CEO Morning Show LIVE Ep 9
Today we brought back our good friend and entertainment attorney Karl Fowlkes to answer common questions producers have about the music business.
Karl is very active in the music industry serving both producer & artist clients so he is a great source of knowledge on many topics pertaining to the
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TimeStamps
00:00 Intro & Announcements
04:27 Episode Overview
09:46 Giveaway announcement
13:00 Karl Fowlkes producer lawyer joins
14:10 Karl’s observation on the music industry’s current state in quarantine
16:09 Karl’s opinion on virtual concerts
18:28 Have placements slowed down during quarantine?
19:45 Karl’s career breakthroughs, and highs during the past year
21:10 Main differences in serving a producer vs artist client
23:52 What do labels look for in upcoming artists?
27:06 How labels look at their roster
29:20 Differences in traits with successful vs moderately successful clients
31:10 To have a 6 figure year what would a producer have to do?
36:00 How would you spend, save or manage a 250K publishing deal as a producer?
40:09 How often does another big payment come after your first one as a producer?
42:25 Karl’s opinion on pursuing artists to pay you
47:00 Q&A with 808 Quali: Most appealing way to drop loop kits, royalty free loops, copyright laws with midis
53:52: Q&A with Clint: Leasing beats to multiple artists and how to get royalty and publishing for that and exclusive beats
01:00:10 Q&A with R.S: Structuring a deal with independent artists
01:03:05 Q&A with Gau: How to get publishing done as a producer and getting an entertainment attorney
01:07:42 Q&A with WNZ: How do splits on streaming services and distrokid work
01:12:00 Q&A with Joshwin G: clarifying language in your leases and clearing samples
01:17:43 Outro
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