Elodie Arkwright
Partner, music and publishing
Reads the deals musicians and writers are handed, and the statements that follow them.
Elodie started out reviewing recording and publishing contracts for independent artists, and still prefers the work where one clear page changes someone’s deal. She leads the firm’s music and publishing matters and signs off on every royalty review.
Takes on
- Recording and distribution deals
- Publishing and songwriter agreements
- Royalty statements
- Management agreements
Admissions, courts and schooling
Bar admissions
State bar of California
Admitted 2005
Courts
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
Juris Doctor
2004
B.A., Music and English
2001
Memberships
Entertainment and sports law section of the state bar
How Elodie works
She starts by asking what you want the deal to do, not what the contract says. Then she reads it and tells you where the two differ.
Her reviews come back in plain English with the edits marked, so you can send them to the other side yourself or ask the firm to do it.
What Elodie reads
Recording deals
Term, advances, recoupment and what returns to you.
Publishing
Co-writes, administration and the splits behind each song.
Statements
Royalty math checked against the contract that defines it.
Write to Elodie
Say what the document is and when it is due. We reply with whether we can read it in time and the fee.