Music Industry Law in Nashville

The firm negotiates, drafts and reviews agreements across the music business, including:

• Music publishing. Exclusive songwriter agreements, co-publishing and administration deals, and single-song agreements, with attention to term, delivery requirements, reversion rights and recoupment.
• Co-writer and split sheet agreements. Clear, signed ownership splits between co-writers, so registrations with PROs and The MLC match and royalties are not held up by disputes later.
• Recording agreements. Record deals, distribution and license agreements, and independent artist arrangements, covering royalty rates, recoupment, ownership of masters, options and 360 provisions.
• Producer agreements. Producer and mixer agreements, points, advances, credit, and letters of direction so producer royalties are paid correctly.
• Artist management agreements. Commission rates, term, sunset clauses, key-person terms and post-term rights, whether you are the artist or the manager.
• Booking agency agreements. Agency agreements, performance and engagement contracts, and riders for live dates and tours.
• Catalog sales and acquisitions. Purchase and sale of song and master catalogs, including due diligence, chain-of-title review, royalty statement analysis and closing documents.
• Catalog administration. Copyright registration, ownership clean-up, administration agreements, and protecting catalog value for writers, heirs and estates.

From the first split sheet to the sale of a career’s catalog, we help music clients protect their rights and their income.

We are the “dealmakers.”