DEN ART NY wrote:
Body painters,

when you bring the models for a gig, do you have a clause in your contract regarding their safety?

I'm doing one for a party next week. The models will need to serve shots to the guess. Since they'll be topless, i want to make sure that they can walk away and still get the full pay if the any of the guests does anything inappropriate.

I'm wondering how you deal with this and if you add this to your contract, can you give me an idea of what it says?

thanks,

Danny

This is something that needs to be worked out between the representative of the models and the organizer of the event.  If the representative is you, then YOU need to have an agreement with the organizer.  And the agreement is whatever the two of you negotiate.  If you are NOT the representative of the models, it's not your problem.

DEN ART NY wrote:
Body painters,

when you bring the models for a gig, do you have a clause in your contract regarding their safety?

I'm doing one for a party next week. The models will need to serve shots to the guess. Since they'll be topless, i want to make sure that they can walk away and still get the full pay if the any of the guests does anything inappropriate.

I'm wondering how you deal with this and if you add this to your contract, can you give me an idea of what it says?

thanks,

Danny

Can of worms, my friend.

If you're hiring the talent, you need to pay them regardless of how the gig goes down.

So, get that payment up front.


Here's a Clause from my contract:
7.    The Artist reserves the right to interrupt or terminate the entertainment, or any portion thereof, if during the entertainment performance, the Artist determines, in its sole discretion, that such action is warranted to maintain security or compliance with Federal, State or local laws. Such action, in and of itself, shall not affect the Client’s obligation for payment under the terms of this contract; provided, however, that payment may be withheld if such interruption or termination is necessary due to a failure by the Artist to observe Client policies of which it has been informed.

Edit.
Make friends with Security and have your own "lookout" as well. I also figure out who the veteran is on the Server's team and have "the talk" about what is and is not acceptable behavior and what the "exit strategy" is.

With body paint, we have a few advantages.
1) Oh! I don't want to get paint all over you!
2) Oh, my paint will smear!
3) Oh! My! I have to go get a touch up....

May be a total White Lie... but it gets the Server OUT of the situation.

Everyone knows to come back to me for that "touch up" when they need to extricate themselves from a perv. This strategy works really well, even with VIPs and "Bosses". I read the face and take as long as the situation requires.

Don't get me wrong, even with this strategy I've had events go south beyond all repair.

One of the reason's I'm inclined to decline club work.

BodyPainter Rich wrote:
MAKE FRIENDS WITH SECURITY

I always try to introduce the models to the Security team right before the event. When the models are already wearing the paint...the Security team is more likely to pay attention...once they know and recognize each other, I find that security will often get very protective of the dancers because they have met them as human beings and realize that they are more exposed than what is usually normal.

Fortunate for me, in my area I'm known as "The naked lady guy"...lol  so pretty much all the security people in my area know me (its usually always the same guys different venues, different nights). So they are already on point to look out for the girls I use and make sure its a consistent safe environment for models. Also since its semi-naked pretty girls involved, I am never at a lack of male friends who just want to tag along to the events with me, and I use them to cruise the event also keeping an eye out for the girls. A drink or two, a name on a guest list goes a long way as far as added security for you and your models.

Sweet Loretta wrote:
.... Be sure you have professional models, so they too know how to handle being in a crowd with wearing body paint.
...
www.sweet-loretta.com

I can't stress this ENOUGH.

It is REAL unfortunate when the Promotor provides the models and - shall we say - doesn't know or care who's on the roster.

I've had models:
1) Hit on the President of the Company (beer sponsored event at a magazine of all places).
2) Throw up while in my bodypaint.
3) Pass out.

Most of the time, it is from hiring girls, not Models, who decide they're not working, they're partying. As in, I'm not getting paid enough for this so I'm gonna drink!
Of course, there's nothing on their stomaches because they "don't want to look fat".

Yeah.

Follow you gut. If the Event or Promoter are not top notch, things go downhill fast.