Robert Horsfall Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Kings Cross

Sound Advice started in 2008 with a mission to be a dynamic & commercially orientated law firm focusing on artist work. Robert’s current clients include Yusuf /Cat Stevens, Ali Campbell (UB40), Pendulum, Knife Party, Snarky Puppy, GoGo Penguin, Jules Buckley (The Heritage Orchestra), Neil Cowley & many emerging artists such as the Mercury Prize nominee Sam Lee, Emily Barker, Kelvin Jones & Ward ThomasRobert also works with overseas artists who are targeting the UK & European markets including in recent years Sarah Blasko, Gurrumul & John Butler Trio from Australia), Ylvis (“What Does The Fox Say”), Katzenjammer, Jarle Bernhoft & Emilie Nicolas from Norway, Raghu Dixit from India & Snarky Puppy from the USAIt’s a conscious policy of the firm to work across all the different genres so folk, Americana, country, classical, world & jazz acts all fall within Robert’s client roster. The firm's other clients include Chase & Status, Naughty Boy, Jonas Blue & producer-writer clients such as Stargate & TMS. This gives Sound Advice a wide ranging network of contacts & connections within the broad music industry, home & abroadIn addition, Robert works for several artist management companies including Crown (Ella Henderson & many others), Graphite Media (Ben Turner) & some of the leading managers from abroad, such as Stageway (Norway) & Sam Feldman & Associates (Canada). Another valued client is the fast growing & highly respected booking agency, Echo Location, founded in 2013 by Obi Asika. On a small number of clients, Robert functions as a business manager as well as the lawyerRecently Robert assisted the European Commission in one of its investigations into a music industry merger and has written extensively on legal issues within the music business - including editing the IAEL “Back to the Future” book in 2004 & contributing to the 2009 IAEL book on 360º deals. He has spoken at numerous conferences (In The City, Midem, by:Larm in Norway, One Movement, IMS & MaMA)