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Today's music landscape is filled with both excitement and foreboding. With so many new technologies and ways to promote and distribute music, how do performers, composers, songwriters and independent labels know how to participate, who to trust, and what is most effective?FMC worked with the Old Town School of Folk Music and other musician organizations to program our fifth "What's the Future for Musicians?" educational event, this one in Chicago on One Web Day -- September 22, 2008.This seminar educated musicians and label owners from a range of genres – classical, jazz, rock, folk and hip-hop – about the critical issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy, with the goal of better preparing musicians to participate in the issues that affect their livelihood. |
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PanelistsMichelle Bibbs Director of Cultural Grants, Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs Michael Bracy Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition Michael Bracy Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition Michael Bracy Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition Shawn Campbell President and Founder, Chicago Independent Radio Project Ann Chaitovitz Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition Jessica Faller Co-Director, Columbus Music Co-op Kevin Giglinto Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sean Glover Director of Royalty Administration, SoundExchange David Harrell Musician / Blogger, The Layaways / Digital Audio Insider Brian Imus State Director, Illinois PIRG Josh Kaplan Attorney, Lawyer4musicians.com Greg Kot Columnist / Radio Host, Chicago Tribune Alex Maiolo Project Director, HINT Michael Maranda Strategic Director, Catalytic Communities Frank Mauceri Founder, Smog Veil Records Erin Moore Co-Director, Columbus Music Co-op Anthony Musiala Managing Director, Minty Fresh Patricia Polach Associate General Counsel, AFM, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC Casey Rae-Hunter Communications Director, Future of Music Coalition Dean Rolando Director of Electronic Media , Chicago Federation of Musicians Rob Sevier A&R, Numero Group Ken Shipley Co-Founder, Numero Group Areif Sless-Kitain Associate Music Editor, Time Out Chicago Encarnación Teruel Director of Visual Arts, Media, & Multi-Disciplinary Programs, Illinois Arts Council Kristin Thomson Education Director, Future of Music Coalition Andrea Troolin Manager, Ekonomisk Mgmt Ken Waagner Founder, Smartley-Dunn Solutions, Ltd. Ken Waagner Founder, Smartley-Dunn Solutions, Ltd. Nan Warshaw Co-Owner, Bloodshot Records Carl West Founder/CEO, Midwest Gap Enterprise Brian Austin Whitney Founder, Just Plain Folks |
Building a Musicians' Middle Class
Eight years ago, Future of Music Coalition was conceived as an organization that would work to build structures to create a musicians' middle class. It was clear to us that, while the music industry has made a handful of artists very wealthy, the vast majority of musicians live gig-to-gig, unable to afford the basic protections and securities of life that allow them to continue making their art and, equally important, without a way to educate themselves to break out of this cycle.
Since our 2000, we have focused on elements that would allow musicians to better participate in the issues that affect their livelihood: encouraging the development of digital distribution models that reduce costs and increase connections between musicians and their fans; examining new business models that create more equal partnerships between creators, labels and consumers; fighting against payola and media consolidation that reduce artists' chances of radio airplay; advocating for net neutrality provisions to ensure that all legal Internet traffic is treated equally; and helping musicians navigate the often-confusing world of health insurance coverage. We want musicians' labor to be valued, we want them to be compensated for their work, we want them to understand how the myriad laws and regulations affect them, and we want them to have access to basic health insurance and medical services.
Some great moments from past FMC events... |
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Rhapsody's Tim Quirk on making sure your music reaches its audience at 2008's
What's the Future for Musicians? |
FMC's Michael Bracy on Low Power FM Radio at 2008's What's the Future for Musicians? |
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About FMC Events
Since 2001, FMC has organized seven Policy Summits and two DC Policy Days in Washington, DC, each bringing together a spectacular mixture of technologists, attorneys, musicians, managers and industry leaders for discussions about the most compelling music/technology/policy matters. In October 2006 we held our sixth annual Policy Summit in Montreal, Quebec in partnership with McGill University's Schulich School of Music and Pop Montreal where, over the course of three days, 120 panelists and 550 participants debated the issues that are emerging as music promotion and distribution moves to a global, digital platform. In September 2007, the Future of Music Policy Summit returned to Washington, DC. For updates about FMC events, subscribe to our newsletters.
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