JOEL LEACH
Joel Leach is a music industry consultant and practicing Expert Witness in music copyright. He is the founder of both a music publishing/recording company and a book publishing company where he gained a wide array of experience in copyright. Since locating to the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, he has worked as a jazz radio D.J., television music producer, conductor, record producer and manufacturing consultant. Mr. Leach is a published composer/arranger and author of four music texts and more than 300 magazine articles. He is also the author of a book on bargain airfares as well as the nation's best-selling book on earthquake preparedness. He makes frequent radio and television appearances speaking on these varied topics. Mr. Leach, a past president of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), heads the Music Industry Studies program at California State University, Northridge in Los Angeles.