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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Entertainment Law & Transactions (Music, Film, TV, etc.), Copyright & Trademark, Artist Management, Music Publishing, Entrepreneurship and Business Formations, Joint Ventures and Collaboration Structure and Agreements

BIO:
ERIC M. GRIFFIN  - Principal, Music City Counsel
Adjunct Professor, Belmont University & Colorado State University

A member the California, Colorado and Tennessee State Bars, Eric Griffin owns and operates Music City Counsel, a boutique law office based in Nashville.  MCC acts as both legal counsel and business consultant to a wide variety of clients.  In addition to having a healthy transactional law practice that focuses on entertainment related transactions, the office assists developing businesses in their birth, planning, or ongoing operations.  Areas covered by the firm include incorporation, 501(c)(3) compliance, drafting of business plans, branding and brand management, business formation and development, intellectual property, entertainment law, and general counseling and consulting.  Past and current clients include Brian McKnight, The Flobots, DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5), The Howlin’ Brothers, The Trailer Choir, Muddy Roots Entertainment, Kane’s Kitchen LLC, Novus Content, Inc., The Pharcyde, Robert Chartoff Productions (Ender’s Game, Raging Bull, the Rocky series of films), Nine Yards Entertainment (Monster’s Ball, 2 Fast & 2 Furious, etc.), Wiseman Worldwide (James Woods, Michael Madsen, etc.), as well as various other artists, songwriters, record producers, labels, management companies and publishers.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Griffin is the owner of Brand X Management.  Brand X is an artist management company representing clients with both major and independent label connections who include, or have included, Christian Kane, Brian Nutter, The Aquabats, Jason Charles Miller and Jeehun Hwang.  Before launching Brand X, he was a manager at The Firm where he serviced high profile clients in the music and entertainment business, including Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit, Michael Jackson, Korn, Enrique Iglesias, Staind and Ice Cube.  Mr. Griffin served on management teams in all areas of music, features, merchandising and new media as well as participating in the launch and production of several multi-platinum selling albums, sold out world tours and box office smashing film releases.   (e.g. Millennium, Issues, Chocolate Starfish and…, Black & Blue, NEXT FRIDAY, and BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE) 

Mr. Griffin has a lifelong love for teaching and service.  He currently enjoys teaching students as an adjunct professor at Belmont University in Nashville and Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO.  Prior to that, he proudly taught in the Music Business program at the University of Colorado in Denver.  Mr. Griffin is active with non-profits including VLPA (Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts)  and recently served on the Alumni Board of S.O.L.I.D. (Society for Leaders in Development) a Nashville non-profit made up of leaders in the music business. He previously served S.O.L.I.D. as a board member, Education Committee Chair (2008 & 2009), and University Outreach Committee Chair (2010).  When not living all things music business, he loves to travel and explore this great, beautiful globe and meet its inhabitants.  He’s also partial to a spicy meal paired with a well-chosen stout or ale.  This is where Mr. Griffin would love to say something witty; but he has 90 exams to grade and 60 papers to read by class time tomorrow.

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