SERVICES - MUSIC


Media Arts Lawyers advise some of Australia’s highest profile music entities, including the Presets, Big Day Out, Missy Higgins, the Falls Festival, the Hilltop Hoods, Native Tongue, Pete Murray, Karnivool, Troy Casser-Daly, Fremantle Media, Sensation, A.I.R., Lisa Mitchell, onelove, IMNZ and some of the country’s most exciting young acts - including Tame Impala, Bertie Blackman, Operator Please, Canyons, and The Middle East. Our clients include top level composers like Burkhard Dallwitz, Francois Tetaz and Bruce Rowland, entertainment and media companies, venues, music managers and agents, and Billboard #1 artists. We have strong links with European and North American legal firms and strong relationships with labels and music properties across Europe, North America and Japan.
We advise on:
- recording, publishing, licensing and distribution contracts;
- copyright and parallel rights;
- digital and new technology advice;
- management and agency contracts;
- sponsorship and merchandising;
- composition agreements;
- investment and acquisition strategic advice;
- live performances, service entities and touring;
- litigation;
- financing;
- trade mark registration and advice;

We additionally provide pro bono advice to Arts Law members and members of the Association of Independent Record Labels.