Kurt Dahl is an industry leader in Entertainment Law in Canada and the Drummer in his band One Bad Son.
As a musician, he's toured North America frequently with his band One Bad Son, scored five top 10 singles and a #1 song, released 9 albums with various artists, and have worked closely with major industry players like 604 Records, The Feldman Agency, Frontside Group, Strut Entertainment, and Hive Management. One Bad Son has toured arenas with Def Leppard, Shinedown, and Judas Priest, and in 2019 shared the bill with The Rolling Stones in front of 70,000 people.
As a lawyer, he has practiced Entertainment Law throughout Canada since 2010, providing comprehensive legal advice to a wide array of music, film, television and technology clients since 2010. He became Partner at Murphy & Company in 2016 and was acknowledged by Canadian Lawyer in 2019 for his contributions to Entertainment Law in Canada. As an academic, in 2009 he successfully defended his Master of Laws (LL.M.) thesis on the future of the music industry, and how musicians will continue to earn a living in the digital age. The entire thesis is available for free under the “Resources” page at www.lawyerdrummer.com. He also obtained his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. He is currently a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan.
As a board member, he has served on the Board of Directors for SaskMusic for 6 years, working with fellow musicians to help them obtain grant funding, deal with legal issues, and effectively develop their careers. In 2016, he was excited to be elected President of SaskMusic. He is honoured to be a voice for musicians in this province and around the world. In 2017, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Western Canadian Music Awards. As a writer, his articles on the music industry have been published by Canadian Musician, Canadian Lawyer, DRUM Magazine, VICE Magazine, SOCAN Magazine and dozens of other industry publications.
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