020: More Than Music with Josh Binder about his first big wins, being an attorney in the entertainment space, mentors, working with TDE & more
Josh Binder is an entertainment & music attorney and founding partner of the Rothenberg, Mohr & Binder, LLP, a Beverly Hills based law firm, whose client base includes established & developing artists/bands, production companies, producers, songwriters, and more. Josh represents clients across many genres including Hip Hop, Electronic, Country, etc. He represents artists such as the whole TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) roster including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad. Among his roster are also DJ's, including Marshmello & Jauz, Latin Artist Daddyy Yankee, Country Music artist Cam and more. In this interview we talked about his first big wins, being an attorney in the entertainment space, mentors of him along the journey, how he started working with TDE & more. Instagram: @joshpbinder LinkedIn: Josh Binder Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:07 - Beginnings 3:32 - Can you recall some of your first big wins in the beginnings of your career and what made those big wins for you? 09:23 - What does it mean to be an attorney in the entertainment space? 12:50 - Can you tell us about some of your mentors along your journey and what they helped to cultivate in you? 15:40 - What habits of yours increased your luck surface area? 20:02 - Story of how he met Top Dawg and started working with TDE 24:45 - How did you decide to work for free for TDE at the beginning? 27:54 - What would you put on a billboard to get a message out to billions of people? The "More Than Music" Podcast by Bouncy deals with music - or rather, with more than music: We examine topics and aspects of music that go deeper than just superficial facts. Through our guests, we get their perspective on songs, artists, and albums. Furthermore, in times of streaming and social media platforms, artists have more influence than ever in our society. Music is more than just music - that's exactly why this podcast was created. Enjoy the show. Bouncy Instagram Account: bouncy.app Host: Tito Ras