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Intellectual Property

Many people diversify their investments which might also mean buying IP.
If you buy a property, you have an estate manager for the property. The same is true for intellectual property. You need someone in that space to manage it for you.

Naomi Wallace Asher can serve that purpose. She can help manage your intellectual property and make sure to maximize the income for you or on behalf of a fund or a trust as part of your investment portfolio.

Theatrical Consultancy

  • Book or Scriptwriting
  • Brainstorm and strategize the plan, process, and what is needed based on where in the process you are and where you would like to go.
  • Walk through any of the processes from round table reads through to west end or touring productions.
  • Provide introductions to agents, lawyers, accountants, publishers, creative directors, producers, and/or managers as needed.
  • Set up meetings with songwriters, lyricists, or other relevant parties.
  • Research, organize, and/or book venues, create workshop budgets
  • In the UK – update on equity, MU, and BECTU requirements 
  • Organize opening night parties and identify producers to invite to workshops

Neighbouring Rights Services

Please note – I can represent at societies (such as Sound Exchange, PPL, Abramus, RACS, etc), or I can liaise with your representative on your behalf doing all of the below.

  • Ensure that data is up to date with societies.

  • Make claims

  • Settle disputes

  • Liaise with Rights Holders if high-earning tracks are missing.

  • Analyze statements to ensure as much accuracy as possible.

  • Analyze discography to make sure it is up-to date.

  • Liaise with the representative to get any registration paperwork sorted.

  • Download statements and make sure accounting from the representative is accurate.

  • Identify any issues with society collections

  • Examine any discrepancies in earnings.

  • Communicate any new recordings, samples, re mixes, and any other tracks that need to be claimed/updated.

  • Work with Estates to overcome equitable remuneration hurdles

  • Work with potential income stream buyers to ensure death documents and other necessary ER documents are accounted for

  • Assist with smooth transition from artist to new payee in income stream purchase situations

Additional Master Rights Service are available but need to be discussed and agreed.

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Full Service Publishing/Master Support

  • Be the point person for synch requests to ensure fair rates are being approved.
  • Communicate with the publishing synch team to assist in the pitching process.
  • Work with music supervisors to help put songs on their radar.
  • Communicate with publishing A&R to get writing sessions in place.
  • Communicate with the publishing sampling team to confirm splits for any sample usage.
  • Liaise with clearance agents for requests to use samples.
  • Advise on what writers might be more willing to allow sample usage.
  • Additional reporting- download publishing statements and if accounting to additional writers, split those statements and send them to those writers.
  • Work with clients when they are exploring additional or new projects to best strategize what is income generating and what might be a black hole.
  • Assist with potential catalogue sales
  • Identify, liaise with, and assist with dealings between writers/artists and potential buyers for catalogue

Basic Publishing or Master Admin Services

  • Liaise with Music Publishers to field and monitor all admin queries, and disputes, and ensure all splits and rates are properly registered/paid out.
  • Compare writer-share statements from ASCAP/BMI/SEASAC/ MR/PRS etc, with publisher-share statements to identify missing income and query any discrepancies.
  • Submit new tracks with song splits to be registered and monitor when those are being paid out.
  • Examine any discrepancies in earnings.
  • Discuss and advise on marketing strategies – provide introductions with possible partners such as influencer agents as needed.