RONALD BIENSTOCK
Prior to forming the Law Offices of Ronald S. Bienstock in 1987, earlier in the 80’s Ron was editor-in-chief and publisher of International Musician & Recording World and was General Counsel to Hoshino, U.S.A. (manufacturer of Ibanez Guitars, electronics, and Tama drums). In 1991, Ron was voted one of the top 100 “Most Influential People In The Music Business” by BAM Magazine.
Ron teaches Entertainment Law as an adjunct professor at New York University and is a frequent guest lecturer for various graduate and undergraduate schools at NYU. Ron has also been a music business commentator for Air America Radio, WBAI, Tech TV and CNN, and has been a guest lecturer and instructor for the BMI Moot Court Competition, ASCAP, CMJ, NEMO, SXSW, NAMM, PMA, RPMDA, the Florida Music Conference, Atlantic Records A&R University, the On-Line Music Conference, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, St. John’s School of Law, Pratt Institute, William Patterson University, Quinnipiac School of Law, New York High School of the Performing Arts, and Berklee College of Music.
Ron has been published in the New York Law Journal, on musicplayer.com, and NYSBA’s Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Journal. He has written a monthly column, “The Biz”, in Guitar Magazine, and continues to write for the influential artist website, getsigned.com. Ron has Co-Chaired the NYSBA committee on the Recording Industry and the Internet.
Recent interviews with Ron can be seen in Guitarist Magazine, Guitar World, The Orlando Sentinel, Billboard, Forbes, Vintage Guitar Magazine, the CSCPA Newsletter (Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants), the Long Island Business Journal, a feature bio in Bass Player Magazine, NJSBA Legal Eagle, The Tennessean, and many other publications and newspapers.
As a performing and recording musician since 1972, Ron has performed extensively with various major recording artists before and after law school. Ron began his recording career with New Jersey’s own “Another Pretty Face.” He continues to perform regularly with various acts at music trade shows, and performs and records with his band, “The Suits”, whose debut LP on Viceroy Records secured them national tours and numerous TV appearances including “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” and CNBC. “The Suits” have released their recent LP’s on Transglobal Records, and performed over the last nineteen years with the Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler, Billy Joel, Blue Oyster Cult, Jim Messina, Nils Lofgren, Taj Mahal, Curtis Mayfield, Govt Mule, Ziggy Marley, The Doobie Brothers, The Connells, Rory Gallagher, Hot Tuna, John Hammond, Foreigner, Bass Desires, Leslie West, Robben Ford, Ambrosia, Eric Burden and the Animals,among many others. Ron performs with jazz guitar great Ritche Deraney in their quintet, The Blue East Jazz Ensemble, also on Transglobal Records. Ron continues to perform studio work, such as the Alan Friedman debut LP (The Test Of Time) and the “Mach Five” debut LP for Island Records with whom he also performed the theme song for NBC TV’s “Wind on Water”. Ron has also appeared on the Brian Moore Artist LP along with famed guitarist Jimmy Vivino. Ron has scored and composed for off-Broadway, film and TV, including the “100th Anniversary of the Dodgers” video NBC’s “Sportstest,” the award winning play “Two” by Romulus Linney and recent productions at the Verticle Repertory Theater.
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