I field a fair number of calls from people who, despite what they’ve read about the decline of the recorded music industry, want to know how to start a record label. As it turns out, starting a record label is not too complicated; the hard part is figuring out how to make it a financially […]
John Seay to Discuss Producer Agreements at Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Atlanta entertainment lawyer John Seay will lead a seminar on producer agreements at the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts offices at the King Plow Arts Center. The title of the seminar is “Producer Agreements 101: What They Are, What They Include, and How to Negotiate Them.” The seminar is free, although […]
A Musician’s Guide to Metadata: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
By Michelle Davis, UGA Law Class of 2015 Metadata, generally speaking, is data that describes other data. In the context of music, metadata is the identifying and descriptive information embedded in a digital song file. For example, when you play a song in iTunes, metadata is used to populate the “artist,” “song title,” and “album” fields. […]
The Seay Firm Featured on Business Radio X
On Tuesday, November 4, John Seay, founder of The Seay Firm LLC, was interviewed on Midtown Business Radio X. During the interview, John discussed his entertainment law practice and background in the industry, among other topics. Initially scheduled to appear alongside John was Maxwell Pickett, brother of soul legend Wilson Pickett, on behalf of Seay […]