Music expertise for Businesses
We help you stay ahead in a fast-moving commercial and legal landscape. You’ll get clear, practical advice that protects your position and supports long-term growth for your project.
Our services
Independent label business affairs
We provide day-to-day legal support, including recording agreements, feature agreements, producer agreements, and sample clearances, ensuring releases are delivered smoothly and compliantly.
Company structures
Advice on joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and company structuring is clear, practical and built around your goals. By working closely with our Corporate and IP teams, we create strong frameworks that support growth and stand the test of time.
Disputes
Contractual disputes, early termination issues, and copyright infringement claims are handled with a clear, practical approach that keeps your commercial goals front of mind. Close collaboration with our Commercial Dispute Resolution team helps secure efficient outcomes and protect your position.
Distribution deals
We negotiate distribution deals that strengthen your business’ commercial position, safeguard your catalogue and maximise market reach across digital and physical platforms
Supply of services
Comprehensive service agreements set clear expectations from the outset, covering scope, deliverables, and ownership rights. We prepare these for creatives such as photographers, videographers, artwork designers, and podcast producers.
Supporting the people behind music businesses
We support music clients at every stage, from launching new tracks to negotiating the deals behind tours, festivals, and global growth.
Deep Medi Musik is a seminal UK dubstep label founded by Mala in 2006. As they head into their 20th anniversary, we advise them on artist contracts, rights management and licensing.
DnB Allstars is a fast-growing drum & bass label and events company that recently entered into a joint venture with Universal Music Publishing Group. We support them with corporate structuring, recording agreements, and live events.
ILMC is the world’s leading conference for live-music professionals. We advise ILMC on governance, joint ventures, and regulatory matters for their global conference operations.
Northern Music Co. is a UK-based management company that develops bands into long-term, multi-album international acts.
Questions we’re often asked
The safest approach is to make sure an agreement is in place with the third party which clearly states that the third party must secure any necessary permissions and/or clearances for their contribution to be included in the works.
Usually, you need the client’s permission unless your contract expressly gives you the right to use the work for self-promotion. Many service providers include a simple “portfolio use” clause in their agreements, which avoids uncertainty and ensures you can showcase your work without infringing the client’s rights.
