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You’re an independent artist and you love Madonna! You love her so much that you’ve decided to record (or “cover”) an album of her biggest hits. Your versions of her songs sound great and your [...]

“If you ain’t on Google, you don’t exist.”  That quote is especially true if you’re an aspiring artist.  If you don’t have a presence in social media, you need to consider another career path. [...]

So you’re listening to your favorite radio station and hear a song that kinda sounds like it samples a mixtape track that you recorded and released last summer. You call up your manager and she [...]

Welcome, once again.  My name is Bob Celestin. Welcome to my video series Legal Advice for Generation DIY—Generation Hustle. We’re talking about Entertainment Career Dream Team Members. You have [...]

Welcome, my name is Bob Celestin.  Welcome to another one of my videos series on legal advice for Generation DIY. In the last episode we talked about the four key members that you need as part of [...]

Copyright. It’s a word tossed around in the music industry, but few know the importance or significance of a copyright. For any creative artist, a copyright is important because it provides [...]

Your Entertainment Career Dream Team Part 1: Artist Manager Welcome! My name is Bob Celestin. I’m an entertainment attorney based here in New York City. Welcome to another one of my video [...]

When it comes to contract law, the devil is always in the details. If you are signing an agreement that you did not have looked over by a professional attorney, then you are taking a huge chance [...]

When you are talking about the entertainment industry, you are talking about a long list of people who are all trying to make a living. One of the misconceptions about the industry is that only [...]