Michael R. Morris to Co-Chair 2014 CalCPA Entertainment Industry Conference

Valensi Rose partner, Michael R. Morris, will co-Chair the upcoming 2014 Entertainment Industry Conference presented by CalCPA.  The annual event, held this year on June 19, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century City, highlights recent changes in the entertainment industry and provides expert advice and guidance for CPAs and other industry professionals.

In addition to his co-Chair duties, Mr. Morris is also moderating the “Music Industry Update” panel.  The high-powered panel includes Richard Busch, Esq. (King & Ballow), Larry Blake (Concord Music Group, Inc.), D. A. Wallach (Spotify), and Steve Winogradsky, Esq. (Winogradsky/Sobel). Mr. Morris will lead a discussion on licensing vs. sales and digital music royalties.

For more information and to register for the event, click here.

Michael Morris to Moderate Music Producer Roundtable at California Copyright Conference

Michael Morris  will moderate the California Copyright Conference (CCC) Music Producer Roundtable, discussing “So What Does a Music Producer Do Anyway,” on Tuesday evening, October 9, 2012 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Sherman Oaks, California. 

“I’m very pleased to be moderating this roundtable, since it will bring together three multi-generational producers working in different musician genres and one producer manager,” said Mr. Morris.  “They will discuss how they got started in the business, how the changes in the music industry have affected the business of being a music producer and recording budgets, the art and craft of making records, the changes in recording technology, and more.”

 
Mr. Morris’ co-moderator is Kent Liu, Esq., Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Concord Music Group in Beverly Hills.  The panelists include Walter Afanasieff, a multiple Grammy award winning producer whose credits include records by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Darryl Hall, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, and Chris Botti; Paul Fox,  whose producing credits include records by the Wallflowers, Ziggy Marley, Phish, They Might Be Giants, 10,000 Maniacs, Sugarcubes, XTC, and Robyn Hitchcock; Brian Kennedy,  a Grammy winning producer whose producing credits include records by Rihanna, Chris Brown, Kelly Clarkson, and Jennifer Hudson; and Alan Melina of New Heights Entertainment and a renowned personal manager whose producer clients include RedOne, Adam Anders, and Orange Factory Music Moderator.

Mr. Morris is an active member of the conference’s planning committee and a frequent participant in this important industry event.  He is past president of the California Copyright Conference and has been named a “Super Lawyer” among Southern California lawyers for seven consecutive years, from 2006 through 2012.   He was also designated by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of “L.A.’s Top 100 Lawyers” in 2009. 

Mr. Morris’ clients include Grammy winners and other recording artists, record labels, production companies, music composers, on-screen talent and talent agents.  

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Michael R. Morris to Moderate at 2012 Entertainment Industry Conference

Michael Morris will moderate the 2012 California Entertainment Industry Conference’s “Music Industry Updates” portion of the daylong event. The Conference will highlight the path to fraud prevention, sports and sports media rights, trends in new media, music industry updates, copyright terminations, entertainment tax and current trends in film. The annual Entertainment Industry Conference is presented by the California CPA Education Foundation and will be held on June 13, 2012 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

 
“The purpose of the Music Industry Updates presentation is to keep CPAs and other financial and business professionals in the entertainment industry apprised of the present state of the music industry.  This includes current trends in recording and music publishing agreements, artist branding and related revenue streams, and developments in concert promotion and touring,” said Mr. Morris.  “There have been important business and legal developments that music industry representatives must be aware of to better serve their clients.”

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Michael Morris to Discuss Financial Strategies for Music Copyright Stakeholders at California Copyright Conference

Michael Morris is a panelist at the California Copyright Conference's panel discussion, "Show Me the Money II: Financial Strategies for Copyright Stakeholders," on March 20, 2012 at the Sportsman’s Lodge Hotel at 12825 Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks, California.

“Music publishing is a profitable long-term business if managed well,” Mr. Morris states. “In these challenging economic times, it is important for writers, publishers, artists or attorneys in the music industry to know how to hedge against a downturn in copyright values, raise cash, minimize taxes and protect the heirs.”

United States copyright law can be extremely complicated.  It is important that anyone with an interest in a musical composition, including artists, heirs, music publishers, and administrators, have not only a basic understanding of the key aspects of the law in order to effectively protect and exploit their musical property, but also the complex financial aspects of how to exploit multiple opportunities afforded by the music publishing business.

If you have any questions please contact Micheal Morris

To register for the conference go to http://www.theccc.org

Michael Morris Interviewed on KTLA Television on Income Tax Pitfalls

KTLA-TV Channel 5 Legal expert Manny Medrano interviews Michael Morris warning consumers about some pitfalls you want to avoid when filing your income taxes.

 VIDEO: Tax Time Pitfalls - Manny Medrano "Inside the Law"

For more information on the subject or any other tax related questions, please  Contact Michael Morris