Blog Entries - November 2007

A Verbal Contract Isn�t Worth the Paper It�s Written On

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John P. Strohm is a transactional entertainment and intellectual property attorney with the firm Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP. John’s practice focuses on the representation of musicians, songwriters and independent record labels.

Prior to becoming an attorney, John was a professional musician and producer for over a decade. He performed and recorded as a member of several notable alternative pop/rock [...]

Volume UP, MySpace Down - A Blog By John Doe

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John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. Photo by Autumn de Wilde

OK, admitting that I’m a bit of a luddite - I accept that computers are my friend and fully embrace their benefit. However, when it comes to music there is a vast difference between marketing & creativity. When you see a band that has designed their logo-website-tshirt-wardrobe-marketing plan,
before they’ve writt [...]