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January 25, 2021
Electronic Media Rights Clearances
In order to use technology to capture and distribute your orchestra’s performances (full length or excerpts) in all formats of electronic media, you will need to obtain written permission from all of the artistic, technical and production personnel you employ, who are involved in the performance.
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January 25, 2021
Electronic Media Strategy
The concept that technology is changing our personal and professional lives more rapidly than ever is no longer new. There are daily reports of new applications for new gadgets that will surely continue to be more disruptive to the economics of our businesses and the tranquility of our homes.
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January 25, 2021
Music Distribution and Licensing
From podcasts to cloud-based subscription streaming services to clips on social media, and satellite radio to self-produced recordings, new opportunities and challenges in technology seem to fly at us on a daily basis.
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December 22, 2020
2021 Calendar of Opportunities: 117th Congress, 1st Session
Dates members of Congress are expected to be home, along with key advocacy opportunities and some suggested actions you can take.
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January 22, 2021
League Mailing List
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January 21, 2021
Business Partner Memberships
Acousticians, Architects, Artist Managers, Competitions, Consultants, Equipment Suppliers, Instrument Retailers, Libraries, Music Publishers, Performing Arts Centers, Production Companies, Program Notes Suppliers, Recording Companies, Software Consultants, Telemarketing Firms, Ticketing Systems, Transportation Coordinators, and other business partners benefit from Business Membership through the following programs and services.
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October 20, 2020
Prelude and Table of Contents: Fall 2020
The headlines hit in rapid succession. The New York Philharmonic cancelled its season—for the first time in 178 years. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra cancelled concerts through March 2021. The Pacific Symphony postponed its 2020-21 season to 2021-22.
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September 21, 2019
Digital Media Digest: September 2019
$150k to the SPCO; Turns out online opera is a good idea; Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts; Bernstein's 'Mass' gets brilliant encore, bound for TV; What is Spotify thinking with its 'Dance Like Nobody's Paying' ad campaign?; Spotify tops 108 million paying subscribers; Spotify abruptly shuts down its direct upload & distribution plans; For new video game music, Salt Lake City is becoming a hotspot; Digital tools and community first — A bright future for the TSO; Taylor Swift says she will rerecord her old music. Here's how; U.S. copyright office awards mechanical licensing collective contract to NMPA bid; Amazon music has 32 million subscribers — and a 70% yearly growth rate; Is traditional radio about to crash?; Apple decides to invest in original podcasts — Putting a buzzkill on Spotify's expansion; Exploring an immersive future in classical music; Imagine being immersed in the OSM — without the orchestra present; Stanford researchesrs point to dramatic improvements in virtual reality sound; Apple music's analytics dashboard for artists is offically out of beta; Spotify, Apple, Pandora, Amazon, Google, warns against ditching PRO consent decrees; Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Google/Alphabet protest streaming royalty rate increases; Commentary: Classical streaming has arrived. How do the new services stack up?;
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November 21, 2019
Digital Media Digest: November 2019
Amazon bets users will pay up for high-definition music streaming; Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR's financial growth; One-third of all young people use stream ripping to steal music; Articles about audience smartphone use during performances; Articles about Spotify; Vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986; Gen Xers, millennials, and even some Gen Zs choose vinyl and drive record sales up; Apple Is officially shutting down iTunes — but song downloads aren't completely dead; Musicians fear for livelihood without streaming residuals; YouTube Music says it pays the same royalty rate as Spotify — at least on its subscription streams; Metallica makes box office history with 'S&M²'; Jim James and the Louisville Orchestra appear on "The Tonight Show"; Appeals court says the Trump administration can't force states to repeal net neutrality; Musicians, tired of paltry streaming payments, protest the HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios
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January 21, 2021
Electronic Media - Contact Michael Bronson or Joe Kluger
As a service of the League, members with questions about the information in Digital Media Digest or about other digital media topics – e.g., planning, strategy, and production – may contact Michael Bronson at mbronson@artsemedia.com or Joe Kluger at jkluger@artsEmedia.com.
