Coffee and Beans with Adesola Balogun

Music Business 101


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Adesola Balogun and his guest Akinyemi Anyinoluwa popularly known as Akinyemi Law, who is an entertainment lawyer, a partner and Co - Founder at Hightower Solicitors and Advocates discuss Music and the importance of entertainment lawyers. They talk about the different sections, experiences with artists who have little or no knowledge as regards contracts, Akinyemi's course to help music producers and song-writers navigate the waters of the industry and more.
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OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction
02:44 - Why Music law?
07:23 - Did you have to qualify for this role with a law firm?
08:23 - How has the journey been so far?
12:31 - Who exactly do you represent?
14:00 - Why does anyone need a contract, and what is the difference between using the services of a music lawyer instead of a regular lawyer?
20:10 - What do you say to people who want to review an already signed contract after a couple of years?
25:00 -As a music lawyer, do you touch base on other entertainment spaces asides from music?
26:30 - Have you ever had to save someone from a bad contract?
29:50 - Can you tell us more about your course for music producers and songwriters?
32:10 - Is your course self-explanatory?
33:37 - How do you control piracy? 
34:50 - How can people sign up?
36:10 - Is mentoring people part of your plan?
41:49 - How do you sustain the hunger to succeed?
45:50 -  There is a lot of focus on Afrobeats. What happens to the other genres?
51:40 - What is the plan for Akinyemi Law?
53:30 - Now that our artists are international, do you think they don't pay enough attention to our home base community?
56:30 - Sign out

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Coffee and Beans with Adesola BalogunBy Global Village