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Music Industry Profile: Entertainment Lawyer and Author Don Passman

Don Passman
Donald Passman is one of America’s foremost entertainment lawyers and author of All You Need to Know About the Music Business, widely considered to be the single most essential and influential book ever written about how the music industry works. A partner with the Los Angeles, CA-based firm Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Brown, Passman has negotiated some of the most lucrative deals in history for artists such as Janet Jackson and R.E.M, and is an in-demand speaker, lecturer, and educator on music business topics.
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Don Passman, entertainment lawyer and author of All You Need to Know About the Music Business, introduces himself and the world of music law. He discusses numerous legal aspects of the music business – from what a music lawyer does and when artists should find one, to what a mechanical royalty is and how deals are commonly structured – as well as thoughts on what it takes to succeed in the music industry, as well as the future of the industry in general.



Shoot Date: September 2006
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