"Don't try to explain it, just sell it."

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Music Law & Legal Representation

The Music Business is full of thousands upon thousands of horror stories of bands that have been grossly taken advantage of by carelessly signing agreements, residuals, split-sheets and/or songwriting/publishing contracts that take away so much of their rights. And what’s even worse, many of these companies are not even paying these writers (mostly kids) on what they are legally due. It's an absolute travesty and it is a growing trend. Most of the horror stories I've come into contact with involve an artist just sitting around and either not knowing what to do or either be too scared to do anything or to “make waves” that might cause a problem with their so-called “hook-up” with the industry or company. And most of this is due mainly to a lack of knowledge & understanding on some of the most fundamental music business practices or contracts that are designed to protect the artists best interest. Music Law can be a complicated maze of lingo and verbiage that only a professional musical attorney can understand.

Katavi Arts puts your best your interests first and foremost to ensure none of this ever happens to you. If you are ever approached by a major label or entertainment group desiring to establish a dialogue with you we are ready to talk.

Katavi Arts highly uses and highly recommends The Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) www.thewla.org for all it's clients legal issues.

For more information on Music Law, and the importance and the roles Music Attorneys have in licensing representation and negotiation please lease click on (Essays & Discussions).