Cutting Edge’s Music Business Conference Sessions Schedule
The Post Katrina Years: Ten Years of Music Survival and Progress”
August 27, 28 & 29, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
10:00 – 11:00 am Agents and Talent Buyers: The Live Music Business & Its Importance to Emerging Artists
Touring and booking are the biggest balancing act for artists today. A lack of tour support and a tougher retail marketplace leaves the touring arena more attractive and crowded than ever. Join our professionals as they look at the future of artists on the road
11:15 – 12:30 pm The Art of Making a Great Recording or at lease a good one – Managing your recording session
Our panelists will discuss do’s and don’ts of making a studio recording.
12:45 – 1:45 pm Ask A Lawyer – Legal mentorship
Have a question for our team of entertainment attorneys here is your opportunity.
2:00 – 3:15 pm Write Me A Song – Sing It To Me Part 1
Songwriters, lead by Ralph Murphy will put “Murphy’s Laws Of Songwriting” into practice and evaluate songs performed during the panel and the audience will began a three day critique of their songwriting, a process Ralph Murphy conducts around the world.
3:30 – 4:15 pm Martin Atkins From Tour Smart to Kickstarter
British drummer, provocateur, marketing genius, Martin Atkins has been showing the world musicians great tips on survival and success in the music business and Having Fun At It! Hear his montage of tips given as only Martin Atkins, can give them – “Welcome To The Music Business You’re F—-“
4:30 – 5:15 pm Juke Box Jury: CD Listening Sessions
Friday, August 28
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 – 9:45 am [Educators Forum] Funding options in developing successful art programming in 21st century education.
Educators, art administrators and funders gathering to share collaborative programming, fundraising and the importance of parental involvement.
10:00 – 11:00 am Publicity in Action: creating a brand for you Artist or Entertainment Company
11:15 – 12:15 pm Murphy Laws Songwriting – Critiquing Part 2
Get the inside track on songwriting as a craft from award-winning songwriter Ralph Murphy, Author ” Murphy Laws of Songwriting”
12:00 – 12:30 pm Entrepreneur Consultation
Discuss your venture with venture capital and incubator professional
12:30 – 1:45 pm The Music World Today. Social Media Techniques for the Digital World – How to get a Million Followers/Views/Fans and use it to get to get ahead in the entertainment business?
Keynote Linda Septien will lead a panel on social media techniques and which media outlets work best for your career goal of getting discovered, signing a deal and what it all means.
2:00 – 3:15 pm Do you have what record labels are looking for???
Follow the panelists discuss how they select artists and how they work with newly signed artists. The panelists will also advise artists who perform live for the panel how they might improve their chances to get sign and distributed. The panel will include executives from record labels, distribution, public relations and distribution.
3:30 – 4:45 pm Music Supervising: The Anatomy of a Song Placement – Selecting music for Film, Television and Commercials
Getting your songs placed in TV, film, and commercials can fund your music organization and establish or advance your career. Learn how the process works from this panel of industry insiders. The panel will consist of Music Supervisors, Marketing Executive and Sync Licensing experts, discussing how the process works from their prospective.
4:30 – 5:30 pm Juke Box Jury – CD Listening Session
4:45 – 6:00 pm Cutting Edge Film Meetup
Interview with Buddy Patrick, Founder and President of Windy Hill Pictures
– Q &A follows: In conjunction with Louisiana Production Meetup – hosted by Wayne Douglas Morgan
Saturday, August 29
8:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 – 10:00 am [Educators Forum] Digital Media Programming – Distant Learning and the future impact entertainment business education
10: 00 – 11:15 am Artist Management, Promotions and the new media techniques
This panel of professionals will discuss essential industry components that help artists advance their careers with essential.
11:30 – 12:45 pm Murphy Laws Songwriting – The Results Part 3
1:00 – 1:45 pm [Keynote Address] Linda Septien
The Superstar talent developer will share her techniques in developing and launching the careers of her superstars clients before they became superstars.
2:00 – 3:00 pm [Roots Music Panel] The Threadhead Records Story – Music Survival and Success in Post Katrina New Orleans.
How a groups Fans and musicians changed New Orleans music business.
2:00 – 4:00 pm Roundtable Discussions/one-on-one consultations
Topics: management, Promotions, Merchandising, Legal, Film, in the studio, Record label essentials, Funding.
3:00 – 4:00 pm [Roots Music Panel] Recognizing the unprecedented efforts by New Orleans’ Wynton and Bradford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr. and the music world in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina.
What were the lessons learned for future preparedness in the arts community.
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Schedule of Cutting Edge’s CLE seminars
Making the Deal
Strategies, Tactics, and Winning Techniques
Changes in areas of Collective Bargaining, Publishing, Copyrights, Trademarks and new Transactional solutions in representing clients makes the Art of the Deal more complex, knowledge is important for making money in today’s music, film and sports industries. Experience is essential for making a deal.
Approved for 16 hours of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits, including 1 hr of Ethics, 1 hr of Professionalism and 1 hr of Legal Practice by the Louisiana Supreme Court MCLE Committee.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
9:00 – 10:00 am Professionalism – The Ornery Adversary [Legal/CLE 1 cr. hr] What do you do when the attorney on the other side is being unprofessional, or nasty, or simply impossible? What do you do when you have an adversary who stalls, doesn’t return calls, or simply delays matters? How do you get the most out of your negotiation? How do you save a deal from going south? (1.0 cr. hr.)
Speakers:
Vernon P. Thomas, Esq., New Orleans, LA
Judith DeFraites, Esq., New Orleans, LA
David Dalia, Esq., New Orleans, LA
10:15 – 12:00 pm “STOP! Don’t sign that contract” Pitfalls of Recording, Film and Management Agreements. [Legal/CLE 1.75 cr. hrs.] A review of important negotiation techniques to help attorneys and music executives protect their clients and companies in a music world of visual medias (Film, TV, Advertising, Theatrical Trailers, Video Games, etc.). Covering essential clauses and transactional issues when considering Double Dipping/360 Deals/Revenue Sharing/Global Rights Deals/Double Distribution Fees
Speakers:
Marc Stollman, Esq., Stollman Law, Boca Raton, FL
Sabrina Ment, Esq., LaPolt Law, Los Angeles, CA
Edgar “Dino” Gankendoff, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, NOLA
Scott Keniley, Esq., Keniley Kumar, LLC, Atlanta, GA
12:00 Noon Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 Legal Mentorship – Law student, new to the practice of law or just have an entertainment law legal question. Find a mentor at this session.
Mentors:
Suzette Toledano
Jeff Becker, Esq.
1:30 – 2:30 pm Ethics – Conflict of Interest [Legal/CLE 1 cr. hr] – Lawyers are often in the position of representing more than one related party to a deal. How attorneys address these conflicts can make the difference between an actionable conflict and an ethically represented deal.
Speakers:
Vernon Thomas, Esq., New Orleans, LA
Judy Defraites, Esq., New Orleans, LA
Stan Soocher, Esq., Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance
Honorable Nadine Ramsey, Esq., Councilmember District C, NOLA
2:45 – 3:45 pm Damage Control: Representing Athletes and Celebrities in the Media, and the Courtroom [Legal/CLE 1.0 cr. hr] The discussion will center on the analysis of the legal issues representing athletes and entertainers in contract negotiation and when there is a crisis and representation is needed with the media and in the court room. The panel will also cover changes in legal business issues under various collective bargaining agreements.
Speakers:
Darryl Cohen, Esq. Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA
Michelle LaMont, LaMonte PR, Dallas, TX
Terrel Broussard, Esq., Mongomery Barnett, LLP, New Orleans, LA
Brian Caplan, Esq., Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, New Orleans, LA
Sabrina Ment, Esq., LaPolt Law
4:00 – 5:15 pm Music and Beer: Getting Booked! Reviewing Booking Agreements to Protect Clients Rights in Content generated from LIVE Performances [Legal/CLE 1.5 cr. hr.] Panelists will review important points in booking agreements covering digital content generated (YouTube, live CDs, etc.) and discuss the uses of content generated from performing in nightclubs, festivals and concert venues, the rights of the venue, the artist, and the record.
Speakers:
Wallace Collins, Esq. NYNY
Christian Unruh, Esq. Miami, FL
John Bradley, Esq. Fort Lauderdale, Fl
5:30 pm Networking Event
Friday, August 28, 2015
9:00 – 10:15 pm First Amendment Issues in Entertainment Litigation: Review of SLAPP cases and Anti-SLAPP Legislation [Legal/CLE 1.25 cr. hrs] – Free speech and right to petition are key protections in First Amendment. This panel will cover limits and rights issues express in SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Participation) claims and what are states doing to protect all parties’ rights.
Speakers:
David Fink, Esq., Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Los Angel
Brian Caplan, Esq. Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, New Orleans, LA
Stan Soocher, Esq. Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance
Bradley Mullins, Esq., Mitchell Silberberg & Krupp, LLP, Los Angeles
10:30 – 12:00 pm Music Licensing- New Deals, Negotiations and $ [Legal/CLE 1.25 cr. hrs] Opportunities for music use are at an all time high both in the online/ digital world as well as in traditional media. But with these opportunities has come an increasing complexity in deal structure, negotiations and the end result fees and royalties. This panel will discuss many of these new deals, the strategies being employed, the considerations important to both user and copyright owner, the multiple platforms and distribution channels being requested and the money in initial fees and backend royalties being generated.
Speakers:
Todd Brabec, Esq., USC Thornton School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Jeffery Brabec, Esq., Vice President, BMG Chrysalis, Los Angeles, CA
Henry Root, Esq., Lapidus Root Franklin & Sacharow, LLP, Santa Monica, CA
12:00 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 1:45 pm Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar
**Special Event** A Keynote Presentation
“The Politics of Copyright” – An interview of Jay Rosenthal by Emmanuel Legrand, followed by a discussion on Neighboring Rights: The growth engine of the music industry
The Interview:
“The Politics of Copyright” – An interview of Jay Rosenthal by Emmanuel Legrand.
“Music Copyright issues are dominating the IP agenda in Washington, D.C. Political activism in Congress, the Copyright Office, the USPTO, the Justice Department, the FCC, and even the White House, are at a fever pitch – and music issues are at the heart of it all. This interview with Jay Rosenthal, the former General Counsel at the National Music Publishers’ Association, will provide a roadmap to the issues, the parties, and the politics behind this unprecedented inside-the-beltway phenomenon.”
The Presentation:
“Neighboring rights: The growth engine of the music industry
The business of neighboring rights is the fastest growing segment in the music industry, benefiting performers and owners of sound recordings. Learn more about this $2bn global business with an exclusive presentation of a worldwide report on neighboring rights by Music Week US editor Emmanuel Legrand.
2:00 – 3:15 pm Hot Issues in Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and the Business Issues in Making a Deal for New Technology Entrepreneurs. [Legal/CLE 1.25 cr. hr.]Copyright Reform, Termination Rights, possible Trademarks infringement in mobile technology, social media, 3-D printing and the America Invent Act effects on music producer, filmmakers, Videogames, apps and software developers – who are the parties, User-Generated Content ownership concerns and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Speakers:
Jay Rosenthal, Esq., Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Washington, DC
Scott Keniley, Esq., Keniley Kumar, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Stephanie Adward, Esq., Furgang Adwar, NYNY
David S Lessoff, Esq., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Los Angeles, CA
3:30 – 4:45 pm A Film Deal in a Box Toolkit [Legal/Flim/CLE 1.75 cr. hrs] Filmmakers and Attorneys will draw from their experience and take the audience step by step on how a deal come together, acquisition of rights, option agreement, copyrights issues, the panel cover production, financing and distribution sources and agreements and problems that can change everything. Included in the discussion will be talent agreements and music rights.
Speakers:
Allen Fredric, Esq., Jones Walker, New Orleans, LA
Buddy Patrick, Esq., President & Founder, Windy Hill Pictures, New Orleans, LA
David Fink, Esq., Kelly Drye, Los Angeles
Kevin Mills, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
Darryl Cohen, Esq. Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA
4:45 – 5:30 pm Keynote Interview [Legal/Film/CLE .75 cr. hrs]
Subject:
Buddy Patrick, Esq., President & Founder, Windy Hill Pictures, New Orleans.
Interviewer:
Allen Fredric, Esq., Jones Walker, New Orleans, LA
Saturday, August 29, 2015
9:00 – 10:15 am Publishing Income Update [Legal/CLE 1.25 cr. hrs] – What and where are the new sources of income for publishers and how should attorneys advise their clients to avail themselves of these sources. Areas covered include new mechanical streaming, download and locker rates, apps, e-cards, advertising commercials, remixes and samples, interactive dolls and toys, slot machines, digital jukeboxes, live performances and much more.
Speakers:
Jay Rosenthal, Esq., Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Washington, DC
Jeffery Brabec, Esq., Vice President, BMG Chrysalis, Los Angeles, CA
Wallace Collins, Esq., NYNY
David Lessoff, Esq., Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Sabrina Ment, Esq., LaPolt Law, Los Angeles
10:20 – 11:35 am The Performance Right- a World in Transition Songs and Sound Recordings- the cornerstone of the worldwide music business. The Performance Right- responsible for a substantial portion of song and record royalties. This panel will discuss the 3 billion dollar world of ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange and how these organizations generate income for songwriters, recording artists, music publishers and record companies as well as how foreign country performance song and record royalties are handled and distributed. Challenges to these collection societies will also be discussed as well as alternative licensing strategies and the viability of new competing business models and entities.
Speakers:
Todd Brabec, Esq., USC Thornton School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Jeffery Brabec, Esq., Vice President, BMG Chrysalis, Los Angeles, CA
Henry Root, Esq., Lapidus Root Franklin & Sacharow, LLP, Santa Monica, CA
11:45 – 12:45 am Legal Practice Management: Building a Successful Independent Filmmaking- Reality TV Legal Practice [Legal/Film/CLE 1.0 cr. hrs] – New Orleans has become a hub for the film and TV industry but what does that mean for an attorney and their independent filmmaker client. This panel will walk you through the process of maintaining communication with the filmmaker, the client funds management, making sure filmmaker/client engagement letter are correct. Review user generated content rights and procedures with filmmaker client. Establishing a disbursement system for staff fees payment. Review production agreements, tax credit financing incentives and distribution.
Speakers:
Darryl Cohen, Esq., Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA
Kevin Mills, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
Ellis Pailet, Esq., Pailet & Ostendoff LLP, New Orleans, LA
Christoper Szapary, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, NOLA
1:00 – 1:45 pm – Keynote Speaker [Legal/Business/CLE ,75 cr. hrs]
Linda Septien, Septien Entertainment Group
Her alumni include branded icons Jessica Simpson, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce Knowles, Destiny’s Child, 10 American Idol, X factor and the Voice finalists, over 30 rock, pop and country bands.
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