Music Law 101

Music Law 101Watch Video

Get an overview of music law considerations for your career.  In this workshop, music lawyer Byron Pascoe from the entertainment law firm Edwards Creative Law covers music producer agreements, management agreements, music agreement tips & red flags, and general music law Q&A.  

00:00 Intro
01:24 Legally Enforceable Agreement
03:08 What do Music Lawyers do?
03:30 How to Copyright a Song
04:21 Plan for Success
05:13 Band Agreement
06:00 Music Publishing
07:53 Agreement with Co-writers
08:37: Record Label Agreement
10:35 Should I incorporate?
12:45 What is MFN?
18:02 Remixing or Sampling 
28:10 Apprehensive about Lawyers
28:49 Expectations
30:25 Music Producer Agreements
42:38 Music Manager Agreements
52:00 Music Agreement Tips & Red Flags

Originally streamed on Facebook Live on June 20th, 2020.

The Long & McQuade Learning Series is a series of free career-enhancing clinics specifically tailored to the needs of musicians, songwriters, producers and home studio enthusiasts.