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 [...]
This is part 3 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 a business perspective (Part 1 of 5) and discussed the steps you need to take [...]
This is part 2 of our five part series on Starting a Record Label. In our previous post (Part 1 of 5), we introduced the idea of starting a record label – to begin thinking about what it means to run a record label from a business perspective.
If you want to start a business, then [...]
Beame & Mencher LLP would like to congratulate our client, NeverShoutNever for winning the Breaking Woodie (“Best New Artist”) at the MTVu Woodie Awards show.
NeverShoutNever at MTVu Woodie Awards
NeverShoutNever (aka Christofer Drew) is represented by David I. Beame, a partner in the firm. Visit NeverShoutNever’s myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/nevershoutnever.
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 [...]