Creative Intell Academy

Never Sign a Bad Music Contract Again...or Ever!

Accelerate your career with expert guidance, insider knowledge, and essential tools to navigate the business and legal landscape of the music industry

Matthew Kerr
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I absolutely appreciate everything Creative Intell has done to get this information easily into artists' hands!

ESHA music
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No more confusion and my rights are protected.

Stephanie Maldonado
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Contracts, agreements, and publishing can be overwhelming to understand but I am happy that this platform was created in a way to be understood.

You only have one music career. You can't afford to make mistakes.

Don't let these issues consume you: 
  1. Excessive legal costs.
  2. Bad decisions from poor advice.
  3. Irreversible career-damaging deals.
  4. Being taken advantage of.
  5. Protection of your music and rights.
  6. Dubious contract templates.
  7. Confused by how the industry truly works.
The music industry can be shark-infested.
The Creative Intell Community, with our insider knowledge, will help protect your career and music, ensure you earn the compensation you deserve, and make informed decisions concerning your business interests.
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Take control of your music career

Creative Intell is your shark-repellent for the music industry. Join our community today and surround yourself with the tools, knowledge, and support to thrive as a creative professional.

What's Included With Creative Intell Membership?

  • 4 x Music Business 101 courses
  • 5 x Industry Agreement courses
  • 8 x Industry Playbooks
  • Contract template library
  • Intells animated series
  • Exclusive seminars
  • Creative Intell Community (All-Access)
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Gain music business and legal insights

Protect your music and career

Earn all the money you deserve

Backed by the management teams of

Post Malone

Lil Tecca

The Killers

Imagine Dragons

Bad Bunny

The Music Business Explained

Comprehensive courses, contracts, strategies, and insights on the music industry.

#1. Conquer the fundamentals

Our Music Business 101 series covers the entirety of today's dynamic music industry. In depth, accurate, up-to-date courses designed to transform your understanding of the business.

Learn more about our Music Business 101 courses, including:

• Basics of Agreements

• Overview of the Music Industry

• Intellectual Property Overview

• Music Publishing 101

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#2. Understand what you're signing

Confused about music contracts? Creative Intell gives you the contracts you need and guides you through getting the most of them.

Our Industry Agreement courses decode music business contracts in language everyone understands. You'll learn how to negotiate fair deals, avoid pitfalls, maximize your revenue, and understand what you are signing.

Check out our Industry Agreement series, including:

• Understanding Producer Agreements

• Understanding Song Split Agreements

• Understanding Featured Artist Agreements

• Understanding Work-for-Hire Agreements

• Understanding Beat Agreements

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#3. Gain a competitive edge 

Protect your work and maximize your revenue with advanced training tools providing strategy, negotiation tactics, and industry averages for your deals. Checklists, playbooks, legal document template library, videos, and much more.

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A middle-aged man in business attire covered in paint stands next to an easel with a painting of a legal contract.

#4. Contract templates you can trust

Equip yourself with reliable contracts and the knowledge to understand them and succeed in negotiations. No more downloading obscure contracts or borrowing random forms; You can trust our expertly-drafted, user-friendly, fully editable  contracts.

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A private community of musicians, producers, managers, lawyers, and industry leaders

The Creative Intell Community is your gateway to success in the music industry. Network with fellow creatives and industry VIPs, learn about new opportunities and upcoming events, gain access to exclusive webinars and free resources, and get your questions answered by our team of experts.

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Esha Alwani, Singer-Songwriter, Creative Intell Education Designer
Esha Alwani
Educational Designer for Creative Intell, Artist & Songwriter
David Fritz
Entertainment Lawyer, Co-Founder of Creative Intell
Jeff Rogers, Manager, Former Label Executive
Jeff Rogers
Manager, former label executive
Peter Ashley, Manager and Advisor, Day One Music
Peter Ashley
Manager & Advisor, Day One Music
Esha Alwani, Singer-Songwriter, Creative Intell Education Designer
Esha Alwani
Educational Designer for Creative Intell, Artist & Songwriter
David Fritz
Entertainment Lawyer, Co-Founder of Creative Intell
Jeff Rogers, Manager, Former Label Executive
Jeff Rogers
Manager, former label executive
Peter Ashley, Manager and Advisor, Day One Music
Peter Ashley
Manager & Advisor, Day One Music
Immy Farukhi
Subject Matter Expert for Creative Intell, Entertainment Lawyer
Juliette Milber, Manager, Ozone Entertainment
Juliette Milber
Manager, Ozone Entertainment
Glen Robinson, Producer
Glen Robinson
Producer & Sound Engineer
Bret Disend, Founder - Ozone Entertainment
Bret Disend
Founder, Ozone Entertainment
Max Verrelli, Entertainment Attorney, Creative Intell Content Expert
Max Verrelli
Subject Matter Expert for Creative Intell, Entertainment Lawyer
Steve Ship, Entertainment Manager, Creative Intell Co-Founder
Steve Ship
Entertainment Manager, Co-Founder of Creative Intell
Mack Post, A&R, Sound Factory Records
Mack Post
A&R, Sound Factory Records
Immy Farukhi
Subject Matter Expert for Creative Intell, Entertainment Lawyer
Juliette Milber, Manager, Ozone Entertainment
Juliette Milber
Manager, Ozone Entertainment
Glen Robinson, Producer
Glen Robinson
Producer/Mixer, G Loft Studio
Bret Disend, Founder - Ozone Entertainment
Bret Disend
Ozone Entertainment
Max Verrelli
Subject Matter Expert for Creative Intell, Entertainment Lawyer
Steve Ship, Entertainment Manager, Creative Intell Co-Founder
Steve Ship
Entertainment Manager, Co-Founder of Creative Intell
Mack Post, A&R, Sound Factory Records
Mack Post
A&R, Sound Factory Records
Austin Rosen, co-manager of Post Malone.
“For anyone wanting to get into the music industry, the Creative Intell Academy courses are the best to take. If you’re an artist, writer, producer or manager, this will change the game and the way you operate.”
Austin Rosen
co-manager of Post Malone
Lucas Keller, President and Founder of Milk & Honey
" The more informed the producer is on how the business works, the easier it is to manage their career. Creative Intell Academy takes complex legal concepts, breaks them down, and makes them easy to understand. We recommend all of our clients take these courses now."
Lucas Keller
President/Founder of Milk & Honey
Dana Biondi, manager of Suicide Boys.
"Unlock your music career's fullest potential with the Creative Intell Academy. Avoid costly legal mistakes, sign smart contracts, and maximize your revenue. As a manager of platinum-selling artists, I confidently endorse the CI Academy. They've got you covered."
Dana Biondi
manager of $uicideboy$

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About

Creative Intell’s story started with a simple conversation between two friends; David Fritz, one of the country’s top music attorneys, and Steven Ship, an artist manager and former label CEO. Over a leisurely lunch at their favorite Italian restaurant in Midtown, they soon found themselves discussing a familiar problem - the lack of accessible, trustworthy information about the music industry and its contracts.  

Creative Intell co-founders Steven Ship (left) and David Fritz

David was lamenting about how much time he spent educating his clients about the music business. Steve understood immediately. After all, he’d learned the industry himself this way, paying a small fortune in legal fees chasing information that should have been readily available to him.  

Why was this knowledge so hard to come by? So secretive, so guarded? After all, it’s been an industry-wide problem for decades, the reason why so many artists sign bad contracts they don’t understand.  

There had to be a better way.

This casual conversation between friends over pasta ignited the idea that would become Creative Intell: a comprehensive music business education platform supported by a community of experts.

Today, Creative Intell offers in-depth, interactive courses on music business fundamentals and industry agreements. For those who prefer to learn visually, we've produced a unique animated series, "The Intells," that makes learning the business both fun and engaging. Our contract template library incorporates the highest quality legal language used by leading entertainment attorneys, including our own legal team. We pride ourselves on being up to date with language changes and industry trends. We take a community-based approach that supports our members to learn at their own pace while networking with like-minded artists, producers, managers, executives, and lawyers.

The story of Creative Intell is just beginning, it’s an ongoing adventure. With new courses and features added every month and so much more, come join us at the Creative Intell community.

We want to make sure you never sign a bad music contract again... or ever!

–David & Steve

"Creative Intell is an online resource offering in-depth guidance about the true inner workings of the music industry."

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