ASCAP Daily Brief

Thursday, November 14, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future Lessons from the Music Industry: Should We Put Our Faith in Technology Companies? By The Trichordist -- "The new bosses further cement their position by 'waging a cynical PR campaign that equates the unauthorized use of other people's property (artist's songs) with freedom.'" Pandora Is a $5-Billion Company By Brad Hill -- Pandora is now valued at just over five-billion dollars in the public market for the first time, as it trades into all-time highs. [Google uses music to look hip while using every technical trick and excuse in (and out of) the book to destroy the creators of music.] Google Glass Does Music: A Sad, Desperate Plea for Coolness By Ryan Tate Let's Play Pretend: a Satire of Google's Second EU Search Remedy Proposal By Scott Cleland -- For satire to work, one has to have something to work with. Well Google doesn't disappoint! Please don't miss the grins and aha-s from this playful satire. Netflix Gets a Makeover By Troy Wolverton -- When browsing for things to watch, subscribers will find more pictures, rewritten synopses and a new feature that tells users why they might like a particular title. Pay TV Operators Lose 113,000 Customers as Cord Cutting Continues By Janko Roettgers The Good Guys: Shazam and Other Licensed Lyrics Resources. By David Lowery -- You've been asking, "If those 50 lyric websites are undesirable, which websites/apps are fair to songwriters?" Here are some lyric sites that appear to be licensed and pay songwriters. Don't Expect Data on P2P Networks to Be Private, Judge Rules By Jaikumar Vijayan -- Defendants claimed that searching for files on their computers violated Fourth Amendment rights. US Copyright Office Small Claims Report & Interview with Jacqueline Charlesworth, General Counsel of the US Copyright Office and Associate Register of Copyrights By Terry Hart -- The average cost to litigate a small copyright infringement lawsuit can easily hit hundreds of thousands of dollars, making it impractical for most independent creators and small businesses to protect their work. How To Be Creative On A Limited Video Budget By Kelley James -- I've pulled together a few easy steps every independent artist should take to not only amp up their content, but increase their digital footprint by connecting with the people who matter most - the fans. Get the Whole Picture with Panono, a Camera-studded Ball You Toss into the Air By Signe Brewster [What a quaint concept] IBM's Strategy in a Nutshell: All Roads Must Lead to Profit By Derrick Harris Album Collector Hopes To Keep Albums Relevant as Music Evolves By Eliot Van Buskirk -- At Music Hack Day Boston this past weekend, two music tech hackers issued a valiant effort to make the album a priority again, in these days of connected services and social everything. This Is Your Brain On Music [INFOGRAPHIC] We know that music has a profound affect on people, but what exactly does it do to their brain, their ability to think, make decisions or learn? DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

ASCAP Daily Brief

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future It's Not All About What We Want By David Newhoff -- When it comes to innovation, real innovation, in either creative works or technological advancement, the endeavor is rarely about delivering what the market thinks it wants, but about providing something new we consumers didn't know we wanted until we had it. Everyman Meets a Copyright Radical By Graham Smith -- This economics textbook says that consumption of a public good is non-rivalrous and non-excludable. So an unlimited number of people can take a free ride on the author's creative investment. That leads to underproduction of creative works. This Is What Passes for Discussion with the CopyLeft By Tom Giovanetti -- Apparently the folks over at Engadget sponsored a conference in New York this past Sunday, and of course they did a panel on copyright policy. Of course they did. But balance wasn't apparently high on the agenda... The Scariest Line Lurking In Facebook's Recent Results By Tim Worstall -- As we can see from the stock price, the market really rather liked Facebook's recent results. But buried in there was one particular little line that could cause serious problems in the future. Here's Where Teens Are Going Instead Of Facebook By Parmy Olson -- New research shows they're flocking to mobile chat-and-photo sharing apps WeChat, Vine and Flickr. Netflix, YouTube Make up More than Half of 'Downstream' Internet Traffic in North America By Dan Nakaso Google Glass Star Trek Vision and Music By Michael Smith -- The newest feature for Google Glass will be unveiled on Tuesday. Now the futuristic eyewear can access digital music and not only search for new music, but scan through the wearer's playlists and listen to what they have favorited in high quality digital sound. Sean 'Diddy' Combs Hopes to Drive Music Lovers to Revolt  By Ryan Faughnder -- Revolt TV is Sean "Diddy" Combs' attempt to revive music television for the age demographic of those 18 to 34, also known as millennials, by delivering programming driven in part by social media...[Thanks to Michelle Kay for the link.] A Model for Breaking the Rules and Making Money in Music By Jonathan Blum -- "Everything we do is about creating a personal relationship with the audience," Tim Munro said as he explained to me his unlikely, Digital Age musicbusiness success story... [Kudos to a couple of good friends.] Foliart & Hamilton Encourage Kids to "Read All About It!" By ASCAP -- On Friday September 20th, the 13th National Book Festival in Washington, DC featured ASCAP composer and Board member Dan Foliart and ASCAP writer Arthur Hamilton in the premiere performance of their song, "Read All About It!" The song kicked off the opening evening's gala event held at the Great Hall of the Library of Congress. Walk Around A Beatles Abbey Road Recording Session - Amazing By Russ Hughes The Incredibly Stupid Conversation That Birthed Spinal Tap... By Dangerous Minds DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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ASCAP Daily Brief

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 Sent Take-Down Notices By Alex Pham -- The NMPA said it has sent take-down notices to 50 sites identified in an October report by University of Georgia researcher David Lowery as likely not having licenses to publish lyrics. The notices demand that the sites obtain licenses or remove copyrighted lyrics from their sites. [Video: View the press conference.] [And, what might judgements look like if the lyric sites chose to go to court?] Peermusic, Bug, Warner, Others Win $6.6 Million in LiveUniverse Lyrics Lawsuit By Eriq Gardner [From October 11th, 2012] Weekly Copyright Issues Wrap Up...November 8th, 2013  By the American Continental Group (ACG) Is Bitcoin the New Pirate Currency of Choice? By Ellen Seidler Twitter Isn't Profitable. And Neither Are These Other Huge Public Companies By David Holmes How the US Lost Out on iPhone Work By Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher -- Apple has become one of the most admired companies on earth, but Apple and many of its high-technology peers are not nearly as avid in creating American jobs as other companies were in their heydays. Take a Peek Inside Apple's Spaceship Headquarters With These All-New Pics By Kyle VanHemert Judge Koh Allows Gmail Wiretapping Case to Proceed By Rachel Paxton-Gillilan -- US District Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that this type of practice could violate the federal Wiretap Act, rejecting Google's attempt to dismiss the case. America's Great Music Towns: Meet Kansas City... By Matt Diehl -- Way back in the '20s and '30s, Kansas City first got put on the musical map as one of the most esteemed locales for jazz and blues in the country, famed for the nightclubs dotting the neighborhood around 18th Street and Vine. Kansas City was the birthplace of jazz legend Charlie Parker, and the likes of Count Basie and Lester Young made their names there, as did locals like blues titan Big Joe Turner. [Get those filthy things out of your nose!] Stop Wearing Your Earphones the Wrong Way By Michael Calore 10 Legendary Hollywood Screw-Ups DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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ASCAP Daily Brief

Friday, November 08, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future Whitey Explains to a TV Producer Why His Music Isn't Free... By Paul Resnikoff -- UK-based electro-rock artist Whitey, aka NJ Whitey, has had his music on shows ranging from CSI, The Sopranos, Entourage and Breaking Bad. Here, he explains to a TV producer why he insists on being paid for all of those arrangements. YouTube Overtakes Facebook As Most Popular Site Among Teens By Clyde Smith Report: Swedish Artists Prepare Lawsuit Against Labels over Spotify Payouts By Eliot Van Buskirk -- A new lawsuit being prepared by Scandinavian artists places the blame not on Spotify, but on their record labels, who the artists say are taking too large a share of Spotify's payouts. Still, they plan to boycott Spotify if their demands to the labels are not met. Music Service Spotify To Secure $200m US Deal By Mark Kleinman -- Sky News can reveal that Spotify is in advanced negotiations with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a California-based firm which includes Facebook and Groupon among its investments, over a deal that would see it become a significant shareholder in the music venture...One insider said the new fundraising was likely to total in the region of $200m. Weekly Copyright Issues Wrap Up...November 2, 2013  By American Continental Group (ACG) 6 Ways to Get More People to Your Shows By Simon Tam The Mystery of Nostalgia - Making Music Sound Better for Pretty Much Your Whole Life By Sari Delmar -- In this blog I wanted to review the power of nostalgia, how it happens, and how this knowledge might help artists/promoters/festival create these magical moments for their fans/attendees. If it Wasn't on Twitter, There's NO Point Talking to Us: One in 10 Americans Confess By Rik Myslewski -- "Twitter news consumers stand out for being younger and more educated than both the population overall and Facebook news consumers," the Pew Research Center reports. Twitter Will Need to Be Insanely Profitable Just to Hit its Valuation By Brian Fung -- Twitter will need double-digit growth rates for a decade to meet investors' expectations. Video: 'Hot Hand' MIDI Controller Enables Invisible Instruments, DJ Tricks, More By Eliot Van Buskirk -- With no physical interface to learn, it should become easier and easier for non-musicians (including lesser DJs) to make their music. It's easier to wave your hands around in the air than it is to learn how to, say, play the saxophone. New Musicals Sought for 2014 ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop in LA By ASCAP Maybe We're Making It Too Easy For The Machines To Take Over By Dan Rowinski -- Machines that can think for themselves attached to a global brain with the ability to self replicate? Yeah, we're making that happen. [Real people don't seem that interested in this digital revolution bullwhooey] Wait for It: Norway's Slow TV Revolution By Tess Lynch -- Last Friday in Norway, 1.3 million people watched strangers knit on television. For four hours they tuned in as people talked about knitting, and then they stuck around for eight and a half extra hours of actual knitting. I'm serious. DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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ASCAP Daily Briefing Log

Thursday, November 07, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future Google's Eric Schmidt Calls the N.S.A.'s Spying 'Outrageous'—We Have Some Helpful Related Searches for Him By Alyssa Bereznak -- The Google executive has filed official complaints with Congress, the N.S.A. and president Obama himself. While he's waiting for their response, we'd like to offer a few avenues of research for Schmidt—straight from the algorithms of his company's own search engine—who no doubt would like to learn more about his company's relation to citizens' privacy. [Thanks to Neil Turkewitz for the link.] [Seriously, isn't your skin starting to crawl about now?] Google Wants to Build Maps That Customize Themselves Based on What They Know About You By Mathew Ingram YouTube Music Awards: The Fox is in the Henhouse By Jennifer Lane -- Produced by Spike Jonze, the awards were designed to be edgy, spontaneous, even strange – and definitely the opposite of the highly staged awards shows that we see on television. A Tale of Two Cities: What Sweden and the US Tell Us About the Outlook for Streaming By Mark Mulligan -- Streaming is the digital zeitgeist, that much is clear. How it will shape the future of the music business, from artists through to labels is less clear and things are not helped by an increasingly confusing and diverse set of data, each suggesting a slightly different outlook. The Push-Pull Relationship of Streaming and Albums By Brad Hill -- Can streaming music help album sales? Deezer On Pace to Become Bigger Than Spotify in 2014... By Paul Resnikoff -- Deezer is now adding more than a million paying subscribers every 4 months, roughly double the pace of Spotify. [And, it ISN'T available in the US...yet.] Game On: Consoles Are Changing How We Think About Entertainment By Alex Pham -- Weeks before the launches of Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, the gaming-console industry stands at a curious crossroads: Its platforms have served up just as much, if not more, traditional entertainment like movies, TV shows and music than they have games. Radio Search Engine Lets You Find Which Station Is Playing Your Song Right Now By Clyde Smith -- Radio Search Engine provides search by artist, song, genre or show but its most appealing feature is the ability to search for songs that are playing right now. Posting Too Many Facebook 'Selfies' Can Hurt Your Real-World Relationships, Study Says By Ryan Grenoble -- The study found that both excessive photo sharing and sharing photos of a certain type makes almost everyone like you less. VinylEars By Brad Hill -- Audiophile alert. Also, classic rock alert. Oh, and vinyl bandwagon alert. VinylEars asserts to be the first all-vinyl online radio station, and that claim gets no contradiction from us. SEO For Musicians: "Don't Chase The Algorithm" By Clyde Smith [This interview reflects the world of all creators in the business of show.] Gravity Star Sandra Bullock: 'What We Do, It's All Sci-fi' - Video Interview By Andrew Pulver and Henry Barnes How Does a Song Get from Shane Mcanally's Guitar to Country Radio? Explaining the Complex Process in the Making of a Country Hit. By Chris Richards -- [ASCAP member] Shane McAnally — the red-hot country songwriter who helped pen Kacey Musgraves's "Merry Go Round" and Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart" — explains the long, convoluted journey that a song makes from his fingertips, through Music City's time-worn machinery, to the listener's ear. [Thanks to The Copyright Alliance for the link.] DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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Tuesday, November 05, 2013

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future ASCAP Celebrates 100 Years in 100 Days with Launch of Interactive Centennial Site By ASCAP -- ASCAP hits its 100-year milestone on February 13th, 2014...As it approaches its birthday, ASCAP is celebrating its 100-year history – and looking ahead to its future – by launching its 100 Years, 100 Days campaign and website today. Survey and Interview: iTunes Radio Little Threat to Pandora By Brad Hill -- Investment firm Canaccord Genuity surveyed Pandora users who have tried iTunes Radio, to get a picture of its existential threat to Pandora. The survey's headline indicates a limited downside to Pandora: "92% of iTunes Radio Listeners Still Use Pandora." Digitally Pirated Music, Films and Software Cost $80bn per Year By CBR Staff Writer Disney and Dish Wrangle Not Over Broadcast Fees, but the Future of TV By Brian Stelter Seeking More Pay for Delayed Play By Bill Carter -- ...with the pace of delayed viewing increasing ever more rapidly, a chorus of network executives is pushing for a new change — payment for seven days of commercial viewing on everything from computer screens and tablets to TV sets. UK Implements Copyright Term Extension From 50 to 70 Years By Intellectual Property Watch -- Recorded performers and musicians will also benefit, after 50 years following publication of the sound recording, from some additional novel and innovative measures including... The 10 Companies That Own the Internet By Zoe Fox Think Before You Post By John C. Greiner -- I understand completely that the headline to this article is a trite cliché...But having said that, it also appears the admonition is not trite enough to be universally obeyed. An Atlanta police officer recently learned a tough lesson on this point from a federal appeals court. Becoming Attractions: a Brief History of Film Trailers By David Fear Bach Unwigged: The Man Behind The Music By Tom Huizenga How Long Is The Perfect Concert? By Stephen Thompson -- Anyone who's ever worked in front of a crowd can tell you what it's like to lose an audience's interest; to feel a shift in the split-second between a moment that works and a moment that causes an audience's entire collective mind to wander simultaneously. Sound Professionals - Our Job May Be Putting Us Into An Early Grave By Russ Hughes -- For most of us our days are spent sat in front of mixers, or computers. In fact the producer's chair has long been seen as an ultimate cool. It seems it's not the sex and drugs and rock and roll that will get us in a grave these days, but simply sitting down all day. Digital Music, In The Truest Sense By Scott Simon -- Like a tap dancer of the hands, Darren Drouin slaps, clicks, claps and snaps his way to YouTube stardom. He even includes a tutorial on "freestyle finger snapping" so you can snap your own tune. Video: Freestyle Finger Snapping [Wonder what would happen if we mashed this up with a little Eephing.] DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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ASCAP 100 News Letter

ASCAP 100th Birthday Celebration Launches with ASCAP100.com Site ASCAP hits its centennial milestone on February 13th, 2014. To celebrate, we're looking back on our first century with an interactive website (ASCAP100.com) that explores 100 years of ASCAP in 100 days. The site spans ASCAP's entire history and looks ahead to our future, showing how we continue to make it possible for music to touch the lives of millions, all around the world. ASCAP100.com features: An interactive timeline that will reveal one year in ASCAP’s history (starting today with 1914) each day for the next 100 days, telling our story with photos, historical facts and influential music A short film debuting soon called Why We Create Music, directed by Michael Marantz, that captures 15 of today’s leading ASCAP songwriters and composers talking about the craft and impact of music. The forthcoming film features Aloe Blacc, Claudia Brant, Carter Burwell, Amy Grant, Josh Kear, Savan Kotecha, David Lang, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley & Dave Haywood, Bear McCreary, Ne-Yo, Stargate (Tor Hermansen & Mikkel Eriksen), Dan Wilson and Bill Withers contributing to a collaborative score. View a teaser of the film here. Audio interview highlights with all 15 ASCAP members involved with the film, offering deep insight into the heart, soul and mind of the modern music creator Coming Soon: a music video for “More Than the Stars,” an anthem written by, about and for songwriters and composers. The song was an unexpected result of the recording sessions for our "Why We Create Music" film. Coming in December: A Thunderclap crowd-speaking app that will allow visitors to collectively wish ASCAP a Happy 100th Birthday on social media on February 13th, 2014. Visit ASCAP100.com Newsletter Preference Center | RSS | Term of Use © 2013 ASCAP