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Location:
Newark, New Jersey
Managing Partner:
The Fowlkes Firm
Chief Operating Officer/Equity Partner:
Evgle LLC
Music Business Professor:
Drexel University
Pro Basketball Agent:
NBPA & FIBA Player
Advisory Board:
The Melody App
Anselmo Academy of Music and the Arts
Newark, New Jersey
Managing Partner:
The Fowlkes Firm
Chief Operating Officer/Equity Partner:
Evgle LLC
Music Business Professor:
Drexel University
Pro Basketball Agent:
NBPA & FIBA Player
Advisory Board:
The Melody App
Anselmo Academy of Music and the Arts
Karl Fowlkes is an internationally recognized entertainment lawyer, music business professor and entrepreneur who has negotiated groundbreaking deals in the entertainment industries while remaining committed to disruption and new media.
Born and raised in South Jersey, Karl has always had his feet planted at the intersection of entrepreneurship, sports/entertainment and technology. During his time at both St John’s University (Bachelor’s in Journalism) and Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (JD), Karl interned with companies like the Brooklyn Nets and MSG Network, while sharpening his legal & writing skills, and still finding time to coach young basketball athletes at the AAU Level.
Following a short stint at Bloomberg L.P. after law school, Karl boldly opened his own law practice, The Fowlkes Firm, and quickly became known for his advocacy for music producers, commitment to innovative deal structures for all creatives and education in the entertainment industry that has given creatives more business strategy tools than ever before. Over the course of a few years, The Fowlkes Firm negotiated over a combined $45 million worth of deals for artists, music producers, joint ventures and innovative record companies. The firm’s clients include artists, musicians, athletes, producers and creative companies that have amassed billions of streams, RIAA certifications, grammy awards and appreciation from the likes of Forbes, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, ESPN, Billboard and more.
In addition to building The Fowlkes Firm, Karl is an equity partner in EVGLE LLC, a full service recording, publishing and venture company home to chart topping artist Blxst. At EVGLE, Karl alongside Blxst and Vic Burnett lead a talented and focused group disrupting the business of Hip-Hop, Technology and Venture.
When not building businesses, Karl is a Music Business Professor at the Billboard Recognized Music Industry Program at Drexel University. Karl's courses include: Hip-Hop Evolution, Music Publishing, Contracts in the Music Industry and Copyright Law. In addition to the courses he teaches at Drexel, his education initiatives throughout the entertainment and media business have been consistent and accessible. Karl has published 41 free articles on Medium along with 3 Free University Level Music Business Exams for executives, students and talent to sharpen up their music business skills.
Karl is also a Certified NBPA Player Agent and FIBA Players’ Agent under Firm Sports.
Accolades:
︎2020 Diverse Representation Rising Star
︎2021 Variety Legal Impact Report Nominee
︎2021 Variety Top Music Attorney
︎National Black Lawyers 40 Under 40
︎2021 Hits Daily Double: Noisemaker
︎2021 Bloomberg Law's 40 Under 40
︎2021 NJBiz 40 Under 40
2022 NJBiz Leader in Law
Featured in:
Okayplayer, Rolling Stone, Complex, Pigeons & Planes, Cherie Hu's Water & Music, Trapital, Variety, The Source, Bloomberg Law, NJ Biz, Billboard and more.
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