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Media Contact: Matthew Limones
University of Miami Frost School of Music - Music Business and Entertainment Industries Program
Cell: 305-686-5082
m.limones@umiami.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TO HOST THE INAUGURAL SOUTHEAST SOUND: MUSIC LAW CONFERENCE
ON NOVEMBER 8, 2014
Recognized Legal Professionals to Discuss Current Legal Topics of the Music Industry
Coral Gables, FL (October 1, 2014) – The University of Miami will host the inaugural Southeast Sound: Music Law Conference. The
event is a collaboration of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and School of Law joint JD/MM, JD/MA degree programs
and the student Music Industry Association. It will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the University of Miami School of
Law and is open to University of Miami students, faculty, staff, and the public. The conference will feature lectures on legal topics
specifically related to today’s ever-changing music industry, presented by distinguished legal practitioners of the music and
entertainment business.
The Southeast Sound: Music Law Conference will feature lectures on some of the most current and controversial legal topics in music
and entertainment law. The discussed topics will range from legal issues of the live music industry to the upset over royalties owed to
songwriters and artists from streaming radio services. The conference is to take place in room F109 at the University of Miami School
of Law. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Five renowned legal practitioners of the music and entertainment business have been invited to share valuable insight on these issues.
The first guest speaker, Chrissie Scelsi, is an entertainment and intellectual property attorney who will be sharing on the legal issues
surrounding music festivals and how to best advise music festival clients. Ivan Parron of Parron Law will give the second lecture.
Mr. Parron will discuss the different types of business arrangements that the modern music producer engages in today’s music
industry. David Bercuson, perhaps the most distinguished entertainment attorney in Florida, will walk the attendees through an
overview of what the “360 deal” consists of and what its negotiated compromises entail for the artist and company alike. Then,
Copyright Officer Stephen Carlisle will share on myths that have confused the truth about what copyright means for creators and
consumers of music content today. The keynote speaker, a Washington D.C. based entertainment attorney, John Simson, will provide
attendees with the answers to many of the questions on the issues at stake in regards to music streaming and how these issues are
affecting the music industry economy today.
About the University of Miami Frost School of Music: Building on its foundation as a Conservatory of Music, the Frost School has
pioneered new curricula and was the first in the nation to offer professionally accredited bachelors and masters degrees in Music
Business and Music Engineering Technology. The Frost School was also among the first to offer degrees in Studio Music and Jazz,
Music Therapy, and Accompanying and Chamber Music. In addition, the Frost School was the first in a major university to develop a
student-run label, ‘Cane Records, and a publishing company, Cat 5 Music Publishing. The School’s innovative programs, combined
with its traditional areas of concentration, offer its students one of the widest choices of career programs of any music school in the
nation. More information about the University of Miami Frost School of Music can be found at www.music.miami.edu.
About the University of Miami School of Law: The Law School seeks to achieve the fostering of intellectual discipline by cultivating a
broad range of legal interdisciplinary scholarship, and fulfillment of the legal profession’s historic duty to promote the interests of
justice so that it may instruct and support legal research, and pursue its scholarly aim in the context of a diverse faculty and student
body. www.law.miami.edu
About the University of Miami Music Industry Association: The purpose of MIA is to connect students, and professionals involved in
the music and entertainment industries. MIA is a networking hub for those wishing to pursue a career in the music industry. This
organization plans and executes multiple music industry oriented events throughout each semester, and partners with other
organizations such as Grammy U (The Recording Academy). umiamimusic.wix.com
About the University of Miami: The University of Miami is the largest private research institution in the southeastern United States.
The University's mission is to provide quality education, attract and retain outstanding students, support the faculty and their
research, and build an endowment for University initiatives. www.miami.edu
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