"How is the increasing power of artists affecting the modern day record deal – and how will that dynamic shift in future? Artist lawyer Paul Spraggon, co-founder of SSB with clients including Adele and The Prodigy, knows exactly how he’d like things to change.
“As a lawyer, the future of the record deal for us is transparency. There’s no transparency [today] in record companies; you haven’t got a clue what labels are doing with your money if you’re an artist.
“They don’t show you the figures, or what their deals are with Spotify. As an artist lawyer, you want to see it all – what are they hiding?”
Spraggon joined an array of leading music business executives on a panel in London earlier this month, presented by UK independent group Cooking Vinyl.
CV says that it prides itself on transparency – to the point of invting artists who earn over a certain amount each year to audit its books." Read more here!
http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/what-will-record-deals-look-like-in-the-future/