Orientation to understanding a record contract. Masterclass with Giampaolo Rosselli.

Tuesday May 26 2026, Giampaolo Rosselli will hold a masterclass geared toward understanding record contracts, analyzing all aspects that lead the artist to a greater awareness of his or her rights.

An intensive hands-on orientation workshop on reading and understanding a record contract, with the aim of providing artists and professionals with the fundamental tools to interpret its structure, language and implications.

Through an introduction to the music market and the main types of contracts, participants will be guided in analyzing key clauses-including duration, exclusivity, royalties, advances, and master ownership-developing a greater awareness of the economic and artistic rights involved.

Special attention will be paid to the identification of the most common critical issues and negotiable terms, with a focus on real industry dynamics and informed preparation for signing, thanks in part to practical examples and real case discussion moments.

The lecturer, Giampaolo Rosselli

Giampaolo Rosselli has decades of experience in the music field. After graduating from the “Academy of Music Criticism” with such teachers as Assante and Castaldo and Gianfranco Salvatore, he began his experience in BMG Ricordi, where he he worked with many great artists such as Lucio Dalla, Antonello Venditti, Giorgia, Luca Carboni, Gigi D’Alessio, and emerging artists such as Le Vibrazioni, il Nucleo, and on special projects for the unreleased songs of Lucio Battisti and Mia Martini.

Following the merger with Sony he continued his work as a talent scout and consultant to the Sony BMG art department until 2009. During these years he collaborated with Simone Cristicchi, the Sonhora, Luca Dirisio, cult singer-songwriter Enzo Carella and Pasquale Panella. As a freelancer for other majors, he produces Le Mani and Son for Universal Music Italy.

He is currently the general manager of YPK Entertainment, a company that manages catalogs for TV and cinema soundtracks, a consultant for Pirames International, the most important Italian company in the digital audiovisual market, a consultant for the Spaghetti catalog of the historic music producer Alessandro Colombini (Venditti, Dalla, Ron, PFM, Decibel), and a consultant for JE Company, a leader in the Dance market. Since 2022, he has been an AFI advisor.

Participation fees: € 15 for Saint Louis students and externs

The six artists selected for Next Steps have free access to the Masterclass, as part of the Saint Louis project’s professionalization course that won the SIAE’s “For Those Who Create” call.

Training credits for academic courses.: 0.5 CFA

The Masterclass is open by reservation (subject to availability) to students, Saint Louis alumni and outsiders.