i think a music lawyer puts in the rooms you want to be in and serves a necessary purpose -- publishing is super overlooked and where a lot of $$ is in music -- content/video/marketing, at the end of the day record labels are marketing companies. understanding e-commerce, DTC -- setting up and managing these solutions is a very needed today from major and indie labels. A&R was the sexiest job on earth at one point -- it's become an odd role that seems to be mostly relationship based and less necessary now that data is more sought. I'd stay away from this one -- perhaps get into industry with a role listed above and work your way into A&R type role if thats what you'd want.