Your Music,

Your Contracts,

Your Money!

Music Industry Training for Artists, Producers, Lawyers, Managers.

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Decode the music business, its contracts, and revenue streams.
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Interactive courses, animated video series, and industry insights.
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An entire community of experts to guide you.
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Backed by the management teams of

Post Malone

Lil Tecca

The Killers

Imagine Dragons

Bad Bunny

Trusted by the biggest firms in the industry

Membership Benefits

Transform Your Career in 5 Steps

#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.
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27 modules
6hrs 15min

Music Publishing 101

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53 modules
3hrs 50min
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Basics of Agreements

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22 Modules
5hrs 15min

Intellectual Property Overview

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#2. Understand What You're Signing

Our Industry Agreement courses decode music business contracts in language everyone understands.
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24 modules
4hrs
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38 modules
3hrs 50min
Learn more about Understanding Work for Hire Agreements
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42 Modules
7hrs 30min
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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 templates, videos, and much more.
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24 modules
4hrs
38 modules
3hrs 50min
how to release an original song
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42 Modules
7hrs 30min

#4. Learn from the Best

Live educational seminars, events, and workshops, hosted by industry experts.

Releasing an Original Song

Live seminar and Q&A
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
8pm ET | 5pm PT
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Hosted By
David Fritz
Co-founder of Creative Intell and Partner at Boyarski Fritz LLP
Immy Farukhi
Entertainment Lawyer & Educator

#5. Grow Your Network with Our Community

We’re your support system, no need to go it alone anymore. Make valuable new contacts through the CI Community. We’re always here to answer your questions and offer suggestions.
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Why choose CI Academy?

Join hundreds of musicians, producers, lawyers, and managers who are already taking advantage of our comprehensive resources to gain a competitive edge in the music industry.
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Legal Language Demystified

Our contract-specific courses break down current industry agreements clause-by-clause and translates everything into plain English. You no longer need to have a law degree to understand your contracts.
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Industry Math Decoded

We simplify industry-specific formulas so you can easily understand and collect what you're owed. Say goodbye to confusion and hello to getting what you deserve.
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It Takes a Team

Each Creative Intell Academy course was built by an expansive team of practicing entertainment lawyers, subject matter experts, musicians, writers, educational designers, graphic artists, and animators.
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Accuracy Guarantee

Trust us to deliver only the most accurate and current information. If you find any inaccuracies or out of date information in any of our courses, we'll add a month to your subscription for FREE! Start learning today!

Academy Essentials Membership

  • All our Music Business 101 courses.
  • All our Industry Agreement courses.
  • All of our Playbooks, Toolkits, The Intells animated videos, and contract templates.
  • Invites to exclusive seminars and live events.
  • Full access to the Creative Intell Community.
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Corporate and Institutional Training

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Never be confused by legal jargon or wonder how the business works again

There are no prerequisites here, this is university-level education EVERYONE can understand. 
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Never misinterpret a contract again!

The legal language of the industry explained in plain English. Our contract-specific courses crack the legal codes historically only lawyers understood, explaining each clause and what it means TO YOU in simple language.
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Visual Learners Welcome!

Each Creative Intell Academy course is a fully interactive multimedia learning experience designed to be as fun as it is informative. In-depth videos, educational charts, graphics, and interactive learning checks combine to create an engaging, dynamic teaching environment for learners of all academic levels.
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Learn through Storytelling

CI Academy employs a “Learning through Storytelling” pedagogical approach following a storyline that narrates every course and is the basis of our exclusive animated series, “The Intells.”
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Interactive Testing that sets you up for success

Ace your learning with real-time interactive testing. Quizzes and puzzles help you master the content and succeed!
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Become a Recognized Expert: Get Accredited

Earn the respect you deserve with a Creative Intell Academy accreditation. Boost your credibility and enhance your industry reputation by adding your certificate to your resume and LinkedIn profile.
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Network with Music Insiders: Intell Community

The Creative Intell Community is moderated by industry insiders and regularly frequented by some of the biggest players in the game. Access to these individuals and their advice is priceless in itself. “Intell” that gives you a competitive edge.

Only Creative Intell offers comprehensive and affordable Music Business Training

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Songwriters, Producers, Managers, Industry Executives and Lawyers

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Free Basics of Agreements Course

Limited Time Offer!
This FREE Course dives into the fundamentals everyone needs to know to understand their agreements.
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Meet the Intells

The CI Academy takes complex topics and makes them simple and genuinely fun to learn. One way we do this is by incorporating an animated 2D series, “The Intells” into every course.
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At the Creative Intell Academy we believe

A Powerhouse Team of Music Business Experts

Our team has over a century of practical music business experience distilled into our courses. Learn from the best and succeed in the industry with our expert content. Start your journey today!
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David Fritz
Entertainment Lawyer
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Steven Ship
Artist Manager & Producer
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Imraan Farukhi
Entertainment Lawyer/University Professor
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Max Verrelli
Entertainment Lawyer
Mark Cappello
Animation Director
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Writer/Musician
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Educational Designer

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Backed by the management teams of

Post Malone

Lil Tecca

The Killers

Imagine Dragons

Bad Bunny

Trusted by the biggest firms in the industry