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Southern University Law Center hosts inaugural music contract negotiation competition
Southern University Law Center’s Sports and Entertainment Legal Association, along with strategic partner, Diverse Representation, will host an inaugural Music Contract Negotiation Competition (MCNC) scheduled for April 8-9, 2022. The purpose of this virtual competition is to provide a situational simulation of the contract negotiations generally encountered by the agents, managers, or lawyers of aspiring professional recording artists.
The competition is open to current law students. Competition participants will be afforded the opportunity to sharpen their negotiation skills as well as their knowledge of actual music contracts. Teams will get the opportunity to represent either the recording artist or the contracting entity and will receive a simulated data pool and a list of generally accepted strategy techniques. Some of the top music attorneys and industry professionals from across the country will serve as judges for the competition.
“The Southern University Law Center’s Music Contract Negotiation Competition is the first of its kind,” said Torrence Burnett, third-year law student and president of Southern University Law Center’s Sports and Entertainment Legal Association. “We aim to provide a simulated music contract negotiation event that will serve as an expository look behind the proverbial curtain. Students will leave well informed and fully enriched.”
"Last year, the recording industry generated $15 billion in sales, its biggest annual tally in history,” said Jaia Thomas, Esq., chief executive officer and founder of Diverse Representation. “As the music industry continues to skyrocket, the inaugural Music Contract Negotiation Competition will provide students with the skills to effectively represent artists across all platforms. This real-life simulation will also give students the opportunity to receive feedback and pointers from some of the top music attorneys in the country."
The competition is the first of its kind and aims to be an immersive experience that law school students anticipate year after year. Following the competition, prizes will be presented to the winning team and the runner-up. The first-place team will receive $750, second-place team will receive $500, and the third-place team will receive a fee waiver for next year’s competition.
Registration fees start at $500. For more information and to register, visit www.sulc.edu/mcnc.
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