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BMI to Host ‘War Brides’ Reading on Sept. 27
BMI, in conjunction with Musical Mondays Theatre Lab and the New York Musical Theatre Festival, will host a reading of the award-winning musical War Brides on Tuesday, September 27 at 2:30pm. The event, held at BMI's New York office (320 West 57th Street), will be open to NYMF gold passholders with a limited number of seats available for free to the public through Musical Mondays Theatre…
From News, posted 9.23.05
Songsmiths of Broadway Showcase the Best of the BMI Workshop
Broadway composers who honed their craft at the famed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop joined together in song for a one-night-only concert on September 14 at 59E59 Theaters in New York City. The evening was a cooperative production of BMI, the Prospect Theatre Company and Musical Mondays Theatre Lab. …
From News, posted 9.19.05
TouchTunes Signs License Agreement for BMI Music in Digital Jukeboxes
TouchTunes Music Corporation, the leading provider of digital downloading jukeboxes, has reached an agreement with BMI to license the public performance of approximately 4.5 million songs. ìThis is a big plus for our business,î said John Perrachon, TouchTunes President and CEO. ìThis BMI agreement gives us the right to play millions of the popular songs Americans love to hear. Having access to all of BMIís music greatly increases the value of our service to our business clients and provides much more musical entertainment for their customers.î Prior to the BMI agreement, TouchTunes licensed songs directly from copyright owners, a procedure involving numerous contracts and lengthy negotiations. In a single BMI contract, TouchTunes secures performance copyright clearance from approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music. ìBMI is pleased to reach an agreement with TouchTunes, the leading distributor of digital jukeboxes,î said John Shaker, BMI Senior Vice President, Licensing. ìBecause digital jukeboxes provide consumers with a much larger selection of music, and because consumers play more music on digital jukeboxes, this agreement benefits business owners, copyright owners and consumers alike.î Tom Annastas, BMI Vice President, General Licensing, said the digital jukeboxes designed by TouchTunes will more accurately compensate songwriters whose music is performed. ìThis technology brings greater accountability to the jukebox industry, while reducing the administrative burden for TouchTunes, jukebox operators and BMI,î said Annastas. With over 7500 digital jukeboxes on location, TouchTunes is the leading provider of digital downloading jukeboxes to coin-operated machine operators across the U.S. The innovative TouchTunes digital jukebox has been designed to offer customers a user-friendly interface, superior sound quality provided by BoseÆ and a wide selection of songs. The boxes provide coin-operated machine operators with financially attractive returns, easy jukebox maintenance and music administration. TouchTunes jukeboxes also protect record companies, songwriters and music publishers from copyright infringement. TouchTunes sells its digital jukeboxes to coin-operated machine operators. The TouchTunes music service agreement provides operators with access to numerous services including TouchTunes' music library, music downloading capabilities, statistical information, remote technical maintenance and management of administrative tasks.
From News, posted 3.24.04
Playing Music in Workplace Requires Permission From Copyright Owners
Much as companies guard their trademarks, products and patents, songwriters own copyrighted musical works and seek lawful compensation when others use them. Music often is used to create a more pleasant atmosphere for customers and to increase employee productivity. When music is played in the workplace without the permission of copyright owners, songwriters are short-changed on their paychecks. That's because under U.S. Copyright Law, those who compose music have…
From News, posted 5.09.03
Kashmir Klub/BMI Live Webcast from London
The third Kashmir Klub/BMI live webcast took place last night with a full line-up of writers and performers. Webcasting a monthly showcase of BMI writers and artists live from the heart of London to the rest of the world, performers included James Nisbet, Catherine Tran, Lindsey Thompson, Chris Helme and Colin Vearcombe. Click to visit the Kashmir Klub web…
From News, posted 3.29.00
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