Nathan Guzé Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

· Draft, review, and negotiate outbound services and consulting agreements and inbound vendor agreements;· Advise the Business Affairs, IT, Licensing, Audio Services, and Audiovisual Services departments regarding rights administration in the rapidly evolving entertainment landscape;· Support the Company’s digital music license consulting to major media.

• Negotiate, review and draft a wide variety of film, television, and stage music agreements, including, without limitation, album agreements, artist agreements, film music services agreements, consulting/independent.
• Provide timely and accurate advice on legal matters to company executives and business & legal affairs team, including advising on risks and liabilities associated with potential transactions, existing contracts, and.
• Manage and lead catalog sale chain-of-title due diligence review processes and provide regular status reports to executives and department heads.
• Communicate with third-party attorneys and business partners to negotiate and finalize contracts.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Draft, review, revise, and interpret agreements for film music department services, composer services, score copyright assignments, works made for hire, musician payments, master and sync licenses, public performance.
• Assist in music catalog purchases and sales by conducting due diligence chain-of-title analysis and presenting results showing where master and composition copyright ownership lie, what royalty provisions dictate, and.
• Interview executives to determine what terms are to be included in contract drafts
• Take notes for, provide updates in, and lead twice-weekly project meetings that assess the current status of legal and music deliverables, licenses, and other agreements for multiple projects
• Assist in corporate law matters by incorporating and forming entities, drafting articles of incorporation and bylaws, maintaining corporate records, and using this information to assist with mergers and acquisitions
• Coordinate legal delivery and execution of agreements between company executives, production companies, funding companies, composers, and other entities

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Drafted, reviewed, revised, and interpreted contracts for live event production broadcast crews, composers’ work-made-for-hire pieces, and sync, public performance, sound effect, and font licenses for use on.
• Researched and answered legal questions that shaped corporate policies and stances on international public performance rights, Section 112 ephemeral recording exceptions, college athletes' name, image and likeness rule.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Drafted, reviewed, revised, and interpreted contracts for business agreements with film production companies that promised funding and score composer services in exchange for ownership in all of a film's music
• Organized and conducted due-diligence on agreements from companies and catalogs that Cutting Edge sought to purchase in order to provide an assessment on all of the rights and obligations that accompanied the.
• Assisted company executives in setting up and maintaining corporate entities by registering them with Secretaries of State, creating corporate bylaws and articles of incorporation, and ensuring all other formation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Researched California and Federal cases, statutes, and ordinances in order to provide insightful and concise memoranda on entertainment, intellectual property, real property, tax, trusts, and estates issues for this.
• Provided analyses and summarizations on the likelihood of success of certain cases the firm considered to take on
• Drafted cease and desist letters that often resulted in issue resolution without litigation
• Drafted successful motions for use in proceedings by the firm's attorneys

Los Angeles

• Assisted the Court by providing analyses and summarizations of case files dealing with a wide range of issues, including administrative law, criminal law, civil rights law, and intellectual property law issues
• Conducted research on cases and statutes in order to provide insightful reviews of trademark, social security administrative law, civil rights, § 1983 actions, and other issues
• Drafted bench memoranda, reports, and recommendations for civil cases and for appeals cases from administrative courts
• Drafted and cite-checked court orders and opinions
• Observed the process in which law enforcement officers request and obtain warrants from a sitting magistrate judge
• Gained first-hand knowledge of the typical operating procedures for preliminary hearings and toured the Federal Metropolitan Detention Center prison.

Van Nuys

• My major duties at this company were planning, developing, and executing a cohesive social media strategy in order to boost engagement with customers, increase brand-awareness, and drive more sales on the company.
• Brand strategy and development
• Customer relationship management
• Business process management
• Website and Mobile traffic growth
• Boosting Social Media Engagement

Riverside, CA

• Planned, produced, and hosted two two-hour radio shows known as “The Bass Camp” and“Jazz Sessions.”
• Provided coverage for various live performances throughout the Inland Empire.
• Completed FCC regulatory compliance trainings.
• Assisted with radio station marketing campaigns.
• Worked with station executives to further daily business objectives.
• Used radio boards, mixing boards, and computer-based digital audio workstations.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: • International and Comparative Law Review - Chief Technical Editor (2019-2020), Staff Member (2018-2019); •.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Music Industry Administration

This program served as an MBA-equivalent with a focus tailored towards the music and entertainment industries.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Music, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Jazz Band, Honors SocietyThis program taught me about western music theory including how it works, how to apply.