Taking care of the legal & commercial side of creativity.
The record business is booming, but the broader industry and the artists that sustain it have been severely damaged by dispruption caused by the pandemic. The landscape is opportune, but there are many pitfalls. It pays to have expert advice on your side. We are leading practitioners in the music business with a deep knowledge of its many facets. Our client base is an impressive array of artists, record labels, publishers, distributors, managers, studios, producers, festivals, promoters, agents and technology companies
We have substantial experience in advising artists on how to protect and clear the rights in their musical output and to help them navigate the best route to market, whether that's in their dealings with major labels, independent record companies, or in the artist direct sector.
Also, CL&B has a particular reputation in advising independent music businesses including record labels looking to establish or metamorphose into 360-degree entertainment companies and to acquire a share of ancillary income, such as live, merch and sponsorship earnings.
Furthermore, because of his formidable knowledge and extensive contacts, Dean is a "go-to" person in dance music, We represent many global DJs, and some of the World's leading electronic artists and record labels.
We advise clients in relation to catalogue sales, investment deals, joint ventures and music business disputes.
We tailor our services to our clients’ needs and budgets, and provide them with a reliable and efficient service.
We advise on all aspects of legal and business affairs and on all types of deal. Our involvement will invariably create a commercial benefit to any transaction.
Abby Simone / Airbit / Alphadog Management / Andrea Belfi / Andy C / Anger Music / Ashley Beadle / As It Is / Beyond Measure Records / BIMM / Blazers / Broken Hands / Blow Monkeys / Büşra Kayıkçı / Buta Art / Cannibal Hymns / Childs Play / Cinematic Orchestra / Circus Recordings /
Club Class Management / CMD/CTRL / CR2 / Darius Syrossian / Deathwaltz Recordings / De Dennan / DeeWunn / DMY Records / Dorian Concept / Down2Earth Music / DStyle / Dirty Dutch Records / Demob Happy / DJ Food / Dirty Vegas / Dots Per Inch / DNO Records / Dream Wife / DRS / East17 / Emily Makis / Emma Noble / Evadney / Fallen Tree 1 Hundred / Fatboy Slim / Felt Music / Flowered Up /Footsie / FooR / Freemasons / Freshly Squeezed / Frontier Records / Funkadelic / Furyon / Gargantuan Music / George Clinton / Ghost Copy Music / GLOO / Goldie / Goodboys / Green Door Store / Hope Moira / HRVY / Hydrogen Dukebox / James Hype / Jagz Kooner / Jaz Coleman / Injazero Records / Isle of Jura / JalapenoRecords / Jennifer Touch / Khruangbin / Kitty Montague / Komplete Music Group / KC Lights / Killing Joke / Klaus Blatter / Knucks / Leah Weller / Leon Jean-Marie / Liefur James / The Levellers / Loop / Loren Gray / Liberty Music PR / Little Barrie / Lout Promotions / Marsh / Max Music Publishing / Max White / Meduza / Melo-Zed / Metalheadz / Michael Monroe / Mila Falls / Misunderstood / Molecular Sounds / Moulettes / Nathan Dawe / Nick Corbin / Night Time Stories / Noah Ings / Nox Vahn / OceanColour Scene / Ocean Wisdom / OKTOBA / Orchards / Paul Harris / Parliament / Paul Weller / Paranoid London / PhaseMusic / Phats & Small / Polytonics / Prinzhorn Dance School / Pro7ect 7 / Ram Records / Ramp Records / Raygun Records / Real Playaz /
Red Light Management / Republic of Music / Rob Jones TV / Rose Elinor Dougall / Rubber Jaw / Ryan Gorringe / RYD / Satch Satchell / Samana / Sam Johnson / SDJM / Sentre / Shakeable Germ / Shogun Audio / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Slack City / Skeamer / Skindred / Sleeper / Something To Hate On / Soundway Records / Spiller / Static Cosmonaut / Stone Foundation /
Steve Mac / Steve Mason / Steve Smith / Smoke Fairies / Stardom / Steve Cradock / Tiawa / The Clause / The Heliocentrics / Time S.p.A.Unipersonale / Tobin Prinz / Toby Lee / Tony Mortimer / Toy / Trashmouth Records / Tricky / The Spitfires / Wall of Sound / Waxploitation / Wh0 / We Are Fstvl / White Mink Black Cotton / VonHertzen Brothers / Xenomania / X-press 2 / Youth Control / Youth Sector / ZZK