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December 6, 2016

Five Mistakes Musicians Make And How to Avoid Them

Mistakes Musicians Make

The Seay Firm has entered its sixth year of business, which has me reflecting on some of the most common mistakes musicians make, and how they can avoid making them. This list isn’t exhaustive and it may not even reflect the five most common mistakes musicians make. It’s not like I really index these things. But, hey, […]

Filed Under: Music Industry Insights, Music Industry Musings, Uncategorized Tagged With: ImmersiveATL, legal, mistakes artists make, Paid In Full, tourdiy

August 15, 2016

Mid-August Status Update: Seay Firm Doings and Happenings

August has been (and will continue to be) a busy month here at The Seay Firm. First, in case you’ve missed it, Immersive ATL has been running an article I wrote. I’ll be posting the article in full on this site (and the first installment is, in fact, already posted here), but here are the links […]

Filed Under: Background, Entertainment Law, Law Practice, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: AJC Decatur Book Festival, Criminal Records, Immersive ATL, Record Label Fest, State Bar of Georgia Entertainment and Sports Law Section, SXSW

April 15, 2014

6th Annual Sean Costello Memorial Concert This Saturday

The 6th Annual Sean Costello Memorial Concert is this Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Northside Tavern. Proceeds from the event benefit bipolar research. This year is particularly special, as it was recently announced that Sean Costello will be posthumously inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Quite an honor, and much deserved. More information […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Concerts, Entertainment Law, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: atlanta entertainment lawyer, Entertainment Law, Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Northside Tavern, Sean Costello

March 17, 2014

I Read Ten Articles About Music Streaming Royalties And All I Got Was Confused

Even if you only casually follow the trials and tribulations of the modern music industry, you’ve probably seen some iteration of the following article on music streaming royalties: “My Song Got One Million Plays on Pandora and All I Got Was X Dollars.” Without question, music streaming royalties are granular.[1] But the dollar figures attached […]

Filed Under: Artist Revenue Streams, Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Background, Copyright, Digital Performance Royalties, Entertainment Law, Music Industry Insights, Music Industry Musings, Music Streaming Services, Public Performance Right Tagged With: Apple Radio, ASCAP, atlanta entertainment lawyer, Beats Music, BMI, Copyright Royalty Board, digital performance right, music streaming, Pandora, public performance right, SESAC, SiriusXM, SoundExchange, Spotify

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