Mar 02 2024 40 mins
Joshua Lastine - Entertainment lawyer
The go-to lawyer for drafting your contracts and negotiations.
A great chat with Joshua Lastine, founder of Lastine Entertainment Law based in Los Angeles. Joshua considers himself a transactional entertainment lawyer for contracts and negotiations. Josh talks about the importance of legal and ethical protection through drafting and negotiating contracts within the entertainment business. He also gives some tips on how to protect yourself as an artist.
Joshua advocates for the arts and works in multiple areas providing legal services to music producers, publishers, writers, musicians, agencies, management, record labels, actors, film and television, studios etc.
Inspired by old-school Star Wars VHS movies, Josh shares how he watched the end of movies and was fascinated by how they were made. He took a great interest in the behind the scenes world including the business side of getting artists where they need to be, whether onstage or behind the mic.
In 2011, he went to LA, and through personal connections, he reached an attorney for American Idol. Joshua landed his first job with American Idol in music licensing, accounting, business, and legal affairs. Hands-on, he watched the show and timed out the recordings, ensuring rights, usage, and licenses were above board.
In 2014, Joshua worked with the top 30 Hollywood contestants as they signed their 360 deals with American Idol.
His work relates heavily to film and talent representation but is not limited to. Bridging artists between undiscovered and discovery through legal representation, Joshua is the go-to lawyer.
Joshua emphasises the importance of legal protection between artist and agency described like 'a perfect marriage!'
"Brand awareness is a great way to self-protect" - Copyrighting and protection for your art.
Joshua is also a professor and mentor, teaching ethics as well as legalities at the Los Angeles Film School.
https://lastineentertainmentlaw.com/our-team/
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