How to Get an Advance Without Giving Up Ownership with Sound Royalties' President and CEO

Christianne Kinney is a music attorney based in Los Angeles, CA. She represents artists, celebrities, intellectual property owners, and tech companies in the entertainment space. She is a Billboard Top Music Attorney and one of the Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

In this conversation, Christianne, Monique, and Lennon discuss AI, NFTs, Web3, Metaverse, and how copyrights and contracts apply to these emerging technologies, among many other topics.

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - About Christianne Kinney
9:18 - Clauses in contracts for Metaverse
12:20 - Who's governing contracts in the Metaverse?
18:20 - Will an org be created to oversee the Metaverse, NFTs, and AI?
19:57 - Getting out of signing something you shouldn't have
22:43 - Biggest issue with musicians entering into Metaverse space
27:09 - AI and copyright
34:26 - AI doesn't have soul
38:20 - Transferring contracts from the 'real world' into the Metaverse
41:47 - Loss of confidence in Government to oversee emerging technologies
44:19 - Business in Metaverse: Service or Product?
49:55 - Issuing DMCAs in Metaverse + what if you don't know who did it?
51:38 - Can indie artists issue DMCA takedowns, or should an attorney handle it?
57:03 - Christianne's experience in Metaverse

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Sound Royalties is a financial services company that works with creatives to fund their businesses and endeavors. For musicians, this means Sound Royalties can analyze your various revenue streams and determine how much money you "qualify" for as an advance. Sound Royalties keeps the process simple and highly transparent.

Monique and Lennon speak with Sound Royalties' CEO, Alex Heiche, and President, Michael Bizenov, about how their business works and what the advances can (and have done) do for creatives.

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Davey Jay is an Orlando, Florida-based entertainment attorney. In this episode, which is part of our contract series, Davey, Monique, and Lennon discuss the inner workings of an admin publishing deal. Davey discusses the differences between and admin publishing deal versus a traditional publishing deal.

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is not legal advice. It is strictly for entertainment purposes only. If you need assistance on a particular matter, contact an attorney. 

Bruno Guez is the founder, CEO and futurist at Revelator, the leading tech company powering the music industry. He founded Revelator to provide the technology infrastructure to move & manage the digital distribution business. He is the former Director on the Board of Merlin Network, the leading music rights agency. Guez brings over 30 years of experience as a seasoned digital music executive working with Chris Blackwell's Island Records and Guy Laliberte's Cirque du Soleil.

Revelator offers solutions to power catalog management, digital assets, supply chain, financial reporting, rights and royalty management, analytics, and business intelligence.

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Learn more about Web3 here: https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/blockchain-tutorial/what-is-web-3-0

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Chris Jay is an RIAA-Certified Platinum recording, mixing, and mastering engineer based in Orlando, Florida. Over the course of his nearly two-decade career he has worked with artists and groups like Outkast, Missy Elliot, and The Beach Boys. He has also worked in the audio department on a number of films, TV shows, and video games.

Monique, Lennon, and Chris dive deep into how and why artists should work with an audio engineer like Chris. They talk about studio preparedness and etiquette, how to find a good engineer, and the various pieces of metadata that a mastering engineer should submit to labels and/or artists.

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Welcome to season two of The Vana Room podcast! Our first guest is Davey Jay, an intellectual property attorney and partner at Meehle & Jay in Orlando, Florida.

Davey, Monique, and Lennon talk about publishing agreements in this episode. Davey highlights the red flags in contracts (you don't need to be an attorney to spot them), various clauses that music publishing agreements include, and how you can get the attention of music publishers.

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Big name artists and musicians like Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen are selling their music publishing catalogs to companies like Hipgnosis and Primary Wave, among others. Why are musicians selling their catalogs and rights?

There are a variety of reasons why a musician may sell their catalog, and Lennon, Davey, and Monique go over them in this episode. Davey shares some practical advice to consider if you're thinking about selling your copyrights and music publishing rights to someone else or another business.

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Mental health in the music industry has quite often been pushed to the side. Musicians and various music professionals fail to recognize its importance. However, the stigma around mental health is beginning to dwindle which is huge because music professionals are in one of the most grueling industries out there.

Since mental health is so important, Monique and Lennon discuss a few things that they've found helpful to themselves over the years to maintain their mental health.

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Silence The Shame: https://silencetheshame.com/
Backline: https://backline.care/
MusiCares: https://www.musicares.org/
Music Minds Matter: https://www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk/
Music Health Alliance: https://www.musichealthalliance.com/
Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC): https://musicindustrytherapists.com/

Disclaimer: We are not mental health professionals, and the companies and/or tips mentioned throughout this episode should not be taken as medical advice.

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Keith Kirk is a metadata specialist based in the UK. He has worked with a number of artists and major record labels, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, BMG, Kobalt, and many more.

In this episode, Monique and Lennon chat with Keith about UPCs, ISRCs, ISNIs, and more. Keith goes over the importance of metadata, how to accurately keep track of it, and when you should begin keeping track of this metadata.

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Building your team as a musician will be one of the best things you can do for your career. If you're not sure of how to approach or do something, there are music professionals out there who will help you. They include artist managers, publicists, sync agents, tour managers, and more.

In this episode, Monique and Lennon discuss what this team looks like and how you can reach out to various music professionals at different stages in your career.

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