Crescendo: Record Deals and Contracts

Join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum for Crescendo 2026, a free six-session music business intensive designed for independent musicians. Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone, this workshop explores practical music business topics to help artists understand their rights, opportunities, and careers. This session covers: Record labels and what they do Basic terms of record deals How to use someone else’s master rights for film/TV synchronization or sampling Contracts: band agreements, session musician work-for-hire agreements, venue agreements, co-writer agreements and split sheets Pre-release paperwork Common band and artist business models Management: when is the right time to get a manager? All sessions are FREE. Attend one workshop or join the full series; advance RSVP is requested. Location: New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave., 3rd Floor, New Orleans Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m. RSVP: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/eBt0e4825Xth-2CJRmkCug More information: https://ellanola.org/crescendo Presented by The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum.