Copyrights & Contracts for Musicians and Labels: Know Your Rights!

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Copyrights & Contracts for Musicians and Labels: Know Your Rights!
 
A Music Law workshop, featuring Attorney Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq.
 
AFM Local 99, 325 NE 20th Avenue, Portland.
Sunday March 21, 2010   1:00 – 3:00 PM
$20.00 pre-registration; $30.00 at the door.
$10.00 (pre-registration only) for WCSA, PSA, CBA, or JSO members
FREE to AFM union members (w/ proof of membership).
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As part of its ongoing Professional Workshop Series, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM Union Local 99) and Sound Advice, LLC present a music law workshop with Portland entertainment attorney, Peter Vaughan Shaver, on Copyrights and Contracts for Musicians and Labels.
 
This event will be held at AFM Local 99, 325 NE 20th Avenue, Portland, on Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.; $20.00 for pre-registration through Sound Advice; $30.00 at the door for the general public. The event is free for AFM union members. $10.00 pre-registration admission is available for members of the Portland Songwriters Assn., The West Coast Songwriters Assn., The Cascade Blues Association, or the Jazz Society of Oregon.
 
This two-hour, interactive workshop will provide practical information on crucial legal topics related to the music business, with a focus on copyrights and contracts. Anyone involved with the music business should attend: bands, singer-songwriters, managers, producers, engineers, promoters, and record label owners.
 
Copyright topics will include the basic concepts that every musician should know, sound recording versus song compositions copyrights, registering music with the Copyright Office, and the ins and outs of performing rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI. Copyright forms and other valuable handouts will be provided.
 
The discussion of music business contracts will focus on recording and publishing agreement basics, licensing for films, television and video games, management and distribution deals, band and side musician agreements, production deals, band trademarks and more.
 
For pre-registration information, contact Peter Vaughan Shaver at (503) 473-8252 or <pv@pdxsa.com>. Check out the Sound Advice website at PDXMUSICLAW.COM / PDXSA.COM. Pre-registration payments can be made by check or via PayPal to pvshaver@hotmail.com.

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Regards,

Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq.
 
SOUND ADVICE, LLC
3939 NE Hancock Street, Suite 308
Portland, OR 97212
Phone: (503) 473-8252
Fax: (503) 288-5219

MUSIC PUBLISHING - A two part forum

On MONDAY JANUARY 18, 7PM-9PM    Local 99 will present the second in educational series:

The first part will be devoted to the various aspects of music publishing, including
. Accessing artists to record your songs
. Income streams from music publishing
. The differences between ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, and how to maximize your performing rights income
. Rights involved in theatrical productions (grand rights)
. Self-publishing vs. co-publishing, or using a music publisher
. Music in print

The second part of the discussion will concern:
. How to create instructional folios and get them published
. How to submit proposals for writing books about music. 
. Accessing music publishers
. Royalty issues and advances
. Using or not using a book agent

The program will be presented by Dick Weissman,  who has written over 50 published instructional folios for Alfred Music, Mel Bay, Cherry Music, Schirmers, etc.  He has also written 18 books about music and the music business, published by Crown, De Capo, Facts On File, Globe/Pequot, Knopf, Hal Leonard Books and Writer’s Digest.

All forums are free to members of Local 99, $10 to members of other musical organizations, and $20 for the general public.
 

New Workshop Series

A new Professional Workshop Series is being presented by Local 99, The American Federation of Musicians.
 
This series is intended to help all music professionals gain additional knowledge and insight into their livelihoods. All workshops are FREE  to Local 99 members (a dollar or two donation for the building fund would be very appropriate) and $20 for non-members.  A ten dollar discount is offered for members of other associations: CBA, JSO, PSA, etc…
 
 The first workshop is Monday, Nov 23rd from 7-9pm and Noah Peterson is the presenter.
 
Bandleading 101: Business Models and Professional Practices for Freelancers 
Getting it together, keeping it together, management styles, handling personnel, clients, money, marketing and more!
 
This lecture will demonstrate three current business models for bands/artists and explore opportunities and challenges with running your own business. Topics covered will include booking gigs, branding, resource assessment and exploiting your niche.
 
Noah Peterson has 15 years experience in the NW performing, touring, recording, composing, as a band leader, video producer, record producer, on-air radio host, booking agent, arts advocate, musicians advocate and Union board member.  He has airplay across the U.S, in Europe, Australia and Africa.  His musical experiences include: jazz, blues, gospel, reggae, folk, singer/songwriter, zydeco, R&B, classical, rock, funk, punk, avant-garde, West-African traditional, High-life, world-beat, country, pop, spoken word and soul. 
 
Where: Musicians Union, Local 99 Rehearsal Hall, 325 NE 20th, Portland
When: Monday, November 23, 7-9 pm
Cost: Free to Local 99 members, $20 for non-members, $10 for related organizational members.