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Thursday, June 21st
6:00 PM
Nashville, TV
What’s The Value Of Music?
HEADLINE NEWS
The PMA regularly meets with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC to advocate on behalf of our members and we are pleased to let you know of another advancement. On February 10th, the PMA Board had a lunch meeting with the upper management of ASCAP and members of their Board of Directors where we learned of exciting changes that will benefit all of us who make a living composing and publishing instrumental music for television and film. These changes are designed to bring more fairness to the distribution system and to be responsive to changes in the industry.
All Background Performances will now be treated equally. There will no longer be any difference in payment between a Background Vocal and a Background Instrumental performance. Both will be paid as “Background” by ASCAP. Other changes include giving more precise value to the payments for Feature performances based on their duration. These changes will take effect in the June publishers’ and July writers’ distributions for 2012.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
At the PMA’s 2nd annual International Meeting, we welcomed 13 foreign publishers and had successful discussions on International issues relating to production music. Attending, from left were Alex Black, Imagem Music (U.K.), Romano Di Bari, Flipper Music (Italy), Elaine Van Der Schoot, EMI Production Music (U.K.), Peter Jackson, Non-Stop Music (U.K.), Ferry Van Beek, All Music (The Netherlands), Gaynor Fawkes, All Music (The Netherlands), George Barker, Ravenwood Music (U.K.), Edwin Cox, West One Music (U.K.), Patrick Appelgren, U Music (Sweden), Julien Bourriaux, Encore Merci (France), Juliette Metz, Encore Merci (France), and Simon James, Repertoire Music (U.K.). (International Meeting photos)
INSURANCE
The PMA offers members discounted rates for the following types of insurance
Errors & Omissions
Directors & Officers
Studio Insurance
Cyber Liability
and are finalizing Medical, Dental, Disability and Life insurance policies available for PMA member libraries, their employees and their composers. Check your policies and for coverage or information contact Debra@pmamusic.com.
The audience at the Las Vegas PMA Meeting in April was enlightened and entertained by the NSAI’s Steve Bogard and Bart Herbison. Bart and Steve updated the audience on Copyright issues and the NSAI’s activities in Washington, DC. (Las Vegas photos)
The Advocates: Shaping the Future of Music & Copyright
Monday, February 9, 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada
(audio upload coming soon)
Now, more than ever before, it’s critically important for your future and that of our industry to know what’s at stake in the world of music publishing and copyrights. Join the PMA for a behind-the-scenes evening with the NSAI* and discover how working with Congress gets results. Hear the latest updates from your advocates at the PMA & the NSAI and learn what needs to be done to protect and sustain our professional communities.
Speakers include:
Steve Bogard – President, NSAI
Bart Herbison – Executive Director, NSAI
and
Members of the PMA Board of Directors
*About the NSAI: The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world’s largest not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the service of professional and amateur songwriters in all genres of music. Founded in 1967, NSAI now represents a membership of over 20,000 current and past members with over 110 chapters throughout the world. (more)
We would like to thank our event sponsor
“What’s the Value of Music?”
Thursday, February 9, 2012 Studio City, California
With the explosion of social media & new media platforms, music is being used more than ever. How are copyrights being valued and compensated in this new world order? Join in a discussion with respected industry experts as we explore the intrinsic and monetary value of music.
Panelists:
Joe Saba – Moderator
Co-founder & Co-owner – VideoHelper
PMA Board Member
Richard Bellis
Composer
Steve Celi
Music Manager, FOX ON-Air Promotion
Norman Chesky
Co-founder & Co-owner, Manhattan Production Music & Chesky Records
Steve Pecile
President, Soundminer
David Renzer
Entrepreneur & former Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group
We would like to thank our event sponsor
↓THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
You must be a PMA member to view the entire panel discussion.
Click here to join. Click here to view past events.
