Build professional performance contracts from reusable clauses. Reorder clauses by dragging; cross-references between clauses renumber themselves, gig details fill in automatically, and you can share a public terms & conditions page.
Open Contracts from the band menu. The first time, a default contract is created for you in your current language, based on a complete set of standard performance clauses. Open it to make it your own — change wording, add or remove clauses, and adjust the bracketed values (for example [50]%, [14] days) to your preferences.
A prominent Important notice is shown to you (and only to you) in the Contracts hub and editor: default contracts are a guideline based on years of real-world use, nGage.band is not a legal advisor, and no rights can be derived from the examples — always, always have contracts you send to clients reviewed by a lawyer. Clients never see this note (it is not on the PDF or the public terms page).
Each block can be one of three types:
[[opt:token.key]] … [[/opt]]: the wrapped text is left out when that token has no value (e.g. no client contact → no “represented by …” line). Check Only on the contract to hide the block on your public terms page.Use the toolbar to:
Drag a block by its handle to move it. Use the arrow buttons on a clause to make it a sub-clause (1.1) or promote it back. The Live preview on the right shows the result as you type, so you can see references update immediately.
If autofill fields used in your contract are still empty, a Missing autofill data list appears at the top with links to where you can fill them in (edit the gig — including Client and Contact person — add a booker/venue relation, band profile settings, or the band owner's profile). When both a venue and a booker are linked, the venue is used as the client and the booker as the contact person; you can override that on the gig.
When you save, if a clause still references a clause you deleted, you get a warning listing them so you can fix it (or save anyway).
Reset to default restores the original standard blocks for that language (including the preamble and signature block).
Your default contract can exist in several languages. A language is only created when you ask for it — use Add language and pick one. Each language is a separate copy you can tailor independently.
From a gig, click Contract and choose the language (NL or EN). That opens the gig's contract in that language — or creates one as a copy of your band default for that language. Gig date, time, location, playing time, fee and travel costs fill in automatically (the gig is the source; invoicing is used only as a fallback for amounts). Edit this copy freely for the specific gig without touching your default. On the contract page you can switch language with the NL / EN controls; each language is a separate copy. Export it to PDF to send to the client. When the signed copy comes back, upload it on the gig's Documents card.
Publish a language with Publish to turn it into a public terms page at a shareable web address (shown at the top of the Contracts page). It contains only your general terms — no gig-specific details. When published, a Terms & conditions link can appear on your public artist page so bookers can read your conditions before booking. Use Unpublish to take it offline again.