Christopher Wieduwilt

🎵 Helping the music industry enter the #NFT space @ ACOY | Podcast Host @ Digital Punks - Der Music NFT Podcast

How I went from broke musician to helping 100k+ music pros with AI.

I was that kid with a guitar & big dreams:
↳ Started in a garage band at 15. 
↳ Toured the US & Europe.

Lived the highs & lows of the music life. 

After a number of years working in the music industry, I consulted for global brands like Porsche, Lufthansa, Goodyear, and L'Oréal. 

Later, I helped my mom become a bestselling author.

But I never forgot the musician's grind:
↳ That's why I built The AI Musicpreneur.

To help music pros leverage AI for success. 

A resource I wish I had when I was struggling. 

Now serving over 20,000+ musicians, producers & industry professionals monthly, including readers from Warner Music, UnitedMasters, AWAL, Cooking Vinyl, and more. 

My journey taught me success is about helping others.

Start here → aimusicpreneur.com

Founder

🎵 I wish  #NFTs existed 10 - 15 years ago.

I have practically been a music nerd for all my life. 

I used to play in various bands and as a solo artist as well as worked for record labels, organized festivals & managed up and coming artists.

I consider this experience very precious and am thankful for the opportunities I received.

I got to play in Los Angeles on Sunset Boulevard and toured the entire US.

Ranked up over half a million plays on Myspace (Yes, Myspace did exist back then)

Got featured in the biggest Rock/ Metal magazine in China.

And was on German TV.

Why am I telling you this?

It sounds like that could pay the bills right?

It didn't. AT ALL. It was a +- business.

Independent artists without much representation have it hard. 

Music piracy did not help at the beginning of the century.

And the model of streaming pays independent artists unfairly.

Along came COVID and seriously threatened live music and musicians.

Music NFTs taking off (in the next few years) feels like a resurrection for the music industry to me.
 
🎸 For independent artists NFTs could provide an opportunity to connect with fans in unique ways.

NFTs are not a get-rich-quick scheme, it needs work, but it could enable artists to make a better living than now.

You don't need millions of streams on Spotify, but maybe only a few hundred devoted fans that invest in your journey and see you grow.

💿 Record labels, publishing agencies & more can use NFTs to offer new experiences to music lovers.
At the same time creating new income streams could also mean that more investments go into up and coming artists long-term.

It puts a little bit of the power back into the hands of the music industry.

I've seen artists disappear over the years because they ran out of fuel at some point (financial wise).

Wouldn't it be great to experience live music and at the same time know that the artists performing can provide for themselves and their family?

Let's create your future together.

Christopher Wieduwilt (The AI Musicpreneur)

Gutsch & Schlegel Rechtsanwälte i.P.

Head of Business Affairs

Experienced legal advisor specializing in intellectual property, copyright, and media law, with a focus on music, film/TV, and publishing industries.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements

Film & TV
- Led legal aspects for seasons 3-4 of children's TV series "Pettson and Findus," including rights agreements and co-production contracts
- Negotiated various basic rights agreements for feature films and TV series
- Negotiated numerous output, distribution, broadcast, and merchandise agreements with major studios and networks (BBC, ITV, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Dreamworks, etc.)

Music Industry
- Drafted and negotiated contracts with renowned artists and producers including Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Blink 182, Chris Rea, Christopher Cross, Chickenfoot, Deep Purple, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Milo, Status Quo & Zucchero
- Handled various agreement types: artist, band acquisition, producer, remix, label, distribution, sponsorship, co-production, and management

Publishing
- Negotiated author, co-author, translator, producer, and rights agreements for notable authors such as Nicole Staudinger, Michael Nast, and Klaus Wowereit
- Negotiated with major publishing houses & literary agents including HarperCollins, Phaidon, Michael Meller, Simon & Schuster, Agence Hoffmann, Lars Schultze-Kossack, Nina Arrowsmith, AVA, Landwehr & Cie


Trademark Management
- Oversee a portfolio of approximately 400 national and international trademarks

Rechtsanwalt

Edel

Business Affairs Consultant, responsible for business development and rights acquisition for Edel Motion's documentary and non-fiction programming division.

Business Affairs Consultant 

WEB3LEX

Original Contributor for the go-to legal resource for the web3 community!

Original Contributor

Sasse & Partner Rechtsanwälte

Head of Business Affairs department. Providing legal advice to national and international clients in the fields of intellectual property rights, copyright and media law with a strong focus on the music (label and publishing), film/TV and merchandising/licensing industry.

Extensive working experiences regarding the drafting and negotiation (German and English) of:

Music:
Artist agreements, (tape) license agreements, production agreements, synch license agreements, remix- and sample agreements, author agreements (single & exclusive), label agreements, distribution agreements (physical and digital), co-publishing and edition agreements

Film/TV:
Co-production agreements, production services agreements, basic rights agreements, output agreements, distribution agreements (all rights), pre-sale agreements, talent agreements, synch license agreements, broadcast- and merchandise agreements

Publishing:
Author agreements, co-author (ghost) agreements, translations agreements, subsidiary rights agreements, distribution agreements (physical and digital), agency agreements, basic rights agreements, photographer agreements, producer agreements, talent agreements

Merchandising/licensing:
Merchandise and trademark license agreements, agency agreements, NDAs.

Providing legal advice to the company and group employees in the fields of intellectual property rights, copyright (especially film and music law) and media law as well as commercial and corporate law.

- strong focus on drafting and negotiating ip-license agreements       
- member of the anti-piracy committee of the German music industry association
- awarded for outstanding work effort

Manager Business and Legal Affairs

Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht

Legal clerkship with placements a.o. at North German Broadcast Service ("NDR"), Financial Times Deutschland, Hamburg Authority of Culture, Sports and Media and Deutsche Grammophon (Universal Music).

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As an entertainment and IP lawyer with over 15 years of experience, I specialize in helping clients in the media and entertainment industry monetize their creative works. I firmly believe that true success lies not just in being creative, but in effectively leveraging the rights to your creations.

Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of negotiating with a diverse range of partners, including Grammy & Eurovision-winning artists, leading television networks & film studios, major book publishers, best-selling authors, global toy manufacturers, and internationally acclaimed musicians and bands. My focus has been on drafting and negotiating complex licensing agreements in film, music, publishing, and brand co-ops, ensuring that my clients' intellectual property rights are protected and optimized for revenue generation.

I understand that navigating the legal landscape of the entertainment industry can be challenging, and that's where my expertise comes in. With a track record of success that includes gold and platinum-record awards, I have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process of turning your rights into tangible revenues.

If you're a label or creator in the media and entertainment industry looking to maximize the financial potential from licensing works, I'm here to help. Contact me today to discuss how we can work together to protect your intellectual property and unlock new revenue streams.

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