Dan is a specialist music lawyer, acting for prominent musicians, managers and music entities in New Zealand and Australia. Prior to his legal career, Dan resided in Australia and played music professionally for the band BONJAH, touring with artists such as The Who, Counting Crows and The Cranberries. Since returning to New Zealand, Dan has continued to play music and is currently part of the Christchurch musical group, Volts.
Dan is qualified to practice in both New Zealand and Australia and advises on a range of music related agreements, including songwriter, recording, management, producer, publishing, synchronisation, distribution and licensing agreements.
Dan’s objective is to provide his clients with expert knowledge and advice so that they can make the right choices with their creative material. Dan writes regular legal articles for NZ Musician magazine, and has undertaken guest lectures at Otago University and CPIT.
*Please note the below
Legal mentoring sessions are 30 mins only
The legal mentoring sessions are for the purposes of providing general guidance on legal issues applicable to the music industry. We recommend you engage the services of a legal professional prior to proceeding with any specific legal matters.
MMF members cannot ask the lawyer to look over and make comments or mark ups on contracts
All contact with the lawyer is to be done via the MMF. No unsolicited emails are allowed