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SXSW 2010 was incredible.  I heard so many great bands and met so many great people, I’m having a hard time remembering them all.  According to the organizers, this year’s attendance by music professionals set a record at 13,000 with total attendance coming in at more than 100,000.  For me, this was the first time [...]

As reported in Rolling Stone, the L.A. power-pop foursome OK Go scored another big hit with its video “This Too Shall Pass.”  As of March 1st, the video drew 6.4 million views on YouTube in a week.  The six-figure production costs were arranged by the band and underwritten by State Farm Insurance Company.  Although sales [...]

Art suffers the moment other people start paying for it.  The more you need the money, the more people will tell you what to do.  The less control you will have.  The more bullshit you will have to swallow.  The less joy it will bring.  Know this and plan accordingly.  Hugh MacLeod from Ignore Everybody. [...]

If you have finally realized that you and your band are in the music business, this is a good time to start thinking about hiring a lawyer to help you manage some of the business and legal aspects of your music business.  So, just what are the aspects of your music business that you should [...]

SXSW 2010 marks the official launch of thejazzlawyer.com blog.  I’ll be visiting trade show booths, conferences, and shows and taking lots of notes and interviewing tons of people.  I’ll be writing articles each day from Austin and posting them here.  So stay tuned.  In the meantime, here are some of the things I’m looking forward [...]