Part 2: The Artist & Manager Relationship – A Look At Recording Industry Management Agreements

[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at the Institute of Audio Research. Read the Part One of this two-part installment here.]   We will continue from our prior installment […]

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Part 1: The Artist & Manager Relationship – A Look At Recording Industry Management Agreements

[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at the Institute of Audio Research.]   Update: Read Part Two of this series to learn more about the Artist & Manager […]

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Breaking Down Copyrights In Music

[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at the Institute of Audio Research.]   We have previously explored the reasons to register a copyright and the procedures to effectuate […]

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A Musician's Basic Guide to Business Entities and Taxes

[Editors Note: This guide is written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq., a New York City-based entertainment and media lawyer, (therefore this article does pertain to New York State law). Read his last equally helpful piece on the TuneCore Blog about songwriter split sheets!] As an individual embarks on their chosen journey, a career in music and in […]

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Are You Co-Writing Songs? A “Split Sheet” Just Isn’t Enough

[Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. and was originally featured on Hypebot. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at the Institute of Audio Research. We’re excited to have Justin weigh in for the benefit of independent artists […]

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