Lawyers For Musicians

Josh returns from Grammy weekend with the inside scope on all the festivities. The L4M also dives into the new crypto currency "Bit Clout" and the effect it will have on the music industry. Also a new amendment to the California Labor Code may change the length of recording industry contracts forever. 

In the episode the L4M crew covers the emerging market of NFTs and what recording artists should prepare for. Also, they dive into the Square x Tidal merger and the effects that deal will have on the industry. Enjoy!

Our main engineer and L4M brother, Don Outten elevating his music career and is moving to LA. This episode will be his last, so Eddie decided to send him off properly. The L4M crew also covers the Morgan Whalen incident and the strategy behind Tik Tok viral songs.

The L4M crew kick off season 3 discussing the biggest news of 2021...The attempted coup at the US Capitol. We dive deeper into what is freedom of speech and when it does and doesn't apply. Happy New Year and Enjoy!

On the last episode of the year, the L4M crew is joined by Sir Michael Rocks and Owen Bones from Mystery School. They discuss how they became the first music duo to have a  late night show on the internet. This episode was recorded on Clubhouse. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

In this episode, the crew wraps the team building series with the remaining roles necessary for an effective team (Artist Development, Marketing, Sales, Social Media and Public Relations). These roles will be discussed as individual departments and also how they work collectively in the artist's ecosystem. 

In Episode 22, the crew decided to broadcast and record live on the new social app: Clubhouse. Still sticking to the Team Builder theme, this episode covers the role and responsibility of lawyers and business managers. Enjoy!

Episode 21 is the kicks off the Team Building Series. The L4M crew will be breaking down the different players necessary for an artist to have an effective team. First up, Managers! 

In this episode, Eddie starts the pod off with a special serenade to his recently married love, Chelsey. After we enjoy the beautiful autotuned voice of Eddie, the crew dives into the Kanye West's music industry twitter rant and how valid his statements were. This episode covers some do's and dont's when dealing with record labels.

Episode 19 covers various topics including; the Twitch/Amazon Music integration, Musicians trying to sue politicians for using their songs during campaign rallies, the Yusef Hawkins documentary and we honor the late great legend Chadwick Boseman. 

The L4M crew covers Copyright infringement in the Solomon Linda v Disney in the Lion Sleeps Tonight case and Trademark infringement with the Lady A vs Lady Antellbum performing name situation. Both matters reflect the systematic racism and oppression in the music industry, while also being a valuable teaching point to young artists. 

After a brief break to reflect on current events ranging from Black Lives Matter to COVID-19, the L4M crew is back in the studio to discuss how to bring lasting change to the Entertainment Industry. We will take a look at the companies that showed "solidarity" with BLM and what they are doing now. Also Eddie gives a breakdown on systemic racism and the role it plays in music.

The L4M Podcast is back with special guests; Nic Judd (business manager/accountant) & Michael Berg (concert promoter/festival owner) to discuss the current state of the music industry during the COVID-19 lockdown. 

This week; the L4M crew is joined by Akin Aliu, agent at CAA to discuss life in the live booking industry and Terrell Jones, business owner and artist, to discuss life in the fashion and industry. Terrell also breaks down the great charitable work his company, Fat Tiger Workshop, is doing during this COVID-19 Pandemic.

Due to social distancing guidelines, the L4M was moved to Zoom Meetings. On this episode, we are joined by music managers: Eddie Sikazwe, Tamika Ponce and Gordon Dillard. We discuss how they been planning and building for their artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enjoy this format for the near future.

In this episode, the L4M crew discusses the pandemic effects of the CoronaVirus on the music industry, Led Zeppelin's lawsuit victory and why push ups are important during a quarantine. 

In this episode, the L4M crew breakdowns the Meg the Stallion and 1501 Entertainment record label contract situation and COVID-19's effect on touring.

The PodGods are back for another season of compelling entertainment law news. New Season, New Name, Same PodGods! In this episode, the guys recap the Grammys, the AVNs, and Mase's Music Publishing situation. On a lighter note, we discuss Josh's amazing mustache, Eddie's new career as a trophy husband, plus the Do's and Dont's during All Star Weekend in Chicago.

The ISP crew ends Season 1 with a special holiday edition of the podcast. On this episode, we get the chance to sit down with the legendary Chuck Inglish. Chuck discusses future plans and the current state of the industry. Enjoy and Happy Holidays.

On this installment of Industry Standard, the crew breaks down recent entertainment news from a lawyer's perspective. 

In this episode, the crew sits down with Tour Manager extraordinaire and Industry Standard "fan" Ron Spraggins, to discuss what it takes to be a successful tour manager. We dive into the roles and responsibilities of a TM and what a day on tour is like. Ron also breakdowns down the details on how Eddie pulled off his engagement proposal at Lollapalooza. Enjoy! This episode was recorded live at SAE Institute in Chicago, IL.

In this episode, the crew breakdowns the steps in releasing a track featuring a major label artist, the use of playlist services and how to get booked for festivals. Also, IS discusses will artist ever get paid from TikTok and the impact of dance videos used in marketing new music. Lastly, can Cardi B trademark "Ok"? Enjoy!

On this episode, The ISP crew have a conversation with Chris Classick, owner of Classick Studios and manager of recording artist Smino. Chris breaks down his perspective on Chicago's music scene and how to properly manage an artist. Tune in and collect the multiple gems that Chris drops during our discussion.

In this episode, Eddie recaps on his recent trip to lecture on music publishing in Milwaukee. The gang breaks down how to self publish and various publishing revenue streams. They also discuss recent topics in music news; Woodstock aka Fyre Fest 2.0, Ariana Grande's legal issues with paparazzi and Lil Nas X. Enjoy!

In this epsiode, Josh and Eddie pay their respects to the late great Nispey Hussle, the impact of Nipsey's owning his masters, how Prince's engineer screwed himself and how much artist really make from streams. Enjoy!

In this episode, Eddie and Josh break down the Kanye West/EMI lawsuit and the importance of understanding music publishing contract language, MySpace server crash, and the DeLaSoul/Tommy Boy Records contract dispute. Plus the guys offer their Final Four predictions.

In this week's episode; Josh and Eddie discuss publishing ownership, Streaming Service payola and current events.

In the inaugural episode of The Industry Standard Podcast, music lawyers Josh Kaplan and Eddie Sanders introduce themselves to the podcast world. They cover topics such as; the first steps an artist should take in getting their business in order, 21 Savage's immigration hearing and Kanye West's legal battle with Universal Music Group.