PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In this session of NARIP’s Art of the Music Deal series, hear two experts face off in a live negotiation of a independent distribution agreement. Get the inside track on major deal points, what they mean and what leverage you have to negotiate the best possible deal.

Most importantly, NARIP’s program shows you HOW an independent distribution deal is negotiated and be involved in the process.

• Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps
• Record & Music Publishing Executives
• Concert Promoters, Agents, Tour Managers
• Anyone seeking to create or enhance a music marketing plan or campaign using social media.

NARIP PROGRAM NUMBER: P197
PROGRAM DATE: March 19, 2008 (in New York City)
PROGRAM TIME: 2 hours 25 minutes (145:00)
QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or contact NARIP
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ERIC LEMASTERS

Eric Lemasters is VP of Business Development at KOCH Entertainment Distribution. He is responsible for cultivating new physical and digital distribution agreements and maximizing the company’s digital audio and video initiatives. A seasoned music industry professional, Lemasters’ career highlights include working in key roles ranging from A&R to Sales and Marketing at independent labels such as Energy Records, Mechanic Records and Earache Records. In 1998, he launched his own cutting-edge music label, The Music Cartel, which is still active today. In 2003 he entered the world of merchandising with stints at Merchdirect, Blue Grape Merchandising, and most recently, Bravado Merchandising (a division of the Sanctuary Group), where he held the position of Head of New Media and ran the company’s E-Commerce and M-Commerce initiatives.

JAY ROSENTHAL, ESQ.
Jay Rosenthal is a partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP. Mr. Rosenthal’s former and present clients include The Recording Artists’ Coalition, SoundExchange, AFTRA, Thievery Corporation, ESL Music, Drake-Web Records, Mya, Salt N Pepa, DJ Kool, SEV, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Jonathan Edwards, Toshi Reagan, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Rare Essence, Bill Kirchen, Butch Cassidy, Riot Act Entertainment, VGR Records, Lloyd Dobler Effect, radio personalities Albie Dee, Mark Kaye, and Bill Curry, comedian Robert Schimmel, monument maker/sculptor Robert Berks, and professional wrestler David “Batista” Bautista.

Mr. Rosenthal is a Professorial Lecturer in Entertainment Law at the George Washington University Law School and is an Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law at the Washington College of Law at American University. Mr. Rosenthal is a former Sound Exchange Board Member and is presently the Chairman of the SoundExchange Artist Advisory Board. He is a former Copyright Examiner with the U.S. Copyright Office, a Vice?president of the Washington Area Music Association, and an Advisory Board Member of the Songwriter Association of Washington.

Mr. Rosenthal has authored numerous articles on entertainment law and intellectual property, and is a periodic contributor to Billboard and other industry newsletters and journals. He is a Contributing Editor to the journal Entertainment Law & Finance. He has lectured extensively across the country on entertainment industry topics.

Mr. Rosenthal received an Undergraduate Degree in History and a Masters Degree in International Affairs from The American University, a Juris Doctor Degree in Law from The Antioch School of Law (Editor, Antioch Law Journal), and a Master of Law Degree in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center.

 

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