Craig Barker, Attorney at Law
Practice focuses on
entertainment and related matters
Law Practice
1991-Present Practice has concentrated music industry matters since admittance
to the bar. Negotiated agreements and other matters in many genres with major
and independent record labels, publishing companies, booking agencies,
managers, producers, et. al, including Warner Bros. Records, Sony Music, SonyDiscos, Sire Records, A&M Records, Rounder Records,
HighTone Records, SugarHill
Records, Virgin/Back Porch Records, Virgin/Higher Octave Records, Valley
Entertainment, Watermelon Records, Flying Fish Records, Red House Records,
Sonic Images Records, CRS Records (Europe), Munich Records
(Europe),Warner-Chappell Music, Maverick Music, Rondor
(Almo-Irving) Music, PolyGram Music, PolyGram Film,
Disney Studios, Monterey Peninsula Artists, William Morris Agency, et al.
Click here for a full list.
Co-founder of Texas Attorneys for Texas Music, a non-profit organization which
puts on The Music Law Sessions (www.themusiclawsessions.com
).
Other Music
Industry Experience
Thirty years overall experience in a variety of positions, including personal
manager, musician and road manager, most of which has been on the national and
international levels. As a personal manager, managed all aspects of the career
of Tish Hinojosa for 15 years over a 17 year period, overseeing the national
and international releases and supporting tours for nine albums and several
videos and singles for labels such as Warner Bros. Records, A&M Records,
Curb Records, Rounder Records, and Watermelon Records. Managed Hinojosa's
publishing relationships at Maverick Music (Madonna's Warner-Chappell
co-venture) and Almo-Irving (Rondor)
Music (long the publishing arm of A&M Records). Acted as executive producer or
co-producer on most of Hinojosa's nine albums, through 1997m including
executive producer of her last Warner Bros. album (bilingual release in '96;
all-Spanish version '97). Played bass for Hinojosa for eight years. Served as
Hinojosa's road manager and sound engineer on several national and European
tours.
Served as the bass player and road
manager for two years for Bill & Bonnie Hearne, whose most recent album was
on Virgin/Back Porch Records and whose prior record was on Warner Western
Records.
Legal Education
J.D. University of Texas School of Law, 1990
Admitted To Bar
1991, State Bar of Texas