Manager High School
Resume:
E. Preston Sutton, J.D.
Email: *********@*****.*** Cell: 301-***-****
Jersey City, NJ 07306
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EXPERIENCE: THE 360 LOFT, LLC, New York, NY; 2006- Present
President
. Drafting, negotiating, amending and redlining music related
documents for artists, producers and entertainment
professionals on multi-media platforms.
. Review and summarize recording & producer agreements.
. Maintaining all agreements to ensure compliance with the
terms of contract.
. Structure deals that exploit my client's music on different
platforms.
. Advise clients on copyright and trademark issues.
MTV, New York, NY; December 2004-February 2007
Senior Coordinator, Music & Media Licensing/Business & Legal
Affairs
. Negotiated, drafted and reviewed licensing agreements for
new multi-media platforms in connection with music and 3rd
party elements for programming.
. Provided continuous follow-up with all parties ensuring the
complete delivery of all underlying rights, licenses and
permissions.
. Reviewed production agreements of MTV shows to ensure
compliance with terms.
. Monitored production budgets to ensure no overages.
. Worked with other departments (legal, marketing and
production) and advised them of rights in 3rd party
elements.
. Facilitated clearance requests by researching copyright
ownership of music with performance rights organization,
such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and/or an indie.
. Secured and negotiated complex deals with stock music
companies for our television shows.
. Advised and informed my production teams of issues that
could affect the production of a show.
. Reviewed and ensured accuracy of cue sheets and location,
vendor and/or guest releases
VH1 (Video Hits One), New York, NY; January 2004-December2004
Coordinator (Freelance), Music & Media Licensing
. Exact same responsibilities as above, except the show I
worked on was "I Love the 90's"
Wade Oss Waldon, LLP, New York, NY; Law Clerk, September 2001-
December 2003
. Negotiated, reviewed, drafted, and redlined recording,
production, master use license, synchronization license,
mechanical license, actor employment, director's
employment, screenplay option, producer, publishing, joint
venture, executive employment, digital licensing,
distribution, side artist, termination, management and
staff producer agreements.
. Represented Grammy award winning producer.
. Identified and researched copyright issues on behalf of our
clients.
. Maintained, cultivated and created new relationships within
the music industry.
. Set up meetings with record label and music publishing
executives on behalf of our clients.
Loud Records, LLC/Sony Music New York, NY
Manager of Business & Legal Affairs, May 2000-August 2001
Intern Business & Legal Affairs, November 1998-May 2001
. Acted as a contract administrator.
. Negotiated, reviewed, amended and drafted master license,
soundtrack, side-artist, termination, video, mechanical
license, synchronization license and sample clearance
contracts.
. Reviewed and summarized recording & producer agreements and
input that information into the Sony system.
. Acted as a liaison between business & legal affairs and
other departments (marketing and promotions) by providing
weekly status reports and assessments to senior management
in connection with ongoing projects.
EDUCATION Rutgers University School of Law-Newark; Juris Doctorate, May
2000
University of Massachusetts at Amherst; B.A.,
Spanish and Latin American Relations, May 1997
University of Seville, Seville, Spain, Study Abroad Program;
Academic year 1995-1996 (my junior year of college)
Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC, 1993
PANELIST The Music Business, New York University, Tisch School of the
Arts, February 2004, Sponsored by a NYU sorority
ARTICLES "Piracy Threatens The Music Industry" - National Bar
Association, Intellectual
Property Law Section Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2002
REFERENCES
Dan Shaw: Director Music & Media Licensing at MTV
(******.****@********.***)
Ian Waldon: Music Attorney, Sole Practitioner,
(*******@*********.***)
Jamaal Meeks: Former A&R at SRC/Universal Music Group,
(*************@***.**********.***)
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