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Martine Alan

Martine Alan

About Me

Martine decided she wanted to be a music lawyer at 17. After qualification she started practising in 1994 and has specialised in music law since. Recently she decided to return to private practice after 10 years in house (at EMI Publishing and before then Zomba) and now she works with her clients on her own as a sole practitioner.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/1/2007
Band Website: This is it for now
Influences: All the places where I have worked at as a music lawyer from 1991, the year when I started my training contract.
Sounds Like: Martine Alan
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2 new deals on the go!

I can't say who they are for till they are done but will let you know when they're finished. I am very pleased for them both.
Posted by Martine Alan on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:04:00 PST

Manchester ITC

I am just about to leave Manchester where I have been attending ITC since Saturday. Apart from a night settling in on Saturday night I had a busy 3 nights and managed a few panels on the last afternoo...
Posted by Martine Alan on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:52:00 PST

CMJ:NYC

Although I am not personally going, I am writing this from a hotel room in Manchester for ITC, I have a couple of clients there this year. If you are going, whether UK or US based, let me know. I am t...
Posted by Martine Alan on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:38:00 PST

Do you want to meet at In the City!

I am going for the full 4 nights to In the City! Email me separately if you are going and want to meet up. I will be getting in on Saturday mid afternoon and leaving Wednesday morning and in addition&...
Posted by Martine Alan on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:19:00 PST

Phildel- Music for Generali!

Phildel's "A Better World" will be used as the theme for the Generali brand. The use will predominantly be for France and other parts of Europe. Visit Phildel's myspace (one of my top friends) for the...
Posted by Martine Alan on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:49:00 PST

I Player: Portico Quartet at the Mercurys!

In case you missed the BBC2 higlights last night from Tuesday's event you can now watch it on BBC I Player. Personally I enjoyed watching the event generally, although thought the PQ performance was o...
Posted by Martine Alan on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:00:00 PST

Mercurys:Portico Quartet

Unfortunately Portico Quartet didn't win but are certainly winners to be amongst the 12 to get nominated. Although their performance was televised I wanted to share how great it was - you couldn't tel...
Posted by Martine Alan on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:56:00 PST

Lazy and Wealthy Cockneys- Offset Festival!

And as an alternative for a fair bit of money changing hands there is the Offset Festival in Hainault. Amongst a fine line up there are my acts Domino State and 4 or 5 Magicians and I wish them the be...
Posted by Martine Alan on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:25:00 PST

Pink: Festival on Cambridge!

Yours truly is going along to this- lift out of and back to London permitting! 3 of my acts are playing, Slummin Angels, Roxy Rawson and last on Micachu. It's nice for me to get myself out of London w...
Posted by Martine Alan on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:11:00 PST

Enough Already- Just Get On With It!

In this difficult market for the traditional ways of getting signed I and you are going to need to get into DIY and look at other ways of using your music to help launch you, hopefully for at lea...
Posted by Martine Alan on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:14:00 PST