Music Row Dealmakers
Prominent entertainment attorneys Barry Neil Shrum & Dennis Disney explore their world of closing deals from Nashville's Famed Music Row, in the heart of Music City. We are the dealmakers, from composing to closing.
Podcasting since 2025 • 19 episodes
Music Row Dealmakers
Latest Episodes
AI Hot Take: U.S. Attorney ends 30-year Career by Using AI Hallucinated Citations
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, predicts that in the near future all "knowledge" -based careers - what he refers to as "bullshit" jobs - will be replaced by AI. Recently, an AUSA in the Eastern District of North Carolina, was sanctioned for us...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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29:25
Judicial Hot Take: Sedlik v. Kat Von D - Is the 9th Circuit’s Two-Part Infringement Analysis Fatally Flawed
Dealmakers Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. and Dennis Glenn Disney Esq. discuss the 9th Circuit's recent opinion in the Sedlik v. Kat Von D case involving Jeffery Sedlik's famous "Shh" photograph of Miles Davis, which Kat Von D tatooed on the arm of her...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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44:26
Legislative HotTake - Pending Congressional Bills Affecting the Music Industsry
Music Row Dealmakers Barry Neil Shrum & Dennis Disney discuss the NO FAKES and the American Music Fairness bills that are currently sitting in committees in the Senate and the House.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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48:39
The Oracle Edition: What the future holds for Music Row Dealmakers Podcasts
In this episode, co-host Barry Shrum looks at MRD's future plans for Music Row Dealmaker episodes, new features, and new related podcasts.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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13:11
Deal Making on Music Row, Part 4: Is the Traditional Recording Agreement Unconscionable?
In this of Music Row Dealmakers, from composing to closing - the first of Season 2 - your hosts Barry Shrum & Dennis Disney discuss whether certain terms of the traditional recording agreement are unconscionable. The doctrine of...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:20:06
