Nashville Metropolitan Area
Named 2X as one of Billboard’s “Top Music Attorneys,” Christian Barker is a music industry-focused, transactional entertainment attorney with a diverse roster of artists, songwriters, producers, independent record labels, independent music publishing companies, and artist management companies nationwide. A former artist manager, Christian is noteworthy for the creative value he designs for clients, such as pitching songs and authoring confidentially tailored white papers on TikTok best strategy. His industry expertise has allowed him to orchestrate the signings of several rising TikTok artists to some of the largest record deals for new artists in history. Because of his continued success, some of the industry’s longtime iconic, award-winning producers and songwriters have gravitated into his orbit, requesting his procurement skills in shopping their catalogs (songs and master royalties) to buyers internationally. Conversely, major buyers frequently use Christian as well, to assist in the location and acquisition of noteworthy music IP rights as they grow their portfolios. In addition to music-related clients, Christian represents clients in the influencer, TV/film, podcasting, fine arts, and PR/digital media realms. He also advises on Web3/blockchain/crypto/NFT strategy and manages intellectual property portfolios for numerous businesses—both inside and outside of the entertainment space. Aside from his legal practice, Christian is a sought after creative consultant providing talent scouting, song-plugging, and career advising services to numerous songwriters, artists, labels, and publishers, along with influencer, brand partnership, and investment/business development activities.
From a robust corporate practice and highly-experienced litigation team to entertainment and family law, Shackelford combines extensive experience and legal talent with a variety of practice areas to meet clients’ needs. The firm represents large companies as well as individuals in a variety of industries, including aviation, energy, entertainment, finance and banking, health care, hospitality, real estate and retail automobile sales, and provide a scalable model to meet clients’ needs.
FVLLGLΛSS (pronounced "full glass") is a creative consulting company focused mainly in and around the music industry. The name comes from the concept that many people view the world + life + challenges + projects from either a “glass half empty" (V) or a “glass half full" (Λ) perspective. Our goal in meeting our clients' needs is to attack our goals from all sides, providing a thorough approach to creating the perfect solution for your project. A true "full glass" approach.
Lewis Thomason has a longstanding tradition of excellence and success. The firm provides a level of service that builds respect and establishes long-term relationships. Combining expertise with experience, the firm offers a wide range of legal services and strives to create an atmosphere of trust and communication between our clients and lawyers. At Lewis Thomason, Christian spearheaded the firm’s first foray into the entertainment law field, bringing his network and client base developed during his years as a solo practitioner and drawing on the stellar firm backbone to grow a truly transformative and innovative practice.
Barker Nashville, PLLC was founded in 2012 by Nashville attorney Christian Barker. With clients located worldwide, the practice was focused on serving the transactional and litigation needs of individuals and organizations excelling in the music industry, fine arts, and digital media realms. Christian embarked on the journey to open his own practice after feeling that many creatives and entrepreneurs did not connect with the corporate philosophy of big "suit and tie" practitioners in the area. The philosophy of Barker Nashville, PLLC was to work with clients in a manner that delivered professional and intelligent service while maintaining a strong attorney-client bond in a casual and low-stress environment.