Nashville, Tennessee - Indie Music Week has announced that Charles J. ("Jeff") Biederman, entertainment and intellectual property attorney, will be participating as an Indie Music Week panelist.
IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature three industry panels of Major and Independent A&R, promoters, label executives, producers, journalists, and entertainment attorneys, and will wrap up with a
Music Industry Summit.
Jeff Biederman is a member of the Entertainment and Intellectual Property Group
law at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. He represents recording artists, managers,
producers, songwriters,
music publishers, authors,
record companies, television
and film producers, and other executives in the entertainment industries. He
currently serves as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School and also serves
as an adjunct professor in the Mike Curb School of Music Business at Belmont
University ("Curb School"). He is on the Advisory Board of the Curb
School and is a consultant on legal issues pertaining to copyrights for the
Tennessee Arts Commission. Recently, he joined as a co-author of the casebook/treatise
"Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries," in use at law
schools across the country.
"Intellectual properties and entertainment laws are something very few
people have an understanding about. With new technologies such as satellite
radio and digital music services, knowing the legal implications of controlling
your music becomes more important than ever. We’re so glad Mr. Biederman
will be on hand for our attendees’ questions," says Indie Music Week
President Jonell Polansky.
Other confirmed panelists include Nashville Star and Sony Music’s Tracy
Gershon, Danny Kee from Warner Bros. Records, Performing Songwriter magazine’s
Abby White, Amy Stevens of Vivaton Records, Lyric Street Records’ Kirk
Boyer, Larry Shell of Broken Bow Records, Bradley Collins of BMI, EQ Magazine’s
Mitch Gallagher, and the Nashville Association of Professional Recording Services
(NAPRS). In addition to the industry panels, Indie Music Week will also feature
two Artist Showcases to be held at Nashville’s famous Douglas Corner Café.
To attend Indie Music Week 2005, please visit IndieMusicWeek.org for registration
information. The registration fee for Indie Music Week is $99, with a 50% fee
discount for music industry students and a 25% fee discount for music industry
professionals or members of professional organizations. To be an Indie Music
Week sponsor, please visit IndieMusicWeek.org or call 615-292-1337.
