Entries by BNSesq

EMI’s new owner cleans house

Terra Firma Capital Parnters, Ltd., the privity equity firm that paid $4.9 Billion for the struggling media giant, announced that EMI’s CEO Eric Nicoli and CFO Martin Stewart would be let go prior to the completion of the takeover.  Chris Roling, managing diretor for Terra Firma, will be both CEO and CFO of EMI Group […]

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“One Music Row” will be an impressive address

My good friend and client, Joe Meador of Grand Entertainment Group, is one of the driving forces behind Music Row Partners, the development team behind the proposed construction of a $52 million, 131,600-square-foot office condominium and residential penthouse complex at the head of Music Row.  The development is known as “One Music Row.” The plans […]

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Leon Russell releases new album

My client and the Master Of Space And Time, Leon Russell, released his new album Angel In Disguise today.  The release features 11 new songs by Leon, including a special tribute to his wife entitled Sweet Mimi.  The new album is available directly from the artist’s webiste Leon Russell Records.   Support a local legend and check out his […]

Capital Records forced to pay defendant attorneys fees

An order issued July 16, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Capital Records, Inc. et al. v. Debbie Foster et al., Civ Case No. 04-1569-W, the judge ordered Capital Records to pay Ms. Foster $68,685.23 for attorneys fees and court costs pursuant to Section 505 of the Copyright Act.  […]

ASCAP posts record profits

The performance rights organization ASCAP today announced that it has record revenues of $785 million for the fiscal year 2006, with royalty payments to its members in the amount of $680 million.  This represents a 5% increase over revenues for the previous fiscal year.  According to ASCAP, revenues from Internet and wireless license agreement grew […]

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Barry Neil Shrum is identified as one of America’s Premier Lawyers.

Mr. Barry Neil Shrum, a member of the Nashville, Music Row-based firm of Harris, Martin, Jones, Shrum, Bradford & Wommack, P.A., was identified by SkyRadio as one of America’s Premier Lawyers.  As part of the honor, Mr. Shrum was interviewed for SkyRadio’s America’s Premier Lawyers feature.  The interview was featured in American Airlines’ in-flight programming during the month of […]

First thoughts

Welcome to my world.  As this blog progresses, I hope to present something of a diary into the life of an average attorney working on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee and share some thoughts and insights about things that are happening in my industry.  I am an entertainment attorney, foremost.  But I also am a […]