Billboard Magazine has named Jeffrey S. Becker, partner and chair of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group, to its 2019 Top Music Lawyers list. This prestigious list honors...
With an all-female concert lineup, the fifth annual Sound of Summer showcase was a tribute to female empowerment in the music industry. Hosted by Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice on...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice will host its fifth annual music showcase, Sound of Summer, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the House of Blues Chicago. Sound of Summer will feature a...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker will moderate a panel advising musicians and artists on “Getting Noticed Through the Noise” at 2112 next week. Industry experts from Spotify, Atlantic...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP will host a wellness panel for Women in Music Chicago on June 27th. Topics include dealing with performance issues and stage fright, finding work/life balance in a creative career, finding and
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will be part of a panel presentation tomorrow at music, film and tech incubator 2112. Becker and fellow panelists will discuss “Indie Vs. Major Labels” and how artists, managers and...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in The Verge regarding metadata and the music industry. The article, “Metadata is the Biggest Little Problem Plaguing the Music Industry,” explains how lack of...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in Pitchfork regarding the lawsuit alleging that “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer ripped off the idea for the television show from filmmaker Charlie Kessler.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Michelle M. Wahl was profiled in Chicago Music Guide regarding her her path to music law and her thoughts on the music industry in Chicago and beyond. To read the full article,...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in The Verge regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and music. The article, “We’ve Been Warned About AI and Music For Over 50 Years, But No One’s Prepared,”...