Learn The Business
10+ leading industry professionals sharing how you can transform your music endeavors into a legally operating business.
Julian Keaton
Artist Development Coach, Julian Jewels
Using his 10+ years of industry experience, Julian coaches music professionals how to navigate the music business & generate revenue with their creative endeavors.
Ericka Simpson Conner
Associate, Husch Blackwell
An associate of Husch Blackwell, Ericka specializes in Corporate, M&A and Securities. She provides legal guidance and generates awareness for the expansion of diversity in media through St. Louis non-profit, Continuity.
Eric Kayira
Managing Member, Kayira Law
Well regarded in the entertainment industry, Eric Kayira has experience representing multi-platinum recording artists, record producers, personal managers, publishing companies, songwriters and independent record companies regarding transactions and various legal and business issues within the entertainment industries.
Rus Garofalo
Founder, Brass Taxes
Rus is the founder of Brass Taxes, a team of tax preparers who promise to deliver personalized tax guidance with a focus on transparency and education. Brass Taxes work to humanize the tax experience.
Myers Dill
Associate, Husch Blackwell
A patent attorney registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, startups turn to Myers for intellectual property strategy, including patent prosecution and trademark & copyright protection. He also guides startups in corporate structure and governance and directs them to attorneys who can help secure contracts and funding.
Karl Fowlkes
Founder, The Fowlkes Firm
Karl Fowlkes, Esq. is an exciting entrepreneur, curator, and entertainment & startup attorney with an eye for talent and ingenuity. Karl uses his legal knowledge and interest in assisting clients to produce online content for readers, students, and creatives. You can learn from Karl as he covers how to properly register music works in his workshop November 2nd.
Rachel Knepp
Director of Client Experience & Success, Jammber
Rachel Knepp is in-charge of success at Jammber, the ultimate workflow tool for creatives, managing the entire music production process, keeping track of everyone involved, making sure the work flows, letting collaborators sign off on important steps digitally, and helping labels and artists file forms correctly in minutes, not months.
Alonzo Townsend
Partner, Knox Entertainment
Co-operator of Knox Entertainment - an independent record label - and talent manager, Alonzo is a true torchbearer and carrier of the legacy St.Louis music. Son of the legendary Grammy Award winning Blues musician Henry Townsend, Alonzo is a long time fixture in the scene as an emcee, booking coordinator, event manager and event talent manager - Taste of St. Louis, RFT Music showcase, Big Muddy Blues Festival, and Blues At The Arch.
More Speakers To Be Announced
The Journey
Attend sessions exploring entertainment law, accounting, music registration and a field trip to the studio.
Foundations: Entertainment Law & Accounting
A panel discussion covering the topics of entertainment law and accounting. Get different perspectives about the foundation that needs to be laid from some of St. Louis’ top professionals and creatives.
10/05 | 10:30am-12:30pm
Intellectual Property
Learn the core assets that you must own to navigate the music industry - copyrights and trademarks. Myers Dill will walk you through properly filing copyrights and how to start the trademark process.
10/19 | 10:30am-1:30pm
Corporate Structure
In this workshop, Ericka Simpson Connor will breakdown the various corporate structures and which ones are most appropriate for music related companies. Other topics that will be covered - consents, permits, and protection of IP.
10/26 | 10:30am-1:00pm
Music Registration
One of the main challenges the music industry faces is the lack-of or incorrect metadata. In this workshop, Karl Fowlkes will cover how to properly register your musical works with performance rights societies, music distribution companies, radio monitoring databases and more.
11/2 | 11:00am-12:30pm
Accounting 101
Learn the foundations to accounting for entertainers and music related companies.
11/23 | 10:30am-1:00pm
Taxes
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to properly comply and file your federal, state and municipal taxes.
12/07 | 10:00am-1:00pm
How to Get Credit & Paid in Hip Hop
Hip-hop is the highest earning genre of music, yet it's the most underpaid. But why? This problem begins with splits not getting locked down, which results in confusion over who owns the songs. Luckily, getting credit and paid doesn’t have to be hard. Jammber Director of Client Experience & Success, Rachel Knepp, will share how the power of having song ownership in the palm of your hand reduces the friction of who owns what. The webinar will give you a deeper understanding of music copyright, song registration and why getting your data right is necessary to make money for your music.
11/09 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Registration Day
Come prepared to register your business's corporate structure and set-up your accounting system. Legal & accounting assistance will be provided throughout the day.
12/21 | 10:30am-1:00pm
*Subject to Change
