Developing the Indie Artist’s Career with

Their Money or Others’

Paul Bezilla, Esq. - ModeratorTamera Bennett, Esq.Lynn Morrow, Esq.Kelly Vallon, Esq.

• True Indie Artist• Artist or Manager-Owned Labels• Artist Development – Producers

and Production Deals• Investor-Driven Artist

Development

#SXSW#SXSWCLE

True Indie Artist

• No third-party financial support

• Music self-distributed or distributed via an aggregator

• Artist owns the intellectual property

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Artist or Manager-Owned Labels

#SXSW#SXSWCLE

• Who owns the masters?

• What’s the managers ROI?

• Possible conflict of interest

• Artist has creative control

Artist Development Opportunities - Producers

#SXSW#SXSWCLE

• Producer enhance artist’s creative efforts

• Producer can make stuff happen

• Possible co-ownership of IP

Investor-Driven Artist Development

#SXSW#SXSWCLE

• All or some financial support from investor

• Does Investor understand the biz?

• Potential co-ownership of intellectual property

Developing the Indie Artist’s Career with

Their Money or Others’

Paul Bezilla, Esq. - ModeratorTamera Bennett, Esq.Lynn Morrow, Esq.Kelly Vallon, Esq.