CLE Schedule

This panel will cover rules of professional conduct within #Me Too litigation. Privacy, morals, and interpretation of conduct during the discovery process will be examined, including best practices for preservation, the collection of electronic documents and protecting client’s information.

Speakers:

This panel will cover rules of professional conduct when engaged in the discovery process, including best practices for preservation, the collection of electronic documents and protecting client’s information.

Speakers:

Taking up the challenge of encouraging students and educators to view themselves as problem solvers, developing the skills needed to work with others to make a difference. Dr. Peter Cho, Musician, Executive Dean Delgado Community College West Bank Campus, Moderator

Presenting:

Whether you are a creator, producer or investor, the Broadway Musical is the surest way to “rags or riches” This panel will discuss the many different types of music licensing deals, contracts, and practices that come into play when dealing with the four basic types of musicals.

Speakers:

Women entrepreneurs conduct a mentoring session via stories of how they used their ideas, efforts, and brains to fore their businesses. Whom do they admire? Did they have a mentor?

Public/Private partnerships to build, maintain, and sustain the vital business of music in our communities.

Cutting Edge CE joins with “Live At Heart” one of Scandinavia’s biggest festivals and conferences, to help Cutting Edge’s attendees “discover the sensational opportunities present in the Swedish entertainment market. Hear from music executives, filmmakers, and musicians as they highlight business opportunities in Orebro, Sweden, and the entirety of Scandinavia.

Speakers:

This panel will address various funding methods and deal points entrepreneurs can pursue when seeking financing, including traditional banking, equity investors, and crowdfunding.

Speakers:

Interviews – Performances – Critiquing

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

Create Great Music – Play Great Shows – Develop Great Fans – Make Great Money

This panel follows the impact of the MMA, the latest on the “Mechanical Licensing Collective,” and termination of copyrights.

Speakers:

Covering the Music Modernization Act, content distribution, and the new technologies

Speakers:

The keynote speaker, Josh Young will join other professionals in discussions to learn how the process works for getting yours into commercials, movies, and TV.

Speakers:

Latest case law – Current Trends and Hot Topics

Speakers:

This panel will provide an overview of completing and launching an independent film.

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Agents, talent buyers, managers, and festival producers must understand what their audience is looking for and when to introduce the new artist. Join booking and touring professionals as they explain their methods and rationale for booking and representing artists.

Speakers:

This panel, by the authors of the best selling music business book “Music, Money and Success” (8th edition), will explain the ins and outs of what the deals look like, the short and long term money that can be made and where this area is heading in the future.

Speakers:

Hosted by Talent Developer Linda Septien (Selena Gomez, Demi Lavato, Kacey Musgraves)

Speakers:

Performances by: TBA

A heartfelt presentation, and reception honoring the career of pioneer entertainment law attorney: Ellis Jay Pailet.

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 delays matters? How do you get the most out of your negotiation? How do you save a deal from going south?

Speakers:

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

Moderated By: Lou Plaia, EVP, Co-Founder, ReverbNation

Session I:                            The “NEW” Music Industry Overview – Success in the music business requires both pieces of knowledge of the traditional music industry structure and a keen understanding of how music is sold today. This session of the Music Entrepreneur Initiative discusses how are innovative entrepreneurs changing the business model. How entrepreneurs can organize their income streams into an effective business strategy. Duration: 30 minutes

Session II                           Case Study – Operating A Recording Studio in the Modern Music Economy – The studio environment is its music ecosystem–what are the new models employed that help musicians, producers, and record labels/investors complete their projects? Recording studios can be creative training spaces for entrepreneurs. Duration: 30 Minutes

Session III                  Legal Advice for Music Entrepreneurs – Entertainment attorneys provide an overview of contracts, agreements, and negotiating strategies music entrepreneurs will encounter when setting up, establishing and growing their business. Duration: 45 Minutes

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Part I: Covering the legal considerations in record label management and creation.

Part II: A review of label-artist, label-producer, and label distributor agreements

 Entrepreneurs and musicians are among those seeking success by signing artists or self-releasing music. This panel will cover legal issues that arise when organizing and operating an independent record label, including, the organization’s structure, income streams, and standard agreements. The panel will explore third-party organizations potential roles that can help with independent label success.

Speakers:

This panel will consist of a combination of an artist, a producer, managers, and a record executive who will relay their experiences and views on the pathways to success for today’s women artists. Is the definition of success of another patriarchal system with false conclusions?

New Orleans has become a hub for music, film and TV industries, but what does that mean for an attorney and their independent music and filmmaking clients. This panel will walk you through the process of maintaining communication with clients, client funds management, making sure the filmmaker/client engagement letters are correct. Additionally, it will review user-generated content rights and procedures with filmmaker clients establishing a disbursement system for staff fees payment review intellectual property agreements, tax credit financing incentives, and distribution.

Speakers:

Women entrepreneurs conduct a mentoring session via stories of how they used their ideas, efforts, and brains to fore their businesses. Whom do they admire? Did they have a mentor?

The discussion will center on the analysis of the legal issues related to representing athletes and entertainer involved in contract negotiations when there is a crisis and representation is needed with the media and the courtroom. The panel will also cover changes in legal business issues under various collective bargaining agreements

Speakers:

Follow the panelists’ discussion on how they select artists and how they work with newly signed artists. The panelist will also advise artists who perform live for the panel on how they might improve their chances to get signed and distributed.

This panel will cover trademarks, piracy, combating counterfeit goods and strategies for proper licensing and derivatives products.

Speakers:

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

In conjunction with Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room and the New Orleans Jazz Museum

In conjunction with Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room and the New Orleans Jazz Museum

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

Interviews – Performances – Critiquing

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

This panel will cover rules of professional conduct when engaged in the discovery process, including best practices for preservation, the collection of electronic documents and protecting client’s information.

Speakers:

Create Great Music – Play Great Shows – Develop Great Fans – Make Great Money

Moderated By: Lou Plaia, EVP, Co-Founder, ReverbNation

Session I:                            The “NEW” Music Industry Overview – Success in the music business requires both pieces of knowledge of the traditional music industry structure and a keen understanding of how music is sold today. This session of the Music Entrepreneur Initiative discusses how are innovative entrepreneurs changing the business model. How entrepreneurs can organize their income streams into an effective business strategy. Duration: 30 minutes

Session II                           Case Study – Operating A Recording Studio in the Modern Music Economy – The studio environment is its music ecosystem–what are the new models employed that help musicians, producers, and record labels/investors complete their projects? Recording studios can be creative training spaces for entrepreneurs. Duration: 30 Minutes

Session III                  Legal Advice for Music Entrepreneurs – Entertainment attorneys provide an overview of contracts, agreements, and negotiating strategies music entrepreneurs will encounter when setting up, establishing and growing their business. Duration: 45 Minutes

Speakers:

Taking up the challenge of encouraging students and educators to view themselves as problem solvers, developing the skills needed to work with others to make a difference. Dr. Peter Cho, Musician, Executive Dean Delgado Community College West Bank Campus, Moderator

Presenting:

Part I: Covering the legal considerations in record label management and creation.

Part II: A review of label-artist, label-producer, and label distributor agreements

 Entrepreneurs and musicians are among those seeking success by signing artists or self-releasing music. This panel will cover legal issues that arise when organizing and operating an independent record label, including, the organization’s structure, income streams, and standard agreements. The panel will explore third-party organizations potential roles that can help with independent label success.

Speakers:

Women entrepreneurs conduct a mentoring session via stories of how they used their ideas, efforts, and brains to fore their businesses. Whom do they admire? Did they have a mentor?

Public/Private partnerships to build, maintain, and sustain the vital business of music in our communities.

This panel will consist of a combination of an artist, a producer, managers, and a record executive who will relay their experiences and views on the pathways to success for today’s women artists. Is the definition of success of another patriarchal system with false conclusions?

The keynote speaker, Josh Young will join other professionals in discussions to learn how the process works for getting yours into commercials, movies, and TV.

Speakers:

Women entrepreneurs conduct a mentoring session via stories of how they used their ideas, efforts, and brains to fore their businesses. Whom do they admire? Did they have a mentor?

Cutting Edge CE joins with “Live At Heart” one of Scandinavia’s biggest festivals and conferences, to help Cutting Edge’s attendees “discover the sensational opportunities present in the Swedish entertainment market. Hear from music executives, filmmakers, and musicians as they highlight business opportunities in Orebro, Sweden, and the entirety of Scandinavia.

Speakers:

Follow the panelists’ discussion on how they select artists and how they work with newly signed artists. The panelist will also advise artists who perform live for the panel on how they might improve their chances to get signed and distributed.

Agents, talent buyers, managers, and festival producers must understand what their audience is looking for and when to introduce the new artist. Join booking and touring professionals as they explain their methods and rationale for booking and representing artists.

Speakers:

Hosted by Talent Developer Linda Septien (Selena Gomez, Demi Lavato, Kacey Musgraves)

Speakers:

Performances by: TBA

Providing real-time critiquing of artist’s acoustic performance.

Performances by: TBA

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 delays matters? How do you get the most out of your negotiation? How do you save a deal from going south?

Speakers:

This panel will address various funding methods and deal points entrepreneurs can pursue when seeking financing, including traditional banking, equity investors, and crowdfunding.

Speakers:

This panel will cover rules of professional conduct within #Me Too litigation. Privacy, morals, and interpretation of conduct during the discovery process will be examined, including best practices for preservation, the collection of electronic documents and protecting client’s information.

Speakers:

This panel will cover rules of professional conduct when engaged in the discovery process, including best practices for preservation, the collection of electronic documents and protecting client’s information.

Speakers:

Part I: Covering the legal considerations in record label management and creation.

Part II: A review of label-artist, label-producer, and label distributor agreements

 Entrepreneurs and musicians are among those seeking success by signing artists or self-releasing music. This panel will cover legal issues that arise when organizing and operating an independent record label, including, the organization’s structure, income streams, and standard agreements. The panel will explore third-party organizations potential roles that can help with independent label success.

Speakers:

Whether you are a creator, producer or investor, the Broadway Musical is the surest way to “rags or riches” This panel will discuss the many different types of music licensing deals, contracts, and practices that come into play when dealing with the four basic types of musicals.

Speakers:

This panel follows the impact of the MMA, the latest on the “Mechanical Licensing Collective,” and termination of copyrights.

Speakers:

Public/Private partnerships to build, maintain, and sustain the vital business of music in our communities.

Covering the Music Modernization Act, content distribution, and the new technologies

Speakers:

New Orleans has become a hub for music, film and TV industries, but what does that mean for an attorney and their independent music and filmmaking clients. This panel will walk you through the process of maintaining communication with clients, client funds management, making sure the filmmaker/client engagement letters are correct. Additionally, it will review user-generated content rights and procedures with filmmaker clients establishing a disbursement system for staff fees payment review intellectual property agreements, tax credit financing incentives, and distribution.

Speakers:

Latest case law – Current Trends and Hot Topics

Speakers:

The discussion will center on the analysis of the legal issues related to representing athletes and entertainer involved in contract negotiations when there is a crisis and representation is needed with the media and the courtroom. The panel will also cover changes in legal business issues under various collective bargaining agreements

Speakers:

This panel will provide an overview of completing and launching an independent film.

Speakers:

This panel will cover trademarks, piracy, combating counterfeit goods and strategies for proper licensing and derivatives products.

Speakers:

This panel, by the authors of the best selling music business book “Music, Money and Success” (8th edition), will explain the ins and outs of what the deals look like, the short and long term money that can be made and where this area is heading in the future.

Speakers:

A heartfelt presentation, and reception honoring the career of pioneer entertainment law attorney: Ellis Jay Pailet.