While Team 31 is announcing the W.I.L.D. lineup of Mike Posner, the White Panda and OCD: Moosh & Twist at CPC’s Happy Hour on Thursday, the paperwork for the artists still isn’t in.

None of the acts had returned signed contracts as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Mike Hayes, executive director of campus life and director of Greek Life.

But while the group may be up against the wire, this is not the most last-minute W.I.L.D. booking that Team 31 has made, said Mike Saxvik, coordinator of programming and leadership.

Saxvik said that more than five years ago (before he worked at Washington University), an artist hadn’t even been picked out two weeks before the performance date.

“[Booking an artist] is a long process of negotiation. It’s a normal process to have them go through our office and the artists’ offices,” Team 31 President Alex Levitt, a junior, said.

Multiple parties are involved in booking an artist. Team 31 presents a list of artists it is interested in to the Social Programming Board, a group comprised of two SU representatives, a member each of Team 31, CPC and the Gargoyle and three other students. The Board must approve the list. Only then may Team 31 approach approved artists for availability and price.

If an artist fits the bill, Team 31 appeals to SU for funding. The artist’s agency then sends a contract to Washington University’s legal counsel. The artist must sign, and a University administrator must give final approval.

On Aug. 8, Team 31 appealed for $50,000 to fund Mike Posner. It appealed to fund the opening performers (the White Panda and OCD: Moosh & Twist) on Aug. 15 and 23 for $12,500 and $2,500, respectively.

Last year, Team 31 had received funding for all of fall W.I.L.D.’s artists by July 28.

Mike Posner is a pop, hip-hop and R&B artist from Southfield, Mich., best known for his singles “Cooler Than Me” and “Please Don’t Go.”

He broke onto the music scene while attending Duke University, which he graduated from in 2010.

Posner posted a mixtape, “A Matter of Time,” on iTunes U in March 2009. By the summer of that year, “A Matter of Time” topped the charts, and he began to garner national recognition.

Since then, he has released a full-length record, “31 Minutes to Takeoff,” and has worked with such artists as Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars and Wale.

The White Panda is a mashup duo consisting of Tom Evans (Procrast) and Dan Griffith (DJ Griffi).

OCD: Moosh & Twist is a rap group out of Philadelphia, Pa., formed by two current high school seniors.

Fall W.I.L.D. will take place on Sept. 16 in Brookings Quadrangle. See Cadenza for a review of all three artists performing.

With additional reporting by Sahil Patel and Alex Dropkin.