Category Archives: Events

Why the distinction between “new” media and “traditional” media is pointless, and a little dangerous.

Since the development of the Internet and the World-Wide-Web, there’s been this peculiar distinction between “old”, or “traditional” or “mainstream” media and the “new” forms such as blogs, podcasts, Internet radio, and video sharing, such as seen on services like YouTube. It’s time we all stopped thinking this way. As the “new” media have taken…

ANMT brings The Stages New Musical Theatre Festival to L.A.!

If you follow theatre in the U.S., you probably know that for 15 years Chicago  has hosted the Stages Musical Theatre Festival.  This year, the Stages festival is moving to Los Angeles, and the organization responsible is the Academy for New Musical Theatre, of which I’m the board president. See 8 New Musicals The Stages Musical…

Exploring Legal Ramifications with Web Video & How to Overcome Them

I was recently honored to be interviewed by Grant Crowell of ReelSEO, for a podcast entitled: Exploring Legal Ramifications with Web Video & How to Overcome Them It was a fun interview and the topics pretty interesting.  I hope you’ll give it a listen.   Tweet

How Musical Theater projects get financed

Starting next Tuesday, I’ll be leading a theater financing workshop at the Academy For New Musical Theater. If you’re interested, it’s not too late to sign up! Just Visit ANMT.org, by clicking the links below. HOW DOES A MUSICAL GET FINANCED? Thinking about producing yourself? Wondering what makes producers tick? Looking for financing for your…

Speaking at LA County Bar Association

I’m pleased to have been asked to join  an impressive panel of lawyers, including internet defamation attorney Adrianos Fachetti; class action attorney H. Scott Leviant; Barger & Wolen Marketing Director Heather Milligan, and mediator attorney Victoria Pynchon, to discuss how lawyers can use and benefit from social media. The Details: Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Second…

Southwestern University School of Law

Gordon will speak to the Entertainment Law Society Tweet

Sherwood Oaks College

Gordon Firemark will speak to students and guests at the post-expo panel discussion Tweet

Dramageddon – Firemark speaks to playwrights

Where: Loyola Marymount University. (University Hall) Tweet

Podcast – LIVE Law and Video Q/A – lawandvideo.com

Every Tuesday from 5pm Pacific, Gordon Firemark answers questions about Video and the Law live. Visit lawandvideo.com for details Tweet

Dramageddon – Firemark speaks on playwrights' rights

A discussion of the legal issues playwrights need to deal with, including copyright, royalties, approvals, creative control, etc.  Panelists include David Faux, Dramatists Guild Dir. of Business Affairs; Gordon P. Firemark, Theatrical Attorney Tweet