
5 Things to Look for in a Record Deal
After years of hard work, you just landed your first record deal. Amazing. Now the record label sends over the contract and it’s thirty pages long. Yikes. Here are the

5 Things to Look for in a Music Producer Agreement
So, you’ve found the perfect producer for your upcoming recording project. Great news. Now the producer sends over a 10-page contract full of legalese regarding record royalties, songwriting splits, SoundExchange

100 Episodes of KD and Me!
Two years ago my friend Gary from my local rock station had an idea. He called me and asked me to come on and chat. He suggested we could talk

Band Name Disputes: Who Can Use the Band Name When a Band Breaks Up?
Bands break up all the time. And band name disputes often follow. Sometimes one or more members want to continue using the band name, as was the case with Pink

Free Legal Program Completes Third Year!
Free Legal Program Three years ago, I relaunched a program with the help of SaskMusic to provide free legal advice to musicians in the province. It’s the only program of

My first NPR Interview!!
Words you don’t say very often: I just did an interview on NPR to five million listeners!! Chatted about the hurdles facing Canadian musicians touring the USA. Celebration time in

Sebastian Bach tour & OBS as the opening act
Our Biggest Tour To Date The biggest tour of our career kicks off in a few months with Sebastian Bach!! Our band, One Bad Son, along with Monte Pittman will

Two Clients in Rolling Stone today!!
Feeling like a proud papa!! Two of my clients were in Rolling Stone Magazine today!! Huge congrats to Colter Wall and Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion. Celebration time gents Colter

Fred Gretsch – Wow. Handwritten Letter from
It’s not every day you get a letter from a legend. No, not Taylor Hawkins (that would be cool), but Fred Gretsch, whose name was on the front of my