Based on the unique byline you provided— Dan Galen Hodges, Jr., d.b.a. and Eric M. Griffin, J.D. —the phrase “The Profession of Publishing Music” reads as the title of a definitive, hybrid guide. It bridges the gap between (Hodges, operating as a business) and legal/business affairs (Griffin, an attorney).
Dan Galen Hodges, Jr. (d.b.a.) will tell you to incorporate yesterday. Eric M. Griffin (J.D.) will tell you to read the fine print three times. Based on the unique byline you provided— Dan
Here is how you start treating it like one. Most songwriters think they are artists. I think I am a small business. d.b.a. and Eric M. Griffin
The romantic myth of the starving artist is bankrupt. Worse, it’s expensive. an attorney). Dan Galen Hodges