Music Row Dealmakers
by Barry Neil Shrum
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- Who Pays the Players? The Musicians’ Union Sues UMG & Warner Over the AI Deals — and the Labels Move to Dismiss · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 26Send us Fan Mail The labels sued Suno and Udio for stealing from artists — then settled, licensed their catalogs to those same AI companies, and (says the union) kept the money…
- Same AI, Opposite Verdicts: The Transatlantic Copyright Split | Music Row Dealmakers · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 25Send us Fan Mail The AI copyright war isn't just an American story. In this Music Row Dealmakers special Gavel Drop episode, entertainment attorney Barry Neil Shrum breaks down…
- Two Pennies for a Century - New Proposed Mechanical Royalties for Songwriters · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 24Send us Fan Mail Dealmaker Barry Neil Shrum address songwriters regarding the US Copyright Royalty Board's recent publication of a proposed settlement that would establish…
- Music Row Dealmakers is Adding Video! · 6 min · Season 2 Episode 23Send us Fan Mail In this special announcement, Dealmaker Barry Neil Shrum discusses the upcoming conversion to the YouTube Channel Music Row Dealmakers and the new video format…
- Actual Malice and the Freedom of Press - NYT v. Sullivan: Revised · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 22Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Music Row Dealmakers, hosts Barry Shrum and Dennis Disney discuss the Supreme Court’s seminal 1964 case of New York Times v. Sullivan, which…
- Free Speech v. Defamation on Social Media - A recap of the Ryan Upchurch Trial · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 21Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the Music Row Dealmakers discuss the 18 Million Dollar verdict against their client, the defendant Ryan Upchurch, in the recent case in Middle…
- Rebroadcast: The Tin Pan Alley Publishers of NYC · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 21Send us Fan Mail The Story of New York's Tin Pan Alley and its role in the evolution of music industry. The Tin Pan Alley area of New York housed a collection of music publishers…
- SCOTUS HOT TAKE: Betamax, Grokster and the pathway to Cox Communication v. Sony Music · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 20Send us Fan Mail Music Row Dealmakers Barry Neil Shrum and Dennis Disney hotly debate the 9-0 decision by the Supreme Court to overturn the 1 Billion Dollar copyright…
- AI Hot Take: U.S. Attorney ends 30-year Career by Using AI Hallucinated Citations · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 19Send us Fan Mail 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…
- Judicial Hot Take: Sedlik v. Kat Von D - Is the 9th Circuit’s Two-Part Infringement Analysis Fatally Flawed · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail 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…
- Legislative HotTake - Pending Congressional Bills Affecting the Music Industsry · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail 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…
- The Oracle Edition: What the future holds for Music Row Dealmakers Podcasts · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail In this episode, co-host Barry Shrum looks at MRD's future plans for Music Row Dealmaker episodes, new features, and new related podcasts. Support the show
- Deal Making on Music Row, Part 4: Is the Traditional Recording Agreement Unconscionable? · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail 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…
- Iconic Dealmakers Part 8: Mark Roesler: The godfather of the Rights of Publicity (REBROADCAST) · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail For the holidays, Music Row Dealmakers is rebroadcasting one of our most popular episodes on the Godfather of NIL, Mark Roesler, in which Dealmakers Barry Neil…
- NEWS UPDATE: Gene Simmons testifies about artist royalties · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail Judiciary Subcommittees consider New Legislation to Amend Copyright Act called the American Music Fairness Act. Yesterday, December 9, 2025, none other than…
- Deal Making on Music Row, Part 3: Critical provisions of the Exclusive Recording Agreement · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Join us for the 12th episode of Music Row Dealmakers, where Barry and Dennis continue their exploration of the “Holy Grail” of the music industry, the exclusive…
- Dealmaking on Music Row Part 2: The Holy Grail of the Music Industry (Exclusive Recording Agreement) · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail In Episode 11, Mr. Shrum and Mr. Disney discuss how cases like McGraw v. Curb and Williams v. Polygram shape the language of the recording agreement. Support the…
- Music Row Dealmaking, Part 1: Anatomy of a Personal Management Agreement · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail The dealmakers discuss the importance of the contractual relationship between an artist and their personal manager. Some of these relationships, such as Col. Tom…
- Iconic Dealmakers Part 8: Mark Roesler: The godfather of the Rights of Publicity · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail The Music Row Dealmakers Barry Neil Shrum and Dennis Disney discuss how the godfather of “NIL” - the modern acronym for rights of publicity - negotiated his way…
- Iconic Dealmakers Part 7: The Escapades of Frank Sinatra, from Jupiter to Mars. · 1 h 34 min · Season 1 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the Dealmakers Barry Neil Shrum and Dennis Glenn Disney explore The Escapades of Iconic Dealmaker Frank Sinatra, a/k/a “The Chairman of the…
