A Music Producer

A record label and producer collective from the West Coast retained our firm to bring one of its producers to the United States on an O-1B visa. We built the case, filed it, and the petition was approved.

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Our client is a producer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in contemporary hip-hop and R&B, known for building tracks around live instrumentation he plays himself. He has produced records for Grammy-nominated artists and for a Billboard-ranked album, and his catalog has been streamed tens of millions of times. He also creates original sound libraries sold worldwide.

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We documented all of it. We tied each credit to the underlying producer agreement or a recommendation letter, so no claim rested on a discography listing alone. We explained why streaming volume is the measure of commercial success in today's music business, and what the numbers on his releases signify against industry norms. We established the standing of the label that employs him. We gathered testimonials from Grammy-winning producers, a member of the Recording Academy, a publishing executive, and recording artists he has worked with.

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The result — an approved petition, and a client now working in an American studio.