Music industry
Music industry
organisations
UK music organisations that independant music makers, composers and small record labels should know about
The structure of the music industry Overview of the various processes and jobs
Industry links
UK links
BBC Radio 1's help pages for usigned acts
www.bpi.co.uk
British Phonographic Institute. Organisation for British record companies.
www.ppluk.com PPL (Public Performance Limited).
Collects broadcast and public performance of recorded performance royalties on behalf of record labels.
Administer ISRC codes in the UK for labels.
www.mcps.co.uk
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (UK). Collects royalties from the mechanical sale of CDs (etc) on behalf of composers & publishers.
www.prs.co.uk
Performing Rights Society. Collects broadcast and public performance of recorded performance royalties on behalf of composers.
musiciansunion.org.uk Musicians Union (UK)
www.aprs.co.uk
Association of Professional Recording Services (UK). Represents studios.
www.aes.org (US) AES (Audio Engineering Society). Represent engineers.
www.aes.org (UK) AES (Audio Engineering Society). Represent engineers.
www.musicindie.org AIM (Association of Independent Music). Represent the interests of indies.
www.bardltd.org
British Association of Record Dealers (UK).
www.ifpi.org
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (UK).
www.imf-uk.org International Managers Forum (UK).
US links
www.ascap.com
American Society Of Composers & Publishers-US.
www.riaa.com
Recording Industry Association of America-US.
Selling music online
Selling music online (Feb 2006) article In depth advice on every aspect of selling CDs and digital music files from your own website or through an online shop or distributor
Uploading music Simplified advice on using iTunes and free and paid-for download web sites.
Copyright
DLDisplaying copyright information
Copyright issues for music makers
www.own-it.org Advice on copyright for creative businesses
Copyright / phonographic symbol
Sans serif symbols combined in a single PostScript font. ("c" and "p" on the keyboard)
Copyright links
www.bmr.org
British Music Rights.
www.mcps.co.uk Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (UK). Collects royalties for the mechanical sale of CDs (etc) on behalf of record companies & publishers.
www.prs.co.uk
Performing Rights Society. Collects broadcast and public performance of recorded performance royalties on behalf of composers.
www.ascap.com
American Society Of Composers & Publishers.
musiciansunion.org.uk
Musicians Union.
www.songprotector.com
Online composition registration service.
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