Michigan music industry expert witnesses assess contracts, royalties, licensing, and production practices across the state’s recording and live-event economy. Many are veteran label executives, music publishers, touring managers, audio engineers, or entertainment accountants with Detroit and Ann Arbor market experience. They evaluate catalog valuation, copyright usage, revenue reporting, and industry-standard deal terms.
American Popular Culture & Music History Expert Witness
American Popular Culture & Music History Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $375/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $625/hr
This performing artist and scholar of twentieth century American culture served among the first curators of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his BA in Sociology and Fine Arts from Montclair State University and completed a doctoral degree focused on American Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. He has served as a faculty member in the American Studies departments of Penn College, Indiana University, and Radford University, while also acting as a Senior Fellow of the Laurasian Institution, which fosters cultural exchange between Asia and North America. Having published on Blues and the American 1960's counterculture, he reviews a number of scholarly journals, such as the American Quarterly, the Journal of Social Media Studies, and the African American Review.
Lecturer of American Culture, a prominent Michigan university
Independent Coursework, the Juilliard School
Ann Arbor,
Michigan