ASCAP Announces Elizabeth Matthews as New CEO

JAN 2015

ASCAP Announces Elizabeth Matthews as New CEO   Today, ASCAP announced that Elizabeth Matthews has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the organization. Matthews, who has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at ASCAP since 2013, was a unanimous choice among the Board’s 12 writer and 12 publisher members. Matthews replaces former ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento, who retired on December 31st after 33 years of service to ASCAP, including 17 years as CEO. Matthews begins her tenure at the helm of ASCAP immediately. “Now, more than ever, songwriters and composers need an advocate we can trust to ensure our work is valued fairly in a rapidly changing music marketplace,” saidASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams. “What we do is vital to the future of music. Beth’s experience in the global multimedia content sector, her deep understanding of the complexities of the music business and her passion for protecting the rights of music creators make her singularly qualified for the CEO role. Her enthusiasm for taking on the new challenges of the digital era is unparalleled.” (pictured, l-r) ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), ASCAP songwriter Ne-Yo, Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) and Beth Matthews before a 2014 panel discussion hosted by Creative Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Chu and Coble on music licensing updates As ASCAP’s Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Matthews played an important role in planning ASCAP's future. She led development of a six-year transformative strategic plan that anticipates the future competitive landscape and changing needs of ASCAP members and customers. Matthews was a key internal leader on modernizing ASCAP’s licensing systems and pushing for reform of ASCAP’s consent decree. She also spearheaded ASCAP's support for introducing the Songwriter Equity Act in Congress. Prior to ASCAP, Matthews served as Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Viacom Media Networks (formerly MTV Networks) since 1998. There she guided her Business and Legal Affairs teams through the early days of the shift to digital. Previously, Matthews worked in the Intellectual Property and Corporate Groups for Chadbourne & Parke and the Business Technology Group for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. "ASCAP is an expansive, forward-looking and adaptive service organization that successfully built and grew the market for performance rights for songwriters and publishers in the United States. As CEO, I am excited about building upon our unique assets to offer new and innovative services to our members and our licensing partners. As new media platforms transform how people listen to music, it is critical that we evolve our own business model and update outdated music licensing laws to better reflect the reality of today’s music marketplace. I am honored to work on behalf of the world’s greatest music creators who call ASCAP home." - ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews Read Matthews' message to ASCAP staff here

FMQB AT ISSUE: Radio’s Future Path For 2015 And Beyond

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Rida - started playing guitar at the age of 12; he loved to sing and write his own music and words from the very start.

His songs are loved by so many fans - and noticed by audio engineers- even after playing his first 2 live songs on stage they commented "you've got a hit".

He writes all his own songs - lyrics and melodies, mixes them, and usually does most of his own music, and directs all his own video clips (sometimes collaborating with assistant producers). That would mean a lot of time and dedication in the studio to give his best. His style includes RnB and Dance,with Hip Hop mixed in, but loves to write balads as well. He also plans and works on most visual effects and 3D animation you see in his clips.

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Music Connection Weekly Bulletin for December 31, 2014

Weekly Bulletin December 31, 2014 Published every week since 2006

Our Favorite Signings of 2014! Every year, Music Connection features a total of 44 signing stories--four stories per month from January to November--and for each year-end issue, senior editor Mark Nardone compiles the MC Staff's favorite ones. So here is our 2014 list of signing stories from music artists of rock, country, hip-hop, indie, pop and much more! SEE THE LIST

10 Steps on How to Build Your Band's Identity with a Slogan or Tagline What do Apple, Ozzy Osbourne, and hundreds of other successful companies and brands all have in common? They all use brand slogans to build their identity, and now, so can you! Slogans provide further information about a brand, communicate an overall philosophy and increase memorability. They can even be used as part of your brand's logo or to market a specific product or service, such as your own concert tour. Cypress Hill branded its Smoke Out Festival with the slogan, "An all-day mind altering event." No confusion there. So let's take a look at 10 useful tips for creating a slogan that can make a strong and lasting impression on your intended audience. Remember that they don't have be grammatically correct, just short and sweet. Continue Reading Wave Audio's "Win a Dream Mix" Waves Audio's "Win A Dream Mix" offers a free mix of your song by Grammy-winning mix engineer Manny Marroquin (Sia, Linkin Park, Imagine Dragons, Calvin Harris). Click For Details Free Directory of A&R Here's our latest list of record label talent scouts, giving you names, phone numbers, web info and roster details of majors and indies who actively seek new artists for their companies. All 2015 updates have been supplied by the listees. Click For Contacts

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Music Connection Presents "Networking in the Music Biz" Panel at SXSW This coming March, at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, TX, Music Connection magazine will present a spirited panel discussion titled "Networking In The Music Business." Moderated by music attorney Glenn Litwak, the panel will feature professionals in A&R, music publishing, music marketing and film/TV, all of whom will give one-of-a-kind insights about how rising artists and music-makers can navigate successfully through the treacherous waters of the music industry. Click For Info The World's First TV Talent Search for an Original Songwriter Continues Episode two of "Do I Have A Hit Song?," the world's first television talent search, produced and created by Musik and Film, that focuses on songwriters performing their original works, is set to be taped at Mavericks at the Jacksonville Landing on Friday Jan. 9 starting at 7PM. The show will be broadcast on Jan. 20. Click For More Tips: Are You Being Realistic About Your Talent? Veteran music industry attorney Glenn T. Litwak has plenty of advice to dish about the right ways and the wrongs ways to handle yourself—the concrete things aspiring recording artists, music producers and songwriters can do to make progress in their careers. Click For Tips

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