Sound Check, Inc.
Headquartered by the Lakeshore just outside Minneapolis
Sound Check offers a wide range of services pertaining primarily to the
Advertising, Entertainment, Production and Consulting industries.

We will get you through the technical minefields that surround these industries.

Since 1988 we have served hundreds of clients including:
º   ABC
º   Best Buy
º   Disney
º   PBS
º   and many other local, regional, national and international companies in both the USA and Europe

We handle all aspects of production & contract employment such as:
º   Employer of Record for Contract Employees
º   Union/non-union talent
º   Crew payroll
º   Contract negotiations
º   Contract interpretation
º   Original music
º   BMI/ASCAP royalty collections
And we can even supply contract production employees as needed !
<< -- NEWS -- >>
(updated 4/28/2009)

AFTRA & SAG Board of Directors have ratified  the tentative new Commercials Contracts which will take effect on April 1, 2009.   The Union Memebers decision to ratify or not is scheduled to be announced Mid-May.  Some of the highlights include the following:

 
  • 5.1% overall increase in wages and other compensation
  • 4.43% increase in session fees
  • Internet and new media use will be 1.3 times session for an 8 week use and  3.5 times session fee for one year’s use
  • Pension & Welfare rate  will increase to 15.3%
  • For crowd scenes registered extras requirement will be 45
  • New exclusivity provision for the made for cable only commercials
  • Instituted for the first time a contract provision to pay extras a round-trip mileage fee of $8