Steve Gordon is an entertainment lawyer with over 25 years of
experience in the entertainment industry, as Director of Business
Affairs for Sony Music and Lawyer for Atlantic and Elektra Records.
Specializing in music, television, and video, Steve operates a music
clearance service for producers and distributors of films, TV
programs, documentaries and compilations. Steve has provided legal
services to major companies such as MTV, Music Choice, Time Life
Films, Microsoft, leading on-line media companies such as Pitchfork,
and many independent artists, producers, managers, and entrepreneurs.
Steve also serves as an expert witness in cases involving the music
business and digital law. For a list of representative clients,
please click here.
Steve is the author of The Future of the Music Business (Hal Leonard 3rd ed. 2011), which focuses on the rules pertaining to the music business and new business models made possible by the Internet. The book provides a legal and business roadmap to artists, entrepreneurs and music industry professionals for using today's technologies to succeed. Steve also hosts a blog that highlights new developments and issues addressed in the book.
Also an educator, Steve frequently lectures on entertainment law, digital music and how to succeed in today's music business. He is also the recipient of two Fulbright scholarships; in 2008 he presented a series of lectures at Bocconi University in Milan, and in 2010 he taught a course at Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Business. One of Steve's educational lectures, on licensing and success in the new music business, is available as a video download. To order, please click on the Paypal icon on the News section of this site.
