Justin Bieber Voice Producer Sues Scooter Braun: Lawsuit Explained

Justin Bieber's vocal producer sues Scooter Braun over an alleged breach of contract on some of Justin's "Justice" tracks.

According to Billboard, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Justin's vocal producer, Scooter Braun "reneged" on a deal to pay him for his work on Justin Bieber's recent songs.

Scooter Braun New Lawsuit Explained

Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Justin's vocal producer, specializes in tuning his vocals so that they would sound "pristine" on recordings and live performances.

Per The Blast, O'Ryan is suing Scooter Braun and his company, JRC Entertainment.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County seeks an undisclosed amount of damages for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and international interference with the contract.

Tekzenmusic, Inc., Chris O'Ryan's company, appeals to the court for a jury trial. This is to decide whether Braun is guilty of "intentionally withholding funds" or not.

The vocal producer claimed that Braun's company promised him that he would be receiving "a point" of the master recording revenue of songs that he helped Bieber produce since 2018.

In the recently filed lawsuit, O'Ryan alleges that Bieber's representatives subsequently backed out of the said agreement.

Before 2018, the producer charges Bieber only $1,200 or $1,500 per track. But since that year, O'Ryan asked for a new deal with one of Braun's executives, Allison Kaye, for "$2,000 and a point," to which the latter agreed.

A point is basically a percentage of revenues earned by the work.

However, it was only until later when he finished the tracks that Bieber's management informed him that his entitlement to a point on any recordings is purely within their discretion. He could not expect to receive a royalty on any of the tracks he had produced.

Braun also revealed that he did not know O'Ryan was in some of Justin's songs and, in turn, has "given too many points" to other producers.

Tek again reached out to the team to review the 2018 contract, noting that the newly agreed "$2,000 and a point" was clearly stated on all tracks he has worked on and not on a case-to-case arrangement.

Aside from this, O'Ryan's lawyers also argued that he was not properly credited on some of the tracks he has worked on. This includes his contributions to Justin Bieber's 2017 hit "Despacito."

More so, O'Ryan's lawyers argued that the allegedly "inaccurate depiction" of their client's work on Bieber's "Justice" album and other tracks kept him away from reaping "significant professional benefits, exposure, and recognition."

As of writing, Scooter nor Justin has yet to respond to the said lawsuit.