Nashville’s Negotiators: John Strohm On Protecting Creativity In The Music Business

Behind every successful musician in Nashville … is someone who’s negotiating his or her contract. 

For artists like Strurgill Simpson and Alabama Shakes, John Strohm is the guy hammering out recording and publishing deals. Being a music attorney isn’t as glamorous as pouring out one’s soul in song, but as he explains, it still requires creativity. He talked to reporter Emily Siner in WPLN’s live journalism series Movers & Thinkers about helping artists get the best deal.

This audio is an excerpt from the latest episode of our 
Movers & Thinkers podcast. Hear more of the conversation with 

John
, as well as two other people who negotiate for a living, by downloading our podcast 
on our website
 or 
on iTunes
.