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Need advice about song writing? Looking for fellow songwriters or musicians for feedback? Hunting for those educational resources your need to bring out the best in you and your music? Want somewhere to showcase your talent? Perhaps you’re just not sure of your publishing contract and you want to make sure you’re not signing your rights away?
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
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LEGAL DOCUMENTS
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GUILDS & ASSOCIATIONS
Musicians Union: Represents over thirty thousand musicians working in all sectors of the music business. www.musiciansunion.org.uk
British Phonographic Industry (BPI): The trade association representing the interests of the British recording industry since 1973. Its principle interest is to help its members combat the threat of music piracy, offer legal assistance, business support and advice on access to the international marketplace. www.bpi.co.uk
The Music Publishers Association of the United States (MPA): The trade association representing the interests of the US music publishing industry, “fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.” www.mpa.org
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA): Currently representing over 800 American music publishers, the NMPA champions for the protection of music copyrights. www.nmpa.org
Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI): A US performing rights organization. Representing more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music, and offering music licences. www.bmi.com
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP): An association of US composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP licenses music and distributes royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of members’ copyrighted works. www.ascap.com
UK Music: An umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK's commercial music industry, from artists, musicians, songwriters and composers, to major and independent record labels, managers, music publishers, studio producers and collecting societies. www.ukmusic.org
ROYALTY COLLECTION AGENCIES
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS): A service collecting and distributing ‘mechanical’ royalties generated from the recording of music onto many different formats and distributing the income to its members – writers/publishers of music. www.mcps.co.uk
Performing Rights Society (PRS): Collects licence fees for the public performance and broadcast of musical works. Works in partnership with the MCPS as the MCPS-PRS Alliance. www.pamra.org.uk
Phonographic Performance Ltd: The collecting society for record companies and performers, licencing radio and TV stations and other broadcasters who use sound recordings. Also licences clubs, shops and restaurants. www.ppluk.com
SESAC: Music licensing agency representing songwriters and their publishers. www.sesac.com
RESOURCES
Sound Rights: a free online learning resource produced by UK Music (see Guilds & Associations above), written by professionals in the music industry and music education expert Leonora Davies to answer the national curriculum's new requirement regarding the music industry and copyright. www.soundrights.org.uk
The Band Register: Want to make sure another band doesn’t snaffle your group’s long considered and nigh-on perfect name? Or that you don’t snaffle someone else’s? Then check these people. PLEASE NOTE: this service does not register the copyright of the name of your band, as names do not fall under copyright protection in law. However, it at least helps your establish a record of precedence for evidence purposes if a conflict occurred. www.bandreg.com
Rap Coalition: A not-for-profit artists’ advocacy group, Rap Coalition is dedicated to the support, education, protection, and unification of rap artists, producers, and DJs. They believe it’s time for hip hop artists to take control of their own art form! This branch is for those already signed to labels: www.rapcoalition.org and this one for artists putting out their own CDs: www.rapcointelpro.com
Tollbooth Music: Quality recording studio and engineer service for the discerning songsmith/musician looking for a good deal. www.tollboothmusic.com
Vocalist: A website for singers and vocalists of all standards. www.vocalist.org.uk
Singers UK: An online directory for international performers. www.singers-uk.org
Addicted to Songwriting: Find excellent tips on how to write a song, plus interviews with hit songwriters and other great articles at Addicted to Songwriting. www.addicted-to-songwriting.com
New Music Label: Your Ticket into the Music Business; where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and managing all types of Music careers. www.newmusiclabel.com
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