Clients
As mentioned elsewhere, I didn't ask for this job. In fact, I didn't even know there was such a job. As it turns out, one happy (in most cases) client tells another potential client to "call Eskelin." After nearly thirty years on this job, it appears that a rather impressive number of well-known entities have requested musicological opinions, generally through their legal representation. The lists below are not all-inclusive (except for cases tried), but only representative.
Cases Tried in Federal Court
| Year | Principle Client | Attorneys |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | John Fogerty, defendant | Ken Sidle, Vince Chieffo |
| 1990 | Stevie Wonder, defendant | Howard King, Kevin Marks |
| 1991 | Alan Silvestri, defendant | Howard King, Karen Breslow |
| 1994 | Michael Jackson, defendant | Robert Rotstein |
| 1994 | Isley Brothers, plaintiff | John McNicholas, Gerard Fox |
| 1997 | Spin Doctors, plaintiff | Joseph Schleimer |
In all six cases, a favorable verdict was reach for the client.
504 Boyz |
Faith Hill Gangstas Garbage Green Day George Harrison Herbie Hancock Irene Cara Isley Brothers James Horner Janet Jackson Jimmy Eat World John Fogerty Kid Rock Kenny Loggins Madonna |
Magic Thuggin Master P Michael Jackson Pete Seeger Ray Parker Jr. Russ Landau Ray Charles Silkk the Shocker Smashing Pumpkins Spin Doctors Stone Temple Pilots Tom Petty Trans-Siberian Orchestra ZZ Top |
Anthem Entertainment Group
Cohasset Records Comedy Central DreamWorks Focus Features Hallelujah Productions Hollywood Records Kahn Powers Pictures |
Lakeshore Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment
Music Resources, Inc.
Paramount Pictures
Priority Records Rogue Pictures Showtime Sound Management |
TVT Records
20th Century Fox Universal Studios The Walt Disney Company Warner Brothers Records Warner Brothers Studios The Weinstein Company Zomba Recording Corp. |
Amber Music
Bug Music Chrysalis Music Group Dragnet Music EMI EMI/Canada |
EMI/Virgin Music EMI/France
Evergreen Copyrights Famous Music Companies Fox Music Island Def Jam Music Group MCA Music Publishing |
Microhits Music
Pfeifer Brothers Music Sony Music Publishing Tommy Boy Music Universal Music Group Warner Chappell |
California Lottery Dailey & Associates Dole Foods Leo Burdett |
Malkin Music MacDonald's Mattel, Inc. Wheaties |