Whether you are a newbie to the music industry or a seasoned professional, you are going to run across music contracts, no matter what! Record companies, managers, agents, songwriters, musicians, bands, independent artists, producers, directors will all have to deal with music business contracts at one time or another, you can count on it. The only question is, will you be prepared. Let's say you have decided to start your own record label. You must already know that recording contracts are going to play a huge role in your day-to-day business. But the bottom line is that lawyers are extremely expensive so you may not be able to run to them to write every single legal document you need. What do you do about this? [read more...]

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