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TIM INGHAM Music Business UK

Welcome to the first ever Legal & Accountancy 50 - proudly brought to you by Music Business UK together with Centtrip Music. When Centtrip approached us last year to enquire if there was a way to best highlight excellence in the world of financial and legal artist services, You hold in your hands the names it triggered a thought: what if we “ could represent the ‘gold standard’ of exceptional practitioners - and of companies working in these fields a directory of the finest companies as a resource for managers, while Here’s how the voting worked: celebrating and recognising some of All of the people on this list received in their field. the best individuals behind the scenes? multiple votes from our widespread panel That discussion led to what you hold in of . TIM INGHAM, PUBLISHER, MUSIC BUSINESS UK your hands today: 50 names of exceptional If you see pairings of two people in practitioners in their field, yes - but also one spot, that’s probably because at least a reassuring directory of some of the one person voted for them as a unit. finest companies working in artist-related Also, due to the very limited nature legal and accounting sectors. The hope of the 50 spaces here - we had over 100 is, when it comes time to find a new and accountants voted for in partner, a manager will be able to rely total - we capped the maximum number on our list to help put the very best team of individuals from each company at around their artist. five, and the total number of placings Over 100 managers and industry for each company at three. experts voted on the list of names and In other words, if someone at companies you can read in the following a company won an individual place in pages - confidentially picking out brilliant the Top 50, but there were four or more people who their peers could benefit other people from that company also from in the months ahead. in the Top 50, these folks might end up Before the names are revealed, sharing a spot with their colleagues.

there’s time for a vital bit of transparency Phew! Mathematics out of the INTRO (it’s all the rage in the music business way, let’s meet our exceptional Legal these days, didn’t you know). & Accountancy 50 for 2018...

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TONY NORTH Centtrip Music

The music industry can be as financially and legally complex as it can be rewarding. Especially now that the sector has shifted from sales to streaming. Whether you are an independent artist, manager, label owner, publisher, promoter or distributor, when entering into any kind of deal in the music industry, you will probably need to enlist a music determined to create an opportunity to who will help you make sense of acknowledge individuals whose ‘behind We have uncovered a wealth of complicated legal jargon – as well as an the scenes’ work is undoubtedly crucial “ accountant to maximise earnings and to the music business. talent and I am pleased that our first ensure international tax are Earlier this year, we set out to uncover annual search for the industry ‘gold complied with. the best of the best as part of the inaugural Like the roadies and lighting engineers Legal & Accountancy 50 ranking. Having standard’ has now been completed. who set the stage for the band out of asked more than 100 managers and the view of the public eye, lawyers and industry experts, we have uncovered a TONY NORTH, CEO, CENTTRIP MUSIC accountants are some of the music wealth of talent and I am pleased that our industry’s lesser-known stars. first annual search for the industry ‘gold Through my work with Centtrip Music, standard’ has now been completed. a specialist division of Centtrip dedicated I am very proud to finally unveil the to helping international artists and their individuals in this Legal & Accountancy representatives optimise their income 50 almanac. and reduce their touring costs, I have Featuring the finest lawyers and seen many truly talented lawyers and accountants, this is a must-have guide accountants in action. for artists, managers and anyone else And I didn’t think twice when Tim from looking to work with and learn from the Music Business UK suggested we work best in the music industry. together on the Legal & Accountancy 50 I believe that in the age of digital to recognise and celebrate the top lawyers transformation it is crucial to celebrate and accountants, upon whom some of the those individuals who champion change world’s biggest stars rely. and embrace new technologies for the We didn’t want to simply create another sake of their clients and the prosperity INTRO awards event in a business that is already of the wider music industry. teeming with accolades, but we were

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01 ADRIAN BULLOCK Bullocks 01 ANDREW MYERS Clintons 02 ALAN HEYWOOD Alan Heywood & Co 02 ANN HARRISON SSB 03 ALAN MCEVOY LBM 03 BERKELEY EDWARDS Clintons 04 BARRY DOWNES LBM 04 CHRIS ORGAN Russells 05 CHARLES BRADBROOK SRLV 05 CHRIS PHILLIPS TSPMH 06 CHARLOTTE HARRIS Harris & Trotter 06 GAVIN MAUDE Russells 07 CHRIS PANAYI / EFFIE CHARALAMBOUS C.C. Panayi & Co 07 JAMES SULLY Reed Smith 08 COLIN YOUNG C.C. Young & Co 08 JO BRITTAIN / SIMON ESPLEN Russells 09 DAVID CUSHION MSE 09 JOHN REID Russells 10 DANIEL ROSS Ross Bennet Smith 10 JOHN STATHAM / KAZ GILL Statham Gill Davies 11 JANICE LLOYD SRLV 11 KIERAN JAY Lee & Thompson 12 JASON COKER LBM 12 LAWRENCE ENGEL Lee & Thompson 13 JEFF KAYE Skeet Kaye Hopkins 13 LIV LYONS Simons Muirhead & Burton 14 JULIAN HEDLEY Saffery Champness 14 LIZZIE PAYNE-JAMES Lee & Thompson 15 JULIE SYMES OJK 15 NICKY STEIN Clintons 16 LESTER DALES Dales Evans & Co 16 PAUL LENNON Statham Gill Davies 17 MIKE SKEET Skeet Kaye Hopkins 17 PAUL SPRAGGON SSB 18 NICK LAWRENCE BigStar 18 PRAVEEN BHATIA / SIMON LONG Collins Long 19 PAT SAVAGE OJK 19 PADDY GRAFTON GREEN / JAMES HARMAN Simkins 20 PAUL MAKIN Dales Evans & Co 20 RICHARD BASKIND Simons Muirhead & Burton 21 RYAN POLSON Hardwick & Morris 21 RICHARD BRAY / MARK KRAIS Bray & Krais 22 SIMON WINTERS Prager Metis 22 ROBERT HORSFALL / SONIA DIWAN Sound Advice 23 STEPHANIE HARDWICK Hardwick & Morris 23 RUSSELL ROBERTS / STEPHEN LUCKMAN Sheridans 24 STEPHEN MARKS / GRANT / LLOYD QUILTY SRLV 24 VICTORIA WOOD Statham Gill Davies 25 TIM SMYTH Thomas St John 25 WALE KALEJAIYE Sheridans

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C.C. Young & Co

Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

Touring - Business Management - Royalties - Taxation - Audit

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01 ADRIAN BULLOCK 02 ALAN HEYWOOD 03 ALAN MCEVOY 04 BARRY DOWNES Bullocks Alan Heywood & Co LBM LBM

Adrian Bullock started out in the industry From an early career with a ‘big four’ firm Alan McEvoy started his career in the Having qualified as a Certified Accountant as a Junior Royalty Auditor at boutique in Newcastle, Alan Heywood relocated entertainment industry over 33 years while living in the UK, Barry Downes joined accountancy firm Stephen Abery & Co to London to work with a specialist ago in Dublin. Working for OJ Kilkenny & LBM in 2001 on his return to Ireland. in 1992. Having set up his firm Bullocks music practice. After that, he set up Co for the first 10 years, he was on various Since then he has been part of the a few years later, the company evolved Alan Heywood & Company in 1986 as teams that looked after Ireland’s biggest management team that has seen LBM with a focus on royalties, neighbouring Chartered Accountants and Business acts of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. In expand many times over and position rights and tour accounting. Advisers to clients in the music and addition, Alan built his own portfolio of itself firmly within the industry. He was actively involved in two of the entertainment business. Ireland-based artists. Working on the principle of always more innovative artist initiatives of the “It has given me great pride to grow the By 1995, McEvoy had worked with The keeping the client happy, his journey to new millennium, namely Daft Punk’s practice into one of the most respected Cranberries for a number of years and date has had much variety, and included “Daft Club”, the first time a major artist and longest established specialist firms eventually left OJ Kilkenny to take up an looking after the day-to-day financial gave away digital content as an extra with in the business,” says Heywood. “We are in-house position with the band in their management of a range of clients, from a CD release. This took place at the height a forward-thinking dynamic practice who native Limerick. He then went on to establish indie acts to worldwide stadium fillers. of the Napster controversy, so was a very work with a close-knit network of the Livewire Business Management (LBM) in Downes says that he enjoys the bold move at a time when the industry best professionals in the music and 1998 with Limerick as its base. different challenges presented each day was all but hamstrung on the issue. No entertainment world.” LBM now employs over 30 people across and often considers his role as “being less groundbreaking was Radiohead’s “In The firm’s impressive roster of clients three offices in Limerick, London and most that of a solutions manager”. Rainbows” release where fans were invited includes international multi-platinum recently France where Mark Robertson to pay what they wanted for the album. artists, producers, DJs, record and (ex D&T, E&Y and Haber & Robertson Intl) The project raised many complex rights publishing companies, as well as key runs the company’s specialist touring tax questions and remains one of the most management players. The company advisory operation. interesting album launches ever. offers a full menu of support and business LBM operates exclusively in the media, Bullock’s time is now split fairly equally management services to its clients, and entertainment and sports industries and ACCOUNTANTS between being on the road and off the is highly experienced in tour accounting acts for clients as diverse as unsigned road as tour accountant for acts including – often working with management and artists and songwriters, independent Radiohead, and Nick Cave. agents to reduce the effects of foreign tax. labels and publishers, authors, comedians and performers.

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05 CHARLES BRADBROOK 06 CHARLOTTE HARRIS SRLV Harris & Trotter

Charles Bradbrook started advising clients Harris & Trotter LLP was established in the music industry more than 30 years nearly 80 years ago by Charlotte Harris’s ago. Although his specialism is taxation, grandfather – she represents the third the nature of his clients in music has generation at the firm. Harris started her 07 CHRIS PANAYI & EFFIE CHARALAMBOUS required him to become very much an career at Deloitte where she qualified as C.C. Panayi & Co all-round financial adviser. a Chartered Accountant. She then joined Having retired from Deloitte at the end Harris & Trotter in 2003 and became a of 2012, Bradbrook joined SRLV and says partner in 2008. October 1980 was the beginning of the music-related businesses. CCP has he thoroughly enjoys his role today. “The music industry is such a male- accountancy practice that is now known developed into a truly global business “I work with a fantastic team of like- dominated one, especially on the finance as C. C. Panayi & Co. dealing with UK as well as internationally minded people with a lot of experience side, and it’s important for everyone to From CCP’s inception, it has developed based clients from America to New both in and outside the music industry,” realise we aren’t all men in suits,” she says. a music and entertainment speciality Zealand, taking care of all international he comments. “It’s important to always be reliable, to complement founder Chris Panayi’s taxation requirements. “I look after a wide range of clients from honest and approachable and I enjoy passion and knowledge for music, as CCP has also established a dedicated major international stars to emerging acts. taking a holistic business management well as a general practice that includes business management department to I have a pragmatic approach to finding approach. Our aim is to ensure the clients a broad spectrum of professionals, take care of the day-to-day business solutions, which I think is important when always receive all the income they are services and trades. needs of its clients, whether that is for communicating with creative artists. entitled to from all the sources as we The opportunity to work with all genres touring or general accounting matters. “It is the variety of issues that arise, arrange their affairs in the best possible of the entertainment arts was one that Panayi and Charalambous are among combined with the complexities of taxation, way within the tax structures was swiftly embraced and developed over five partners at the practice, which has especially in the international arena, that legally available. the years. This has created a speciality 30 employees. CCP takes care of all of keeps me inspired to continue working.” “I am hugely proud of the money that covering all aspects of music, including its clients’ business, statutory financial we raise for charity through our office via a artists, management companies, and taxation planning requirements, ACCOUNTANTS scheme which adds a voluntary donation recording studios, sound and lighting while maintaining its ethos of providing to all invoices raised and where the partners companies, publishing, record producers a dedicated personal and professional match donations on a pound-for- and writers, concert and crowd security service to each client, irrespective of pound basis.” companies and an extensive list of other the stage of their careers.

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08 COLIN YOUNG 09 DAVID CUSHION C.C. Young & Co MSE

Educated at Lancaster University, Colin David Cushion is a qualified Chartered Young graduated with Honours in 1986 Certified Accountant and has been with a Bachelor of Science degree in advising musicians, sportspeople and Physics. He then went on to study as a entertainers for 20 years. Chartered Accountant and Registered In 2016, Cushion set up MSE Business Auditor in the City and received his ACA Management LLP operating out of offices qualification in 1992, after which he joined in Soho, Central London and specialising 10 DANIEL ROSS OJK, one of London’s leading music in providing accountancy and business Ross Bennet Smith accounting firms. During his time there, management services to clients within he wrote a thesis on taxation entitled ‘Tax the music, sports, theatrical, broadcast, Planning for the Musician/Songwriter’. In literary and social media industries. With a heritage extending back over four before setting up his own business that 1998, he founded his own practice, C.C. Cushion covers all aspects of taxation decades, Ross Bennet Smith Chartered merged into Ross Bennet Smith in 2006. Young & Co, Chartered Accountants and and accountancy for clients ensuring Accountants is renowned as a world leader He continues to advise on some of Registered Auditors, acting for clients in compliance with all . in the provision of professional services the music industry’s most noteworthy the music and entertainment sectors. His involvement in clients’ businesses to talent and corporates within the music deals, with his expertise extending to Young is a champion of transparency range from dealing with day-to-day and entertainment industry. Their clients international touring and taxation, in which and fairness in the music industry. In accounting matters, to the compilation include some of the most prominent over the past year touring revenues of particular, he challenges the status quo and filing of accounts, to business bands, recording artists, songwriters and clients exceeded $1 billion. in respect of and digital royalties, management and strategy. producers in the UK and across the globe. Ross believes that applying a forward- and he is exploring ways of working He says that MSE offers the flexibility Daniel Ross, the firm’s Managing looking corporate approach to the alongside management companies, legal and experience to support clients in all Partner, started in A&R and then financial affairs of artists and talent is firms and neighbouring rights affiliates areas, no matter what stage their business management before opting for a career pivotal to the firm’s success. ACCOUNTANTS to ensure all songwriters and performing is at in terms of development - or where change by joining one of the world’s “Accounting for the past is the easy bit,” artists receive equitable remuneration an individual is at in terms of their career. largest accounting firms where he he says. “It’s empowering clients and in a timely and transparent way. specialised in corporate finance for media helping them build, grow and realise their C.C. Young & Co celebrated its 20th and entertainment companies, completing ambitions for the future where the real anniversary in 2018. £750 million of deals over a five-year period, value is achieved.”

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12 JASON COKER 13 JEFF KAYE LBM Skeet Kaye Hopkins

Jason Coker qualified as a Chartered Jeff Kaye began his career in the music Certified Accountant in 2011 and joined industry in 1987 working in the London LBM in 2014 to open the firm’s then- office of a leading US music business new London office. management firm. This London base has helped LBM He left to set up his own specialist music maintain their esteemed reputation in firm in 2000, and in 2012 merged his firm the music business. Coker says he is with Mike Skeet to form Skeet Kaye – now enjoying “serving those artists playing Skeet Kaye Hopkins. in front of an intimate few, through to Kaye “cut his teeth” in the music industry 11 JANICE LLOYD SRLV those performing in packed out stadiums”. handling on-the-road tour accounting on He adds: “Communication is very a worldwide basis for major international much the key and is a core ethos of LBM. artists. He also undertook international Janice Lloyd started her career with Deloitte including high-profile music artists, “In a world where communication can royalty audits alongside growing his UK and qualified as both ACCA and CTA during songwriters, management companies, vary from email to WhatsApp we place accountancy practice. her 18 years with the company. “I was theatre companies, DJs, models and importance on keeping clients up to date This invaluable experience has given fortunate to work with a number of teams celebrities. with their business and making sure him an in-depth knowledge of the music at Deloitte but truly found my home when “Many of my clients have international any concerns are addressed in a industry, which enables him to provide his I joined the Media and Entertainment team exposure and require international tax timely manner. clients with a thorough understanding of there back in 2001,” she explains. advice, an area I find really interesting and “No single day in our industry is the the accounting and commercial aspects “Since then I have continued to work has become my specialism. same, however we strive to be proactive of their music business activities on an alongside creative individuals and their “I am really lucky to be working in an in our approach rather than reactive, to international basis. businesses, providing a wide range of industry which I love. I am constantly ensure we deliver services of an incredibly Kaye says he is determined to help his ACCOUNTANTS advice and assisting them with their learning as clients face new challenges high standard.” clients understand and plan their financial everyday financial needs whether it is and their success develops, particularly affairs in line with their goals, while guiding personal or business. in an industry that is constantly evolving.” them through the often complex world of “Here at SRLV I have a variety of clients the music industry.

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15 JULIE SYMES 16 LESTER DALES OJK Dales Evans & Co

Julie Symes joined what was then OJ Lester Dales joined what was then Keith Kilkenny & Co (now OJK Ltd) in 1997. Evans & Co in 1981. His early experience She started out as a newly qualified focused on working with concert promoters, Junior Accountant, before quickly rising gaining expertise in providing in-office and to Senior Accountant and then a Director. on-the-road tour accounting services. At OJK Ltd she has developed an While working with artist clients, he 14 JULIAN HEDLEY Saffery Champness extensive knowledge of all aspects of identified a need for practical support with the music and entertainment industry, their finances. This led him to develop the working with artists throughout the firm’s business management service. Julian Hedley began his career as an Hedley now heads the Saffery various steps of their careers, in In 1994, Dales became a founding Inspector of Taxes working in the Foreign Champness Sports and Entertainment particular dealing with their live director of Dales Evans & Co Limited. He Entertainers Unit of HMRC. team that offers a full service to performance activities in the UK and has steered the company in representing He was part of the team that introduced music clients covering tax planning, Europe, as well as the rest of the world. an array of clients, particularly in the music the UK’s artist withholding tax legislation asset protection, inheritance tax, Symes largely credits her success industry. These clients include artists, and has extensive experience in the social security, VAT, tax filings (both to her diligence, conscientiousness, their managers, record and publishing taxation of performing artists both in in the UK and overseas), accounts attentiveness and thoroughness. companies, promoters and agents. the UK and overseas. preparation, cloud accounting products, These skills have led her to looking Dales Evans advises its clients on many After leaving HMRC – having seen business management, tour accounting after an impressive client list including aspects, including personal and business first-hand the problems caused by tax and corporate advisory on catalogue Ant & Dec, Catfish and the Bottlemen, tax matters, statutory accounting, complete investigations and taxpayers being valuations and business sales. Davina McCall, Michael Bublé and business management and tour accounting unaware of what they were involved The company has been involved Sam Smith. services. The firm has now grown to a near with – he was determined to make sure with over £58 million worth of sales 50-strong team. that his clients were always in a position in the last 18 months. Dales Evans provides a tailored service to ACCOUNTANTS to make informed decisions. He felt It also handles finance secured against clients, that proactively meets their needs it was important to take the time to royalty income, film tax credit for music while keeping them informed, advised ensure that clients understood their film productions, preparation of net and compliant in their business and tax and accounting affairs. wealth statements and royalty audits. personal finances.

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17 MIKE SKEET 18 NICK LAWRENCE 19 PAT SAVAGE 20 PAUL MAKIN Skeet Kaye Hopkins BigStar OJK Dales Evans & Co

Mike Skeet began his career with a leading Nick Lawrence is the self-styled ‘anti- Pat Savage set up the London office of Paul Makin graduated with a Mathematics US music business management firm accountant’. And BigStar, the company OJ Kilkenny & Co (now OJK Ltd) in 1986, degree from Leeds University in 1987. in 1986. After gaining invaluable he founded, is the ‘anti-accountancy’. having worked for the company in Dublin He then trained as an accountant with an experience with other specialist firms, BigStar offers services for creatives for many years, and today lays claim to a independent accountancy practice in the he established his own practice in 1999, who shiver at the mere mention of the proven track record of over 30 years. East Midlands, qualifying in 1992. merging with Jeff Kaye to form Skeet word. “It’s the antithesis of dusty suits Working with some of the best-known Upon moving to London he gained Kaye (now Skeet Kaye Hopkins) in 2012. in dusty offices charging by the phone artists/entertainers in the music business, further experience at several smaller Skeet manages all aspects of his clients’ call while streaming WhaleSongs Vol 2 his straightforward, no nonsense style is accountancy firms before joining Dales financial affairs, from house purchases and re-alphabetising the filing cabinet,” highly respected throughout the industry. Evans & Co Limited in 1998 as a manager. to complex negotiations, and says Lawrence. Considered to be extremely capable Paul has assisted the company’s growth has extensive hands-on experience of Not only does Lawrence not enjoy and highly experienced in liaising with from around a dozen staff to almost 50 worldwide royalty auditing and on-the- whale song (or treating his roster as managers and lawyers in negotiating employees today. road tour accounting. In short, he has cash registers), he believes in engaging recording and publishing deals, In 2004, Makin became a director. Dales a breadth of knowledge of the financial with his clients as artists, giving them merchandising deals, sponsorship Evans clients are almost entirely music workings of the industry that few of the foundations on which to realise their arrangements and sourcing / based, and Makin has specialised in his peers can match. His clients include potential. Put simply, he says, BigStar funding, Savage continues to have a steady building a business management team well-established superstar bands and up- provides the order so its talent can bring flow of referrals for new business which is that directly handles artists. He looks and-coming artists. His recent personal the chaos. BigStar is the lovechild of the testament to his reliability, consistency after all aspects of their operations, highlights include being an integral part two sides of Lawrence’s brain: financial and reputation to deliver. from worldwide touring through of a festival headlining tour for a major nous combined with a genuine obsession Crediting his success to his ability to business and personal tax planning to worldwide band, playing an instrumental for music and the arts. offer good advice and service, in addition cash management. This work involves role in a ground-breaking acquisition deal Its roster today includes fresh talent to having strong communication skills prioritising compliance with all relevant and seeing a number of new clients score such as Tom Grennan and Izzy Bizu, and being a team player, he counts Bryan financial reporting and tax matters. multi-platinum selling debut albums. alongside legends like the Happy Adams, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, Robbie Makin’s strengths lie in his ability to ACCOUNTANTS Skeet says his key principles are simple – Mondays, Spiritualized, The Darkness Williams and The Rolling Stones as clients. translate complex financial information honesty, transparency and listening to and Killing Joke, plus rightsholders, into a format that artists understand, his clients. management companies, agents and that has meaning for them. and promoters.

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21 RYAN POLSON 22 SIMON WINTERS 23 STEPHANIE HARDWICK 24 STEPHEN MARKS Hardwick & Morris Prager Metis Hardwick & Morris SRLV

Having gained a degree in Accountancy, Simon Winters, FCA, is a Partner of Prager Stephanie Hardwick has spent 30 years Since joining Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman Ryan Polson started his career in 2004. Metis LLP and is the Partner-in-Charge of working as an accountant in the music in July 1988 – where he was introduced to He moved to London in 2007 into music the firm’s Business Management Group. industry. After completing a degree in the world of music accountancy / business accountancy, where he was able to He has been in the accounting industry music, she trained as an accountant in the management – Stephen Marks says his combine a love of music with his career. for more than 25 years representing a music department of a large city-based career has “been a roller coaster of activity, In 2015, Polson joined Marylebone- wide variety of clients in the media and firm in London. It was during this period emotion and understanding of how the based Hardwick & Morris LLP as a entertainment sector, including that she gained invaluable experience music industry works and most significantly manager, in an ever-expanding management companies, publishers, under the umbrella of a professional firm, how the mind of an artist ticks”. accountancy firm where he focuses on record labels, songwriters, producers and enabling her to develop sector-specific He adds: “I have been very lucky to have touring and international compliance. artists both embarking on their careers expertise and skills pertaining to worked with some of the world’s largest “One of the key principles is being to more established acts. Winters has accountancy and business management recording and touring artists in my versatile, having that ability to meet the a great deal of experience advising his within the remit of the music industry. professional capacity. ever-changing needs of your client, of clients on international matters, such as “The skills that I picked up have helped “I have always retained my integrity the music industry and accounting tour planning and accounting, and this task Hardwick & Morris to become a successful, throughout my career and would like to worldwide,” he says. is greatly assisted by Prager Metis having well-esteemed and reliable leader in its think of myself as a very trusted confidant “As for my highlights so far, there are offices in London, New York, Los Angeles field, with an internationally well-renowned to my clients, who can contact me too many to mention but having a client and Miami. Winters aims to understand his reputation,” she says. whenever they need for accounting, recognised for their achievements or clients’ requirements and their businesses “From starting off as a two-person team financial or even personal matters. getting up on stage – whether it be a in order to deliver tailored, cost-effective working out of a single room, Hardwick & I moved my team to SRLV in 2006 and have small gig, a stadium tour or headline and pro-active advice in a timely fashion. Morris has since accumulated offices in expanded my division within that framework. at Glasto – is up there, feeling part of Taking the time to understand his clients’ London, New York and Los Angeles, I continue to provide financial support something everyone has worked needs is central to being able to provide emblematic of our expansion from a and advice to my clients, whether they hard towards.” appropriate advice and to help put in place grassroots consultancy and accountancy are touring internationally, renegotiating ACCOUNTANTS the right structures and to develop a firm to a global employer. I act for clients their publishing or recording , financial plan both for now and for the future. in all areas of the music industry, but purchasing assets or growing their have a strong bias towards touring and brand internationally.” international work.”

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24 GRANT COURT 24 LLOYD QUILTY SRLV SRLV

Days after attending the Oasis concert at Lloyd Quilty joined SRLV in 2000 and has Knebworth in 1996, just after his A-levels, worked in the music and entertainment Grant Court landed his first job as an team throughout his time at the firm. auditor at BDO in Hertfordshire. He says: Quilty’s clients include artists, “Knebworth gave me a taste of the power songwriters, management companies, of music, and I was hooked.” producers, record labels, publishing When Court then moved to a London companies, booking agents and music 25 TIM SMYTH firm, he started attending more gigs and industry executives. Thomas St John festivals between his ACCA studies. He “I love the industry that I work in and then found “the right opportunity” in the enjoy building relationships with clients, music business at SRLV in 2004. guiding them throughout each stage of Tim Smyth joined Thomas St John Group utilise it. This, together with the increasing “I work with producers, songwriters, their career,” he says. from Deloitte’s Media and Entertainment ability to automate processes, has made it independent music companies, artist “I’ve developed extensive knowledge of team in 2012. Prior to this, he spent 11 possible to invest more time than ever into managers and recording and performing all aspects of the music and entertainment years working in general practice. providing real value and support to clients.” artists,” says Court. “This varied portfolio industry and advise on business setups, At TSJ, he looks after a range of media He adds: “Our role as accountants is allows me to better understand the business management, tour accounting, clients across the firm’s offices in London, to help enable artists, and their teams, different needs and demands within this withholding taxes and mergers.” Amsterdam and Los Angeles, providing to achieve their goals by providing clear competitive and ever-changing sector. international tax, accounting and business information and useful advice. This is only “Three of the most important people management services to some of the possible with access to deep, specialist within a creative business is the artist world’s leading talent in sports and expertise, leveraging the best software manager, the lawyer and the accountant. entertainment. solutions – with a continued commitment A vital part of my work is building the “Due to the advancements in technology, to understand the industry as it evolves. relationship – developing clients’ trust it’s a really exciting time to be working “There’s a big opportunity to improve ACCOUNTANTS to provide the right support so they can both within the music and accountancy the quality, speed and manner in which focus on their music. I am proud when industries,” he says. financial information is being communicated they achieve their goals and are rewarded “We now have access to more data than and I’m proud to be working within such a with success.” ever before and the technology to better talented, diverse team of people.”

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01 ANDREW MYERS 02 ANN HARRISON 03 BERKELEY EDWARDS 04 CHRIS ORGAN Clintons SSB Clintons Russells

Andrew Myers is a Senior Partner at Ann Harrison has had a long career as a Berkeley Edwards has been a Partner at Chris Organ has been with Russells Clintons – an award-winning boutique lawyer in the business. She was a Partner in London-based Clintons since 2013. He since 1980. He started out at the firm firm based in London’s Covent Garden. a large law firm for 15 years, before working is a keen musician, and originally joined working as an articled clerk and is now The firm is a market leader in the on her own for another 15 years. She is Clintons in 2007 as a trainee. a Senior Partner. entertainment, digital media and creative now a consultant at SSB based in His main focus is music work, advising From his beginnings as a commercial industries and is especially highly regarded West London. SSB is a leading specialist both emerging and established artists, solicitor focusing almost exclusively on for its family, litigation, property and IP law firm, working in all areas of the producers, songwriters and managers on a the music industry, his role and areas of corporate work. music business. Clients include household wide range of legal and commercial issues. expertise have expanded significantly, Myers acts for an array of well-known and names, alongside start-up businesses and Edwards also advises a number of record although he draws almost all of his established artists in the music industry developing artists. labels, publishing companies and clientele from the entertainment and at Clintons. Harrison specialises in UK copyright law digital businesses. media industries. His clients say he is “amazing to deal and the music industry and undertakes Before qualifying as a lawyer, Edwards His clients number some of the greatest with” and that he is “very shrewd, employment work. She is the author of worked for a number of years in the music talents of their generation to include artists, experienced and wise”. ‘Music: The Business’, with a seventh industry, with experience ranging from writers, composers, sportsmen and edition published in 2017. The book is a promotions and in-house work at record executives, as well as clients drawn from key text on the UK’s music and media labels to artist management. the business world of highly successful higher education courses. companies (independent and major) and Harrison regularly lectures and presents other organisations within the world of ‘masterclasses’ at the likes of Abbey Road entertainment from music, film, theatre Studios and BIMM. In 2008 she was made and book publishing through to sport, the a Companion of LIPA. She was awarded restaurant business and many other fields. the Accolade Award for Achievement by the Women In Music Trust in 2003, and in 2014 received a Women In Music Award. LAWYERS In 2016, she was named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the music business worldwide.

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05 CHRIS PHILLIPS Trainer Shepherd Phillips 06 GAVIN MAUDE 07 JAMES SULLY 08 JO BRITTAIN Russells Reed Smith Russells Melin Haynes

Chris Phillips is a music and entertainment Gavin Maude heads up the Music After qualifying, James Sully took an MBA, Jo Brittain joined Russells in 2006 as lawyer, dual-qualified ( & Wales department at Russells, having originally then ran Massive Attack’s record label a trainee and qualified into the firm’s and the State of New York). He is also a joined the company in 1991. before returning to private practice. This Commercial department two years later. founding partner in his own law firm, based After qualifying in 1993, Maude joined experience puts him in the unique position In 2013, he became Russells’ youngest in Soho, London. the Commercial department with a remit of understanding both the business of Partner and now heads up the firm’s New Respected by clients and his peers, to attract new and emerging talent to music, as well as its law. Artist department. Phillips has a friendly, approachable and the firm. Maude grew Russells’ Music As a Partner at Reed Smith, Sully As a music obsessive, Brittain enjoys confident manner. He represents a wide department over the next 25 years, with splits his time between Reed Smith’s interacting with creative individuals and range of clients, of all ages, backgrounds some clients going on to become award- entertainment offices in London, Los has a great drive and passion for his work. and music genres. His advice specifically winning, multi-million selling stadium Angeles and New York. Brittain says that offering strategic covers non-contentious issues in the artists and household names. While some As such, Sully says he is one of only advice to artists, songwriters and music industry, including company sales, of Maude’s most successful clients have a small number of global lawyers who producers/mixers just starting out in the catalogue acquisitions, business come to him later in their careers, the have the ability to genuinely serve his business gives him great satisfaction. He structures and all types of music contracts. majority have been with him since the clients in each of these markets, providing is immensely proud to have represented a His clients include national and very beginning. them with a thorough knowledge, number of clients from ‘day one’ who have international music publishers, record Maude represents celebrities in all areas understanding, infrastructure and address gone on to sell multi-platinum records or labels, recording studios, producers, of entertainment including sport, TV, book for both the US and Europe. win coveted Mercury Prize, Brit, Grammy managers and promoters – as well as brands and more. He also represents Sully acts for some of the most successful and Ivor Novello Awards in recognition of Grammy and BRIT-award winning booking agents, promoters, record, artists, songwriters, producers, their talent. recording artists and songwriters. publishing and film and television management companies and independent Finding and supporting career artists is Phillips co-authored the legal textbook production companies. record companies in the UK and the US. a key responsibility of the music business. ‘Bagehot & Kanaar on Music Business Maude has built a successful practice, His clients have won numerous Grammys, This is at the heart of Brittain’s philosophy. Agreements, 3rd Edition’, a guidebook representing music biz executives in Brits, Ivor Novellos and Oscars. He says that he feels strongly that to music business agreements, including relation to all of their employment matters. everyone around an artist project can ‘win’ if LAWYERS how to draft and negotiate management, In 2011, he was the only lawyer mentioned they approach deal-making in the right way. recording and publishing deals. in ’s Top 100 people in the music industry.

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08 SIMON ESPLEN 09 JOHN REID Russells Russells

Simon Esplen joined Russells in 1995. He John Reid joined Russells in 2000 and qualified in 1997, becoming a Partner soon is now one of the Senior Partners in the after. In April 2015, he agreed to become firm’s Litigation department. He also 10 JOHN STATHAM & KAZ GILL Managing Partner, a position he still holds. heads up the Employment team. Statham Gill Davies Esplen’s career in the entertainment Reid is widely regarded as one of the industry started in 1986 when he began top employment lawyers in the music working as a concert promoter and artist industry. He represents a wide range of John Statham and Kaz Gill co-founded With experience in all aspects of the manager. Recognising that his interest leading executives in the entertainment Statham Gill (as it was then) in 1991. music industry, Gill represents recording lay more in the business side of the industry generally. He also regularly Statham has almost 30 years of artists, record companies, music industry, he returned to college to study advises business clients in relation to all experience in the entertainment business, publishing companies, merchandise law, emerging in 1994 to work at a leading employment-related issues. having acted and continuing to act for companies, managers, producers independent record company. As a litigator, Reid has been involved some of the UK’s biggest artists and songwriters. The practical commercial experience in a number of important cases in the and songwriters. Combining technical expertise with a Esplen gained while working as a manager industry. He represents leading artists, He is passionate about music and his strong awareness of commercial matters, and promoter and at a record company talent, record and publishing companies clients and has been noted as an innovator he gets very involved in his clients’ affairs. has stood him in good stead when advising and other businesses, both in court and in negotiating artist contracts. In addition to major artist work, he regularly clients. Esplen says he is privileged to in an advisory capacity. Statham’s client base consists of advises on business expansions, have a varied and successful client base He advises on all aspects of media/ artists, songwriters, producers/mixers, acquisitions and sales within the industry. including artists (both established and entertainment disputes, but increasingly music industry executives, managers, Statham Gill Davies now represents new), managers, songwriters, dancers, in reputation management/privacy merchandisers, independent record clients from all sectors of the entertainment producers/mixers, record and publishing matters. Most recently Reid has – a companies and music publishers. He industry, and has broadened the scope companies, party organisers, models, radio matter of public record – taken a lead role also works closely with the Corporate of the legal services it provides to include presenters/DJs, illustrators, magicians, in advising the of one of the UK’s and Litigation departments of the firm. advice on property, litigation, employment LAWYERS concert promoters and more. Esplen also most successful singer/songwriters. Gill has specialised in the music and other private matters such as wills sits on the Teenage Cancer Trust industry since qualifying as a solicitor and . Music Board. in 1987.

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11 KIERAN JAY 12 LAWRENCE ENGEL 13 LIV LYONS 14 LIZZIE PAYNE-JAMES Lee & Thompson Lee & Thompson Simons Muirhead & Burton Lee & Thompson

Kieran Jay is a Partner in Lee & Thompson’s Lawrence Engel is Head of Lee & Liv Lyons joined Simons Muirhead & Lizzie Payne-James is a lawyer in the thriving Music Group. Thompson’s highly regarded Music Group, Burton LLP’s Music department in 2016 Music Group at Lee & Thompson. Since joining the firm in 2011, he has which has been at the heart of the music after training and working at music practice After taking Chinese Studies at developed a significant and ever- business for over 35 years. Clintons for a number of years. Cambridge University and completing growing artist-orientated music practice Engel started his legal career in 1994 Before qualifying as a lawyer, Lyons her LLB, Payne-James trained at representing leading artists, songwriters, and joined Lee & Thompson having worked in the music industry both as an an international City law firm. Upon producers and mixers, as well as previously co-founded and run his own artist manager and musician – giving her qualification she decided to combine her independent management, record and music law firm. a personal insight into the challenges of vocation of law with her passion for music. publishing companies. With considerable experience across ‘breaking’ an artist. She joined Lee & Thompson’s thriving Advising on recording, publishing, all aspects and genres of the music As a result, her main focus at SM&B has Music Group in June 2015, where she management, live performance and industry, Engel represents an extensive been advising emerging artists and continues to grow her own practice and endorsement agreements, Jay counts and enviable list of recording artists, producers/songwriters taking their first work with the wider team. Her main focus some of the UK’s most successful artists songwriters, producers, DJs, managers steps in the industry – in addition to is on the talent side; most of her clients – both new and established – as clients. and music industry executives, offering advising both established and up-and- are recording artists, songwriters and He also represents a growing number of truly comprehensive legal and commercial coming music managers on a wide range producers. They cover the full breadth of music industry executives in respect of advice to all. of legal and commercial issues. musical genres, with a notable cluster of their employment arrangements. Known for his sound, pragmatic and Her artist clients include Yungblud, artists in the urban scene, many of whom For his artist clients, Jay is regarded straightforward advice, Engel is involved Col3trane, Ama Lou, Bondax and have been nominated for or won key as a key member of the team, who rely in all aspects of his clients’ careers, producer/songwriter James Earp (Lewis industry awards including BRITs, MOBOs on him for far more than his legal skills. regularly overseeing international brand Capaldi, Bipolar Sunshine, Fickle Friends). and Ivors plus inclusion in the BBC “Sound One client recently commented that “the profiles, as well as always being on-call to Her business clients include TaP Of...” poll. For a number of years, Payne- passion and understanding that Kieran has handle any challenges to reputation or Management (Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa) James has worked with one of the leading for the talent he works with makes Lee & legal disputes. and Locomotion Music (Alex Vargas and music companies in China, allowing her Thompson the leading and most cutting- Like his colleague Kieran Jay, Engel has Danish singer Maximillian). to engage with the growth of the industry LAWYERS edge law firm right now. Kieran is astute, been recognised for many years by all of there. Both Chambers & Partners and The communicates clearly and is truly valued the major legal industry directories. Legal 500 – the major legal directories – as an extension of the team”. rank Payne-James as “one to watch”.

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15 NICKY STEIN 16 PAUL LENNON 17 PAUL SPRAGGON 18 PRAVEEN BHATIA Clintons Statham Gill Davies SSB Collins Long

Nicky Stein has been a Partner at Clintons Paul Lennon joined Statham Gill Davies Paul Spraggon founded SSB along with Sarah Praveen Bhatia is a Partner at Collins since 2007 and is widely recognised as a in 1993 and is a Senior Partner in the firm’s Stennett and Andrew Brabyn 23 years ago. Long. She represents a dynamic and leading practitioner in the music business. Entertainment, Music and SSB is a highly-regarded entertainment diverse client base of young talent and Stein advises both recording artists and Media department. law practice focused on the music industry professionals in the music industry writers in all aspects of the music industry, Lennon’s first experience in the music which represents many multi-platinum across all genres. as well as acting for various record, industry was on the door taking tickets artists, writers and producers. Bhatia’s clients include singers, publishing, production and management and working front stage at Friars Aylesbury Spraggon takes a pro-active, pragmatic songwriters, rappers, producers, DJs, companies. He previously managed artists from 1976 to 1979. His “fondest” memory and innovative approach and, most musicians, authors, fashion designers, and worked in-house at a major is being showered in spittle working front importantly, loves music. directors, creatives, artists, actors and record company. stage in front of Joe Strummer on the actresses. Bhatia has built her client He also advises on TV work and London Calling tour. Lennon qualified base from scratch, through word-of- merchandise agreements (particularly in as a solicitor in 1989 and gained early mouth recommendations, both in the music and sport). experience in his career working for a UK and internationally. record label. She has been highly recommended for Lennon advises creative people on all her employment work and has become aspects of the music and entertainment a go-to lawyer for young executives (as business. His clients include recording well as certain CEOs and Presidents). artists, songwriters, producers, remixers, Very comfortable dealing with the managers, A&R executives, independent majors, independents and anyone in music publishers and labels. He spends a between, Bhatia says that she always great deal of time helping new talent to takes the time to make sure her advice avoid early mistakes, which has become is personally tailored to suit her clients’ even more important in recent years individual needs. She’s not afraid to be with artists/songwriters able to upload fierce on behalf of her clients, or a little LAWYERS their music to internet platforms from maverick when required, but always their bedrooms, leaving their intellectual maintains her integrity. property open to copyright infringement.

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18 SIMON LONG 19 PADDY GRAFTON GREEN 19 JAMES HARMAN 20 RICHARD BASKIND Collins Long Simkins Simkins Simons Muirhead & Burton

Simon Long is a founding partner of the Paddy Grafton Green is Chairman of Simkins. James Harman is a Partner in the Richard Baskind heads up the Music boutique music law firm Collins Long, He is a commercial media lawyer, advising Commercial group of Simkins and department at respected media law which he established in 2000 alongside a range of creative industry clients. specialises in entertainment firm Simons Muirhead & Burton. James Collins. Originally a pure music firm, Across his long-standing career, industry work. Baskind has more than 20 years of Collins Long now also deals with film, TV Grafton Green has built up extensive His expertise includes recording, experience in advising talent and business and theatre, complex litigation matters expertise in the music, TV and film, publishing and all other types of talent in the music and media related industries. and handles employment work for theatre and publishing sectors. contracts. He has strong know-how in Baskind and SM&B’s client base spans executives in entertainment. He regularly advises clients on book publishing work and non-contentious the breadth of the industry, from Long came to the legal profession as recording, publishing, public appearance, intellectual , including advice established artists and songwriters to an obsessive music fan. Unable to land management, sponsorship, merchandising, on copyright, passing off and a variety of senior executives and some of the most his dream gig of playing guitar in James production and distribution arrangements. copyright-based commercial contracts successful independent music companies Brown’s band, he found another route In addition to his extensive media such as merchandising contracts. in the UK, including Good Soldier, First to become the hardest working man in expertise, Grafton Green is well versed in Harman regularly advises clients on Access and B-Unique. showbiz – enjoying over three decades in advising on corporate and employment music publishing, recording, management, Baskind is seen as a trusted business the thick of the industry, advising diverse matters, as well as domestic and merchandising and joint venture partner to his clients, providing high-level musicians, writers and producers. international taxation issues. agreements. guidance on strategy for business growth Long says he’s at his best when working His far-reaching client base consists Focusing his practice on the music and and development of careers. He is with creative talent. From nurturing new of media companies, artists and high- entertainment business, Harman acts for recognised for his practical, professional artists and helping them to navigate safe net-worth individuals, particularly in the a number of high-profile songwriters, artist and insightful advice. passage to a successful and long-lasting music business. managers, jazz, pop and rock acts, authors, career, to working with household names publishers and record labels. such as Feeder (long before they were signed) and contemporary international superstar DJs like David Guetta. LAWYERS Long is also passionate about artists and composers who work in film, TV and video games.

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21 RICHARD BRAY 21 MARK KRAIS 22 ROBERT HORSFALL 22 SONIA DIWAN Bray & Krais Bray & Krais Sound Advice Sound Advice

Richard Bray qualified as a solicitor in 1989 Mark Krais graduated from Oxford Robert Horsfall has been a music lawyer Sonia Diwan has been a music lawyer for with First Class Honours. Over his many University in 1990 with a First Class Law for 35 years. A legal directory described 20 years. She is a co-founder of Sound years of experience, Bray has represented degree and was admitted in 1993. He him as “omnipresent... a lawyer who Advice, which launched 10 years ago. high-profile artists, performers, managers, trained at Theodore Goddard before breathes, drinks and eats music”. Diwan’s clients primarily come from labels, publishers and senior executives. joining John Kennedy’s firm and is a Sound Advice focuses exclusively on the dance, pop, urban, R&B, hip-hop and He is well respected for his balanced Founding Partner of Bray & Krais. artist work, across all genres of music. genres. Her current clients include and intelligent approach to negotiations He works with event companies, The firm has eight lawyers and is based writer/producers such as Stargate, TMS, and his sound judgement based on his investors, advertising agencies, festival in Tileyard Studios, Kings Cross. Sam Dixon, Fred Ball, Martin Sjølie, Nana extensive experience in the field. owners, record and publishing companies, Horsfall’s current clients include Cat Rogues, Levi Lennox, Clarence Coffee Bray was recently recognised in The high-profile sports people and major Stevens, Ali Campbell (UB40), Pendulum, Jr and ill Blu. She works with established Legal 500’s Hall of Fame that highlights artists, including Ed Sheeran, Elton John conductor Jules Buckley, Sam Lee, Ward artists/DJs such as Jonas Blue, Naughty individuals who have received constant and The Rolling Stones. Thomas and many jazz artists such as Boy, Chase & Status, Netsky, Noisia and praise and have been repeatedly ranked In particular, his expertise with Snarky Puppy and GoGo Penguin. Sub Focus. She also works with young as elite. international branded live events and Horsfall also works with overseas artists up-and-coming artists such as ZieZie, large arena and stadium tours (including including Gurrumul (Australia), Raghu Dixit Mali-Koa, Wauve, Kabzzz and Mowgli. Her the Live 8 concerts and F1 concerts) (India) and “What Does The Fox Say?” clients also include music entrepreneurs have marked him out from his peers. singer Ylvis (Norway). such as radio DJ Charlie Sloth, the writer, Krais encourages building up trusted Horsfall has worked with top industry producer and founder of Girls I Rate, Carla relationships with clients and promoting managers such as Bill Curbishley, Jho Marie Williams, and young managers such the capabilities of his colleagues. Oakley, Crown and Jonathan Shalit. as Dani Stephenson and Aaron Mensah. He encourages leaving ‘egos’ outside Before co-founding Sound Advice, Before Sound Advice, Diwan was at of the meeting room, but guarantees the Horsfall was at Theodore Goddard and Marriott Harrison, Herbert Smith and then certainty of acting in the best interests Lee & Thompson, and was Director of Lee & Thompson. of clients by playing to their strengths. Business Affairs at London Records. In the A legal directory recently described her LAWYERS past, he has represented Robbie Williams, as “extremely practical and commercial, All Saints, Charlotte Church, Kirsty MacColl, as well as a tough, confident and Eternal, White Town and Des’ree. persuasive negotiator”.

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23 RUSSELL ROBERTS 23 STEPHEN LUCKMAN 24 VICTORIA WOOD 25 WALE KALEJAIYE Sheridans Sheridans Statham Gill Davies Sheridans

Russell Roberts became a solicitor while Stephen Luckman has been at Sheridans Victoria Wood joined Statham Gill Davies Wale Kalejaiye is an Associate in the working at Phonogram (now Mercury) the whole of his legal career. During in 2012 and is a Partner in the firm’s Music and Theatre Groups at Sheridans. Records. He then joined his present firm, that time, the London-based firm has Entertainment, Music and Media Coming to law from a background in Sheridans, becoming a Partner over 25 grown into a powerhouse of media and department. Prior to working at Statham music, Kalejaiye has built a burgeoning years ago. . Gill Davies, Wood was part of the in- practice representing rising Roberts notes his industry highlights Luckman says: “I love what I do, from legal team of Disney and subsequently the stars from across the globe, working as “working with those many artists, working with the long-time established advertising giant of Clear Channel, advising with talented artists, songwriters and songwriters and their managers I have artists and creatives to the cut and thrust on general commercial matters including producers, as well as independent been fortunate to represent from the very of work with new and emerging talent; employment law. She trained and qualified management and record companies. earliest stages of their careers through to from the established commercial concerns at Clintons. With an approach that focuses worldwide success”. He also represents a to the new businesses in the ever- Today, Wood represents an extensive exclusively on protecting his clients’ number of independent music publishing changing music and media landscape.” list of recording artists, songwriters, interests, he has developed a strong companies, record labels and senior He adds: “The music industry feels very producers/topliners/mixers, DJs, record reputation for proactively supporting music industry executives. His area of healthy and there is a great impetus in it labels, managers and music industry emerging artists in every aspect of their specialism extends to employment and and the future excites me. executives. She has a strong focus on the work and business, right from the start corporate matters such as high-profile “My goal has always been to work with representation of new talent. She offers a of their careers. share transactions, sales and acquisitions driven, passionate, decent people and I modern, pragmatic and prudent approach Kalejaiye’s work in the music and of music publishing companies and record am lucky enough to work with and for so to emerging artists, offering time to assist entertainment industry is informed by catalogues, image rights and sponsorship. many people I respect and admire. with growing and starting their teams his substantial experience in live events, He says: “Among the key principles I “As a lawyer you are a key component (introductions to managers, live agents, PR branding and social media, having consider I have had to adopt are, of course, in someone’s career and to me there is etc) to help them build a long-term and previously worked with social media a full understanding of the legal and no greater fulfilment than seeing great sustainable career. influencers, digital start-ups, commercial aspects of transactions along people succeed.” Recognising that creative individuals are advertising agencies and leading online LAWYERS with the experience needed to use that not limited to one creative field, Wood has merchandise companies. understanding in order to achieve the a wide range of contacts within all areas of maximum advantage for the client.” the entertainment industry.

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