This Legal Agreement governs participation in the HitMaker Radio program produced by Hidden Producer Studios, a division of Trigger Media Group Portland (“Hidden Producer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This agreement applies to all parties who interact with the HitMaker Radio program in any capacity, including listeners who submit content, listeners who vote, broadcast stations that air the program, and broadcast platform companies that license the program. By participating in any capacity, all parties agree to be bound by the terms applicable to their role as described below.

This document does not constitute legal advice. Hidden Producer Studios recommends that all parties engaged in formal licensing or broadcast agreements retain independent legal counsel.

Part One — Listener and Content Submitter Agreement

1. Who This Applies To

This section applies to any individual who submits song lyrics, story ideas, themes, musical concepts, personal narratives, or any other creative content to Hidden Producer Studios through any submission channel associated with the HitMaker Radio program, including but not limited to web forms, email, third-party submission portals, or station-hosted submission widgets.

2. Voluntary Submission

All submissions are voluntary. No individual is required to submit content to participate as a listener or voter. By submitting content, the submitter represents that they are at least 18 years of age, or have obtained verifiable parental or guardian consent if under 18, and that they have full right and authority to submit the content provided.

3. Assignment of Rights

Upon submission of any content to Hidden Producer Studios for consideration in the HitMaker Radio program, the submitter irrevocably assigns to Hidden Producer Studios all rights, title, and interest in and to the submitted content, including but not limited to:

• All lyrical content, written expressions, story elements, and thematic ideas included in the submission
• All derivative works created by Hidden Producer Studios based on or inspired by the submitted content
• The master recording of any song produced from the submitted content
• All composition rights in the produced song, including melody, arrangement, and production elements
• All synchronization, mechanical, performance, and digital distribution rights in the produced work
• The right to register the produced work with any performing rights organization, music licensing body, or digital distribution platform

This assignment is worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, and royalty-free except as expressly provided under the Compensation section below.

4. Originality Warranty

By submitting content, the submitter warrants that the submitted material is their own original work, does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, is not subject to any existing license, assignment, or encumbrance that would conflict with this agreement, and does not contain defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful material. The submitter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Hidden Producer Studios, its officers, employees, agents, broadcast partners, and licensees from any claim arising from a breach of this warranty.

5. Compensation

In exchange for the assignment of rights described above, Hidden Producer Studios provides the following compensation to submitters whose content is selected for production and broadcast:

• All selected submitters whose song airs on HitMaker Radio receive one digital mastered copy of their produced song delivered electronically following its broadcast air date. Delivery of this digital copy constitutes full and complete compensation for the assignment of all rights described in Section 3 above and completes the transaction between the submitter and Hidden Producer Studios.
• Submitters whose song wins the weekly vote and holds the Number One position additionally receive one professionally pressed twelve-inch vinyl single of their produced song, delivered to the mailing address provided at the time of submission. The vinyl single is provided as an additional award for the weekly winner and does not alter or expand any rights retained by the submitter.

No monetary compensation, royalty payment, or revenue share is provided to submitters unless separately negotiated in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Hidden Producer Studios.

6. No Guarantee of Selection or Broadcast

Submission of content does not guarantee selection, production, or broadcast. Hidden Producer Studios retains sole and absolute discretion over which submissions are selected, how submitted content is developed into a produced song, and whether a produced song is broadcast on any participating station. Submitters whose content is not selected will not receive any compensation or notification unless otherwise stated.

7. Credit

Hidden Producer Studios will make reasonable efforts to credit submitters by first name and city of residence when their produced song is introduced on air. Credit does not constitute co-authorship, co-ownership, or any claim to the rights assigned under Section 3.

8. Name, Voice, and Likeness

By submitting content and participating in the HitMaker Radio program, the submitter grants Hidden Producer Studios and its broadcast partners the right to use the submitter’s first name, city of residence, and any written or recorded statement provided in connection with the submission for promotional, broadcast, and marketing purposes related to the HitMaker Radio program. This grant does not include the right to use the submitter’s full legal name, photograph, or other identifying information without separate written consent.

9. Listener Voting

Listeners who vote in the weekly HitMaker Radio contest do not submit creative content and are not subject to the rights assignment provisions of this Part. Voting is open to all eligible listeners as defined by the participating station’s contest rules. One vote per person per voting period is permitted. Votes cast through automated means, bots, scripts, or any method designed to manipulate the outcome are void.

10. Listener Grand Prize

At the conclusion of each thirteen-week program cycle, one eligible voting listener may be selected by random drawing from among verified voters to receive a grand prize as announced during the program cycle. Prize details, eligibility requirements, odds of winning, and delivery terms are governed by the official contest rules published by the participating station. Hidden Producer Studios is responsible for providing the prize to the participating station for fulfillment. The participating station is responsible for administering the drawing, verifying eligibility, and delivering the prize to the winner.

Part Two — Participating Broadcast Station Agreement

11. Who This Applies To

This section applies to any individual radio station, cluster of stations, or station operating entity that airs the HitMaker Radio program under a license agreement with Hidden Producer Studios or its authorized broadcast platform partner.

12. Program License

Hidden Producer Studios grants each participating station a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to broadcast the HitMaker Radio program master file delivered by Hidden Producer Studios within the station’s licensed broadcast area for the duration of the contracted thirteen-week program cycle. This license does not grant the station any ownership interest in the program, its music content, its host performances, its imaging, its jingles, or any other production element contained within the program master.

13. Delivered Master

Each participating station receives one completed station-specific broadcast master per weekly program cycle. The master is produced by Hidden Producer Studios and contains all program elements including host performance, listener-created music, station call letters and city identification, custom imaging, custom jingles, and pre-positioned commercial inventory slots. The station is responsible for retrieving the completed master from the designated secure delivery portal, loading it into station automation, and scheduling it for broadcast on the contracted air date and time.

14. Commercial Inventory

Each participating station retains full ownership and control of the commercial advertising inventory contained within its station-specific master. The station is responsible for selling, scheduling, and inserting its commercial advertising content into the designated commercial positions within the master file by the deadline specified in the Operating Policy, Ad Delivery section applicable to each program cycle. Hidden Producer Studios will insert submitted and approved commercial materials into the correct positions and will deliver the completed master containing those commercials by the Master Availability Deadline.

Revenue generated from the sale of commercial inventory belongs entirely to the participating station. Hidden Producer Studios receives no share of commercial advertising revenue.

15. Contest Administration

The participating station is responsible for publishing and administering the official contest rules governing the weekly listener vote and any listener prize drawings conducted in its market. The station is responsible for ensuring its contest complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing broadcast contests, including but not limited to FCC contest rule requirements. Hidden Producer Studios provides the voting mechanism and tabulates voting results but does not administer the legal contest on the station’s behalf.

16. Non-Traditional Revenue

Songs broadcast on the HitMaker Radio program are owned by Hidden Producer Studios and registered with digital distribution platforms under Hidden Producer Studios’ publishing entity. Each participating station receives a forty percent share of net streaming revenue generated by songs that aired during that station’s contracted program cycle, calculated on a per-station basis from the date of first broadcast through the end of the applicable distribution accounting period. Revenue sharing terms, payment schedule, and accounting procedures are set forth in the station’s individual license agreement.

17. Prohibited Uses

The participating station may not reproduce, rebroadcast, sublicense, sell, transfer, or otherwise distribute the program master or any portion thereof outside of its licensed broadcast area or beyond the contracted program cycle without the prior written consent of Hidden Producer Studios. The station may not alter, edit, or modify the program master except as expressly permitted in writing by Hidden Producer Studios.

18. Outside Promotion

Promotional spots, social media content, and other marketing materials created by the participating station to promote the HitMaker Radio program within its market are the responsibility and creative property of the station. The station may use the HitMaker Radio name, logo, and program title in connection with on-air and digital promotion of the program within its licensed market during the contracted cycle. All other uses of Hidden Producer Studios trademarks require prior written approval.

19. Retrieval and Custody

(a) Hidden Producer Studios maintains a secure digital delivery portal through which participating stations retrieve their completed weekly masters. The system records the station identity, authorized user, file retrieved, and date and time of retrieval. This retrieval record constitutes evidence of delivery and custody transfer.(c) Deliverables defined by Hidden Producer Studios agreement to provide licensed scheduled content is responsible for including deliverables that contain advertisments sold by the platform sponsors customer, and posting the correct completed master by the Master Availability Deadline. Trigger Media cannot be liable for loss of revenue or non inclusion if delivery of said included commercial spots are not uploaded to the Hidden Producer Studios portal with time to master into the weeks deliverable. This responsibility is the station or Ad Sales Executives total control and duty. The station is responsible for timely retrieval, verification, loading, and broadcast. Hidden Producer Studios is not responsible for broadcast failure resulting from the station’s failure to retrieve or load the master by the scheduled air time.

Part Three — Broadcast Platform Company Agreement

20. Who This Applies To

This section applies to any broadcast group, media company, or platform organization that enters into a master licensing agreement with Hidden Producer Studios to distribute the HitMaker Radio program across multiple stations within its owned, operated, or affiliated portfolio.

21. Platform License

Hidden Producer Studios grants the broadcast platform company a master license to sublicense the HitMaker Radio program to individual stations within its portfolio under terms consistent with this agreement and the individual station agreement set forth in Part Two above. The platform license is non-exclusive, non-transferable, and limited to the stations, markets, and program cycle duration specified in the executed master license agreement between Hidden Producer Studios and the platform company.

22. Station Selection

The broadcast platform company retains sole discretion over which stations within its portfolio participate in the HitMaker Radio program. Hidden Producer Studios does not require network-wide carriage or participation by any minimum number of stations beyond those specified in the executed master license agreement. The platform company may expand or reduce its participating station count at the start of a new thirteen-week cycle upon written notice to Hidden Producer Studios within the timeframe specified in the master license agreement.

23. Program Fee Structure

Program fees are calculated on a per-station, per-cycle basis as set forth in the executed master license agreement. The base production fee covers the program template, host performance, music production, imaging, jingles, voting infrastructure, and quality control for each weekly master. The per-station blended fee covers station-specific customization, commercial insertion, mastering, and secure delivery for each participating station. Fee schedules, payment terms, invoice procedures, and late payment provisions are contained in the master license agreement.

24. Indemnification

Each party agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party and its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any claim, loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from that party’s breach of this agreement, negligent or wrongful acts or omissions, or violation of any applicable law or regulation. Hidden Producer Studios indemnifies the platform company and its participating stations against claims arising from the content of the program master as delivered, including music rights, host performance rights, and production element rights. The platform company and its participating stations indemnify Hidden Producer Studios against claims arising from the sale or content of commercial advertising inserted by the station, contest administration, and any modification of the program master not authorized by Hidden Producer Studios.

25. Rights Representations

Hidden Producer Studios represents and warrants that it holds all rights necessary to license the HitMaker Radio program for broadcast as described in this agreement, that all music contained in the program is owned by Hidden Producer Studios and is not subject to ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC licensing requirements for broadcast by participating stations under this agreement, that all listener submissions have been obtained under binding rights assignment agreements, and that each produced song carries a unique ISRC code and is supplied with applicable metadata. Hidden Producer Studios makes no representation or warranty regarding the commercial performance, ratings impact, or audience response of the program.

26. Term and Renewal

The initial program cycle is thirteen consecutive weeks from the first contracted broadcast date. Renewal for additional thirteen-week cycles requires written agreement between the parties executed no later than the deadline specified in the master license agreement. Either party may elect not to renew without penalty provided written notice is given by the specified deadline. Early termination provisions, if any, are set forth in the master license agreement.

27. Confidentiality

The terms of the master license agreement, program fee schedules, and station-specific pricing are confidential and may not be disclosed by either party to any third party without the prior written consent of the other party, except as required by law, regulation, or court order, or as necessary to fulfill obligations under this agreement.

Part Four — General Provisions

28. Governing Law

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Oregon without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under this agreement that cannot be resolved by the parties through good faith negotiation shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Portland, Oregon under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm.

29. Severability

If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if modification is not possible, severed from the agreement, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

30. Entire Agreement

This document, together with any executed master license agreement or station license agreement between the parties, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, warranties, and understandings of the parties. No modification of this agreement is binding unless made in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties.

31. No Waiver

The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of that party’s right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.

32. Updates to This Agreement

Hidden Producer Studios may update this agreement from time to time. When updates are made the effective date at the top of this page will be revised. Parties engaged in active program cycles under an executed license agreement are governed by the terms in effect at the time their license agreement was executed unless otherwise agreed in writing.

33. Contact

Questions regarding this agreement, rights inquiries, or legal notices should be directed to: