week they bring an exciting selection of featured concerts.
Jessica Sherr: Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies
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Internationally-acclaimed one-woman show Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies will stream LIVE at OnTheStage.com from July 15-September 24.
Written and performed by Jessica Sherr (Blue Bloods, Annie, Claws), this new 90-minute live streaming version is directed for the small screen by Karen Carpenter (Harry Townsend's Last Stand, Love Loss and What I Wore). The production also features Bette Davis' scarf and gloves, which were a gift from Bette Davis Estate to wear in the show.
In Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies, Sherr channels 31-year-old Bette Davis' fight against the male-dominated studio system. On the night of the 1939 Oscars, Bette Davis returns home knowing she's to lose Best Actress to Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara, because the press has leaked the winners. Davis takes us on the bumpy ride of her tumultuous rise, as the tenacious actress fights her way through the studio system to the top. Witness Bette triumph over misogyny to win roles and compensation on par with her male counterparts. See what happens when someone who always wins...loses.
Thursday, August 27 - 7:30pm EDT
Thursday, September 10 - 7:30pm EDT
Thursday, September 24 - 7:30pm EDT
"Sherr Incarnates Rebel with a Cause" - Stage and Cinema
"Like a prism, Sherr lets Davis' light shine through her to create a rainbow of enjoyment" - Eljnyc.com
"Performance is well worth it" - Howard Shapiro, NPR Philly
"Bette Davis is Bad-Ass" - The Fourth Walsh
Musical America
WatchLive Service Program
WATCHLIVE©, in partnership with Vimeo, is a new concept that utilizes cutting edge technology to deliver live streaming performances.
WATCHLIVE© allows audiences to be able to continue enjoying the performing arts while practicing safe social distancing.
Developed by the creator of Ticketron, WATCHLIVE© benefits everyone in the performing arts industry by restoring live performances, retaining jobs, and restoring cash flow to venues and performers. The project works with artists through their agencies to live stream performances that are made available to concert presenters to market to their audiences. Presenters are able to promote and sell link access for online concerts staged in venues with approved socially distanced reduced audiences. Performers can choose to remain on stage after the performance for a TV-style town hall where the audience watching will be able to text questions in a meet and greet session.
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National Independent Talent Organization
The National Independent Talent Organization is a non-profit group initially formed by like-minded independent talent agencies (and soon thereafter expanded to encompass independent management companies) for the purpose of promoting the welfare and prosperity of its members and their represented artists, as well as for the indirect benefit of those associated with them. NITO welcomes a broad coalition of the live music ecosystem.
From the point of inception, NITO has been working tirelessly to advocate for the survival of the live music community as the nation and economy slowly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Talent Agents and Managers represent and work for the artists and are the direct conduit between the Artists and the countless people whose livelihoods depend on one another: Publicists, Social Media Managers, Promoters and their staff, Travel Agents, Record Companies, Tour and Production Managers, Sound, Lighting and Backline Technicians, Riggers, Gaffers, Truck and Bus Drivers, Freight Companies, Venue Staff (Box Office, Ticket Takers, Ushers, Security, Concessionaires, Caterers, Marketers, Stagehands, Loaders, Hospitality, Runners, Local Transport, Janitorial), Accounting, Airlines, Hotels, Rental Vehicles, and Ticketing Companies, etc.
NITO's 14 founding small independent businesses currently represent approximately 2,000 artists. In 2019, collectively, more than 40,000 concerts were booked by NITO's members across the U.S. with over 12.5 million tickets sold, generating in excess of half a billion dollars in gross ticket sales annually. The additional financial impact of these performances on surrounding communities is over $1 billion. While it is still unknown when it will be safe to experience the thrill of a concert in person again, NITO will continue their efforts on behalf of the artists they represent and their role as the engine that helps to employ and support all of those who depend on their work. NITO will fight to keep this community alive until it's safe again to gather with friends and other fans to share these experiences that are some of the best moments of our lives.
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National Independent Venue Association
The National Independent Venue Association, based in New York, though just formed, has nearly 2,000 charter members in all 50 states. NIVA's mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters throughout the United States. These entertainment hubs are critical to their local economies and tax bases as employers, tourism destinations, and revenue generators for neighboring businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and retail. Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open.
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WOMEX | October 21-25, 2020 In-person conference
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New BAM! Pocket Guide Available Now
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A new BAM! Pocket Guide is now available, to assist with dealing with the regulatory 15% Tax Withholding for non-resident artists performing in Canada. The BAM! Pocket Guide to Canadian Tax Withholding for Artists is a valuable guide to artists on how to deal with a waiver of the tax withholding, including obtaining a TIN or BN, forms required, and all options for artists. If you have any questions/concerns about U.S. tax matters for non-resident artists performing in the United States (or Canada), feel free to contact Robert: robert@bairdartists.com, 416-887-2151 (Cell), 1-800-867-3281 (Toll-free North America), 705-424-6507 (Land line). |
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Unlimited Opportunities for
Consulting with Robert
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Robert is available for consultations at any time at no charge on any border issues: robert@bairdartists.com, 416-887-2151 (Cell), 1-800-867-3281 (Toll-free North America), 705-424-6507 (Land line). |
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Terminology Clarification:
Simplified R-105
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The CRA has created a simplified process for self-employed non-resident artists and athletes earning money for performances in Canada. If you are a non-resident artist or an athlete providing services in Canada for a fee and will earn no more than CAN$15,000 during the calendar year, you can use the simplified process to cut down on paperwork, as well as reduce or eliminate the tax withheld on your earnings in Canada.
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Your Monthly Chuckle
I love a good joke and wanted to share some of the best I’ve run across:
"What does the word 'contemplate' mean?", the college student asked his English professor.
"Think about it," the professor answered.
"Ugh!" the student groaned. "Can't you just tell me?"
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The original reality TV show
"I love that TV show with all the different video clips of things going disastrously wrong. What’s it called? Oh, yes - the news."
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"I am happy to point people in the right direction, whatever the problem, and my advice is complimentary. You can call or email me and I will answer your questions. Obviously, if you then want me to work on your behalf, I will quote a fee for my services, but don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns."
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