Associate, Entertainment Law Office of Barry Neil Shrum
Greater Nashville Area
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- Associate at Entertainment Law Office of Barry Neil Shrum
- Artist/Producer Manager at Third Curve Music Management
- Past
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- Owner at Rick Rock Music Group LLC
- Legal Intern at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - Consumer Protection Division
- Music Supervisor at $5 Cover, LLC
- Business Affairs Intern at Malaco Music Group
- Law Clerk at Becker Entertainment & New Media Law
- Legal Intern at Hinds County District Attorney's Office
- Legal Intern at Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
- New Media Intern at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Education
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- Mississippi College School of Law
- Millsaps College
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Trey Rick’s Summary
Associate at Entertainment Law Office of Barry Neil Shrum. Taking upcoming TN bar exam.
Conferences/Seminars attended:
*Corky Kessler's Legal & Business Pitfalls Screenplay through Distribution." (2007)
*Forum on Sports and Entertainment Law Programs (ABA 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco)
*FMC Music Policy Summit 2007 in Washington, D.C.
*Mark Litwak's "Risky Business: Financing and Distributing Independent Films." (2007)
*Oxford Film Fest IP Conference 2008: licensing archival material, licensing for film, privacy/publicity rights (Borat movie), IP, and Corporate IP issues.
*SXSW (Music) 2008: CLE/music panels - future of record co./artist deals, tech/music business, cross-media licensing, and international publishing.
*Leadership Music Digital Summit 2008: state of the industry, legal framework of compensating creators in the digital world, emerging services in digital space, convenience over quality, and today's marketing tools.
*Pot Luck Audio Conference 2008: future of music, new distribution models, and Grammy Urban Edge - Hip-Hop in Film, Hip-Hop Producers.
*ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Meeting 2008: Panels - life of a song, termination right in sound recordings, art in film, entertainment law ethics, and future of entertainment law.
*Sundance 2009: Panels - new content broadband content, new media licensing, and Web 3.0.
*SXSW (Music) 2009: CLE/music panels - CRB, international deals, evolving area of music publishing, and new recording agreement provisions.
Appeared on WLEZ FM (103.7) Jackson, MS to discuss basic music publishing concepts for songwriters.
Co-authoring updated edition of "Music Publishing: The Real Road to Music Business Success," by Tim Whitsett.
Presentation: "The Performance Right in Virtual Worlds" to Professor Alina Ng's copyright law class at Mississippi College School of Law. (Spring 2009)
Trey Rick’s Specialties:
Copyright, music publishing, music licensing agreements, songwriter agreements, recording artist agreements, book/literary contracts, sample clearance, and artist management.
Hobbies: songwriting, record engineering, and record producing. I am not a licensed attorney. Taking upcoming TN bar.
Trey Rick’s Experience
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Associate
Entertainment Law Office of Barry Neil Shrum
(Law Practice industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
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Artist/Producer Manager
Third Curve Music Management
(Music industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Artist:
Forever & Never (www.myspace.com/foreverandnever)
Producer:
Scott Bomar (www.scottbomar.com) -
Owner
Rick Rock Music Group LLC
(Music industry)
January 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Rick Rock Music Group LLC was:
*Rick Rock Records (www.rickrockrecords.com)
*If You're Listening (ASCAP) music publishing
*Clear Your Song/Sample - music supervision and song/sample clearance services (www.clearyoursong.com, www.clearyoursample.com)
*Rick Rock Artist Management -
Legal Intern
Mississippi Attorney General's Office - Consumer Protection Division
(Law Practice industry)
January 2009 — April 2009 (4 months)
Perform legal research and write memos on a variety of topics such as unfair and deceptive trade practices and mortgage foreclosures.
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Music Supervisor
$5 Cover, LLC
(Entertainment industry)
August 2008 — March 2009 (8 months)
Music licensing/supervision for Craig Brewer's ("Hustle & Flow" and "Black Snake Moan") "$5 Cover," a 15-episode -- or "webisode" -- online program funded by MTV New Media.
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Business Affairs Intern
Malaco Music Group
(Music industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
Worked in Copyrights & Royalties department. Gained exposure to music publishing and record label business.
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Law Clerk
Becker Entertainment & New Media Law
(Law Practice industry)
May 2008 — July 2008 (3 months)
Researched and prepared memos for clients on a variety of entertainment-related issues; analyzed a variety of entertainment-related contracts for clients; made redline proposals for entertainment-related contracts; participated in record contract negotiations; and obtained necessary music licenses for clients’ projects.
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Legal Intern
Hinds County District Attorney's Office
(Government Agency; Law Practice industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
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Legal Intern
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
(Legal Services industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
Worked on all kinds of legal issues, including everything from finding process servers in Alaska to drafting complaints.
MVLP is an extremely worthwhile public interest project. http://www.mvlp.net/photo-gallery/mvlp/meet-mvlp-volunteers-for-2007/ -
New Media Intern
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
(Privately Held; Music industry)
June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)
Worked on the New Media team at BMI in Nashville, TN. Performed analysis of online social networking sites' uses of new media and gathered infringement evidence.
My experience at BMI helped me to build a solid foundation for understanding digital technology, digital distribution, and the applicable legal and business practices.
Trey Rick’s Education
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Mississippi College School of Law
Juris Doctorate , 2006 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- William F. Winter Law Scholarship Recipient
Dean's List
Public Interest Law Society
Entertainment VP, Sports and Entertainment Law Society
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Millsaps College
B.A. , Political Science , 2002 — 2006
Minor: Education
Received MS Teaching License for Social Studies grades 8 - 12.- Activities and Societies:
- President’s List
Pi Sigma Alpha honorary
Phi Delta Kappa honorary
Recipient, Second Century Scholarship
LEAD Team Executive Board 2004-2005
President, Model United Nations 2005-2006
Executive Board & Technical Chair, Major Productions 2004-2005
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Trey Rick’s Interests:
music publishing, music licensing, record producing and engineering, songwriting, music business, creative people, listening to music
Trey Rick’s Honors:
"Most Unusual Car" Pine Wood Derby 1991 & 1992
William F. Winter Law Scholarship 2006
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