Music http://www.artofpeacefoundation.org/index.php?page=songs
Songs for Tibet
Swan Turton supports the Songs for Tibet project in conjunction with its clients Underworld. www.musicindie.org
AIM (Association of Independent Music)
Represents the interests of independent record companies and distributors
www.aprs.co.uk
APRS (Association of Professional Recording Services)
Represents the interests of recording studios and sound recording professionals
www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council
The national body for the arts in England. The Arts Council distributes public money from government and the National Lottery
www.ascap.com
ASCAP(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
An American equivalent of PRS
www.bmi.com
BMI (Broadcast Music Inc)
An American equivalent of PRS
www.bmr.org
BMR (British Music Rights)
Represents the interests of UK composers, songwriters and music publishers
www.brits.co.uk
Brit Awards
The annual BPI backed UK Awards ceremony
www.bpi.co.uk
(British Phonographic Industry)
Represents the interests of UK record companies
www.crca.co.uk
CRCA (Commercial Radio Companies Association)
Represents the interests of commercial radio stations in the UK
www.culture.gov.uk
DCMS
UK government Department for Culture, Media and Sport www.eraltd.org
Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)
Represents the retail and wholesale sections of the UK music industry
www.nmpa.org
Harry Fox Agency
US mechanical rights collection society
www.iael.org
IAEL
Worldwide association of entertainment and media lawyers and business affairs executives.
www.ifpi.org
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)
Represents the international interests of record companies
www.intellectual-property.gov.uk
Intellectual Property
UK government backed information resource concerning intellectual property
www.inthecity.co.uk
In The City
Annual UK music business convention
www.mcps.co.uk
MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society)
UK mechanical rights collection society
www.midem.com
Midem
Annual international music industry convention held in Cannes Industry Organisations & other useful links www.ukmmf.net
MMF (Music Managers Forum)
Represents the interests of UK artist managers
www.mpaonline.org.uk
MPA (Music Publishers Association)
Represents the interests of music publishers
www.mpg.org.uk
MPG (Music Producers Guild)
Represents the interests of individuals in the music production and recording professions
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Mu (Musicians Union)
Represents the interests of musicians.
www.dotmusic.com
Music Week
Weekly UK music industry magazine
www.bl.uk
National Sound Archive
British Library sound archive with a catalogue of almost 2.5 million recordings
www.nmpa.org
NMPA National Music Publishers Association Represents the interests of US Publishers
www.ppluk.com
PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd)
Collection society operating on behalf of UK record companies. Issues licences for broadcast and public performance of sound recordings
www.prs.co.uk
PRS (Performing Right Society)
Collection society operating on behalf of UK music publishers and composers. PRS issues licences for public broadcast and performance of musical works
www.riaa.com
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)
Represents the interests of US record companies
www.wipo.org
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation)
UN organisation set up to promote and protect intellectual property worldwide
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