I am a first year law student interested in entertainment law. More specifically, I am interested working with independent recording artists. How do you suggest getting your foot in the door and gaining experience in the field? Any suggestions for landing summer internships with entertainment law firms? What did you do as a student to [...]
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Sitting on your couch, dedicating two (or more) hours per week watching American Idol, you probably assume that the contestants are instant millionaires just for making it on the show – that all of them will sign 7 digit recording contracts, sell thousands of dollars in merchandise every month, and headline all the major tours [...] Part Four: Basic Contracts for Operating Your Record Label – Signing Talent & Other Dealmaking This is part 4 of our five part series on Starting a Record Label. In our previous posts, we introduced the idea of starting a record label – to begin thinking about what it means to run a record label from [...] National Geographic Live in Washington D.C. entered new ground as it served as host to hip-hop icon Nas and dancehall reggae artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley. MC’d by Sway of MTV, this was their chance to introduce their forthcoming album, Distant Relatives, to the world. In many respects, it is a concept album – lyrics [...] So, you want to start a record label? Consider this: As sexy as the music business might seem, it is called the music business for a reason – it is business. So decide now, do you simply want to start a “record label” just so you can tell people you have a “record label”? Or do [...] Photo by Thor Swift of The Washington Post For a number of online radio broadcasters, especially Tim Westergren, founder of online music service Pandora (pictured), welcomed news arrived in the form of a new negotiated royalty rate for so-called pure-play broadcasters – Webcasters. Digital Music News released an excellent summary of the agreement between [...] We are really excited to be finally launching this blog! The Entertainment Lawyer is a community forum for the entertainment industries. It is a gathering place to learn, comment on, and participate in discussions about the business side of entertainment – music, film, art, dance, design, production, and many others. We will especially focus on [...] |
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