It Takes a Nation of Millions: A conversation with Public Enemy
On Thursday, July 17, an important piece of hip-hop history gets its due. Future of Music Coalition and Pitchfork Music Festival will host a discussion about Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.
The conversation about the making of this seminal album will feature Hank and Keith Shocklee — one half of Public Enemy's production unit, the Bomb Squad — who will reveal how they fashioned their powerful world of sound. Harry Allen, journalist, activist and onetime PE "Media Assassin", will join the members of the Bomb Squad in a lively conversation led by documentary filmmaker Kembrew McLeod (Copyright Criminals).
Where: Chicago's Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
When: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: Free
Press release | Blog post
Musicians Get the Hint About Health Insurance
Two Raleigh concerts in memory of musician Drew Glackin; proceeds go to Glackin’s family and Future of Music Coalition’s Health Insurance Navigation Tool
Local music heroes Tres Chicas, Patty Hurst Shifter, Kenny Roby, Chip Robinson & Heavy Beat Outfit, Port Huron Statement, The Silos, BJ Barham, Tandy, Chris Mills, Glory Fountain, Quarry Hill, Joe Swank & the Zen Pirates, Lou Ford and The Cartridge Family paid musical tribute to talented multi-instrumentalist Drew Glackin. The concerts took place at The Pour House Music Hall on Saturday, May 3, and Sadlack’s Heroes on Sunday, May 4, both in Raleigh, NC.
FMC partnered with AFM locals and other music organizations to present four musician-focused educational events in upstate New York in April 2008.
Buffalo, NY: Wednesday, April 2
Rochester, NY: Monday, April 28
Syracuse, NY: Tuesday, April 29
Albany, NY: Wednesday, April 30
These free, day-long seminar gave musicians, songwriters and indie label owners practical advice about how to use emerging technologies, online marketing strategies, how to podcast/webcast and DIY licensing, as well as a snapshot of the state and federal policy issues affecting how artists will be compensated in the digital future.
GWU's Betts Theatre, Washington, DC
September 17-18, 2007
Now in its seventh year, the Future of Music Policy Summit brought an unprecedented group of panelists and keynote speakers together with an engaged, diverse audience for a robust debate about the critical issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy.
On May 2, FMC and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted a Policy Day, focusing on the critical issues emerging in the Courts, Congress and at the Copyright Office. The event was standing room only, with 160 musicians, technologists, attorneys, policymakers, advocates and journalists packed in the conference room at the Economic Policy Institute.
From January 19-23, 2007, FMC partnered once again with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) on their 50th Annual Conference, "Presenting America: Perspectives and Dialogue," taking place at the Hilton New York.
This year, FMC curated a technology track called "Creating Culture", which included four sessions on technology and business. In conjunction with this track, we organized a Creating Culture blog, chock full of online tools and resources used by web savvy professionals from all areas of the performing arts field, from Flickr, YouTube, and Surveymonkey to MySpace, online listservs, storage, and RSS. http://apapcreatingculture.blogspot.com/
Future of Music Coalition was thrilled to partner with Chamber Music America for CMA's 29th National Conference, which took place at the Westin New York at Times Square, January 11-14, 2007.
The 2007 Conference theme was HARMONIC CONVERGENCE: Community in a Diverse World, and FMC and CMA partnered to present a pre-conference seminar called The Digital Marketing Primer, designed to help artists navigate the rich and varied cultural options available on the internet – from MySpace to Rhapsody to Live365 – and offered a practical approach to improving, establishing, and increasing your presence, online and off.
FMC @ International Association of Jazz Education Conference
January 10-13, 2007
New York, NY
From January 10-13, 2007, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) returned to New York City for its 34th Annual Conference, the largest annual gathering of the global jazz community. FMC's Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson participated in separate panel discussions on Thursday, January 11.
A Benefit Concert for Arabi Wrecking Krewe, New Orleans Musicians' Clinic and Tipitinas Foundation, featuring:
Steve Earle
Allison Moorer Boots Riley from The Coup Corin Tucker from Sleater-Kinney Mike Mills from R.E.M. Tom Morello from Audioslave
...and special guests
Monday, November 6th Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans
Show proceeds went to Tipitina's Foundation, Arabi Wrecking Crewe and the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic
Corin Tucker, Mike Mills Play Future of Music Benefit So do Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Allison Moorer, the Coup's Boots Riley Pitchfork Media, October 26, 2006
October 5-7, 2006
McGill University, Schulich School of Music
Montreal, Canada • in conjunction with Pop
Montreal
Since 2001, FMC has organized five Policy Summits 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 organized
the event in Montreal, in partnership with McGill
University's Schulich School of Music and Pop
Montreal where, over the course of three days, 120 panelists debated
the issues that are emerging as music promotion and distribution moves
to a global, digital platform.
During the Summit, over 550 participants witnessed engaging panel discussions
about international copyright issues, digital music licensing, DRM/interoperability,
the effect of government funding on artists' careers, how orchestras are navigating
change, and the Québécois music industry. Participants also attended
special sessions on audio fidelity and compression, preservation and storage,
recommendation engines, international touring/visas, visual remixing, and music
in games/Second Life. We also worked with Pop Montreal to program musician-focused
sessions on the changing definition of "indie", independent media,
DIY online distribution, and publishing for artists.
On Friday, April 28 Students at the University of Maryland MBA Program organized a happy hour charity...for us!
The evening included live music, artwork and giveaways. Attendees also learned more about the evening's beneficiaries: FMC and the Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts, a community arts center in the Adams Morgan section of DC.
Friday, April 28th, 2006
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Eighteenth Street Lounge
1212 18th St. NW, Washington, DC Directions
Founded in 1978 to defend the interests of its members and to encourage
the development of the Quebec music industry, the Association québécoise
de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ)
is a non-profit, professional association uniting over 250 companies
in the fields of show business, recording and video. ADISQ’s
members are mainly producers of records, shows and music videos,
as well as recording houses, managers, record distributors, booking
agencies, theatres, entertainment presenters, promotional agencies
and media relations groups.
Do Technical Protection Measures Have a Future?
April 19, 2006
11:00
AM – 12:30 PM
Sony’s misadventures in the technical protection of music
CDs made media headlines during the last year. Beyond this particular
case, what is the real justification for such measures, and do
they represent a viable, long-term way to ensure compliance with
the various music copyrights? Some civil liberties advocates see
technical protection more as an unacceptable breach of the (alleged?)
rights of the consumer. And in France, the music industry is still
reeling from a fierce debate on the matter of global licensing,
a concept that could grant a quasi universal legitimacy to different
methods of copying musical works and might, as a result, delegitimize
technical protection measures. This workshop will bring together
representatives of all stakeholders.
Alain Brunet, Journaliste, La Presse (moderator) Claude Brunet, Avocat, Ogilvy Renault Kristin Thomson, Deputy Director, Future of Music Coalition Hervé Rony Directeur général, SNEP
FMC @ 21st Annual American Bar Association Intellectual
Property Conference
April 6-8, 2006
Crystal Gateway Hotel, Alexandria, VA
Thursday, April 6
1:30 – 5:00 PM
Grants, Restrictions, and Circumventions: Strategies for the Distribution
and Use of Digital Content
There are several different strategies for the distribution and licensing
of digital content and software, including, among others, digital rights
management, open source and Creative Commons licenses. As a result, business
users of such digital content are faced with difficult decisions about
how they will use such content within the scope of the applicable licenses
and restrictions. Our public policy panel will discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of implementing and enforcing such distribution strategies.
Our panel of expert practitioners will discuss the practical decisions
that users of digital content need to make before they re-distribute, display
or otherwise use such content.
Public Policy Panel David E. Green, Senior Counsel for Public Policy Development,
NBC Universal, Washington DC. Walter McDonough, General Counsel,
Future of Music Coalition, Needham, MA Jason Schultz, Attorney, Electronic Freedom Foundation,
San Francisco, CA
Practitioner Panel Victoria Bassetti, Vice President of Industry and Government
Affairs EMI Music North America, New York, NY Lauren S. Fisher, Assistant General Counsel*Intellectual
Property, America Online Incorporated, Dulles, VA Mary Oemig Hewitt, Attorney, Copyright and Trade Secret
Practice, Microsoft Corporation Mia Garlick, General Counsel, Creative Commons, San Francisco,
CA
Music for the Future of Music
A Benefit Show for the Future of Music Coalition featured
Comedian Eugene Mirman Nada Surf acoustic Will Sheff from Okkervil River Man Man
Hosted and organized by Charles Bissell from the Wrens
Friday, March 24, 2006
6:00 to 10:00 PM Early show!
Knitting Factory, Main Room
74 Leonard Street, NYC
Tickets $15.
Proceeds from the show supported FMC's work
Well, we had tons of fun at the 20th annual SXSW. Here's a list
of the panels that we did:
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
New Business Models for Record Labels
Friday, March 17 12:30 PM
Room 16B
The digital revolution and indie rock culture generated different
ways of connecting artist and audience. Artists have shunned the
traditional relationships with labels, management and promotion.
Entrepreneurs offer web-based avenues of distribution and networking.
How do these ideas work practically? Where are these new ventures
headed? Kristin Thomson Deputy Dir,Future
of Music Coalition (moderator) Melissa Ferrick Artist/Founder/CEO,Right
On! Records Shannon O'Shea Facilitator, SOS Management
Inc Jay Faires Pres of Music & Publishing, Lionsgate
Entertainment Dave Allen President, New Media Licensing, Pampelmoose Hank Shocklee Pres, Shocklee Entertainment
Faires, Ferrick, Allen, Shocklee, O'Shea, Thomson
photo by
Jo-Ann Nina
Panel: Grammy Town Hall Friday, March 17 3:30 PM
Room 18ABC
FMC’s Michael Bracy joined a stellar
group of panelists to discuss the decisions made every day that affect
musicians. Daryl Friedman The Recording Academy (moderator) Jimmy Jam The Recording Academy Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Chair of
the House Songwriter's Caucus, Recording Arts & Sciences Caucus Rep. Charles
Gonzalez (D-TX) Energy and
Commerce Committee Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) Recording
Arts & Sciences Caucus Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) International
Relations Committee Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) House
Judiciary Committee
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
The Insurance Monologues: Health Care Q and A Saturday,
March 18 12:00 noon
Room 19A
FMC consultant Alex Maiolo hosted a panel to help
musicians navigate the red tape and confusion surrounding health
insurance.
Outside the Box Saturday March 18 1:30 PM
Room 12AB
Is it really better the second time around? So good you'd pay serious
money for it? We're talking about the CD box set - the lovingly
produced, beautifully-packaged blend of art and commerce that,
in the desirability stakes, has become the 21st century equivalent
of the much-loved vinyl album. Whether you want to compile or kvetch
about them, learn the secrets of writing liner-notes or discuss
the Big Bang vs evolution theory of rock, this was the panel for
you. Andy Schwartz Albert King Fan Club Sylvie Simmons Jaan Uhelszki Sr Editor, Harp Magazine James Austin Sr Dir A&R/Special Prod, Rhino
Records Shawn Amos A&R, Shout! Factory Walter McDonough General Counsel, Future
of Music Coalition
Ten Things You Can Do to Change the World
Saturday, March 18 3:00 PM
Room 12AB
Jenny Toomey moderated a panel that gathered some of the
most politically and socially active bands for a discussion about
how artists can be agents of change. Jennifer Toomey Exec Dir, Future of Music
Coalition Steve Earle E-Squared Damian Kulash Artist, OK Go Hank Shocklee Pres, Shocklee Entertainment Chris Walla Artist, Death Cab for Cutie
Walla, Earle, Toomey, Shocklee, Kulash
Photo by Jo-Ann Nina
FMC @ 49th Annual Arts Presenters Conference
January 21-24, 2006
Hilton Hotel, New York, NY
Future of Music Coalition was proud to partner with the Association of
Performing Arts Presenters to program three panels at the 49th annual Arts
Presenters Conference, New York Hilton, January 21-24, 2006. Arts
Presenters is the national arts service and membership organization for
the presenting and touring field in the US with more than 1,700 members
worldwide dedicated to bringing artists and audiences together in communities
across the world. Its annual members conference is one of the world's
premiere networking and touring industry gatherings and includes the
largest global marketplace for the performing arts in North America.
FMC-hosted panels:
Sunday, January 22: Media Ownership Matters
Sunday, January 22: Defining
the Digital Marketplace
Tuesday, January 24: How To Broadcast and Podcast Online
Both Policy Director Michael Bracy and Executive Director Jenny
Toomey headed to Rome to participate in an international
broadband/digital content policy conference.
On Monday, January 30 at 11:40 AM, Jenny served as a panelist on “Perspectives
on Opportunities and Challenges,” chaired by Berkeley’s Hal
Varian and including Linda Jenson, CEO, HBO Europe; Sir Martin Sorrel,
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Jamie Love, Consumer Project on Technology;
and Alberto Tripi, Italian ICT Federation.
The DIY Convention is a gathering that focuses on resource sharing
for independent filmmakers, musician and book publishers.
Saturday, February 11, 10:15 AM: FMC’s Brian Zisk joined a panel
called The Digital Dilemma and other Content Distribution Paths.
Sunday, February 12, 4:30 PM: Brian Zisk on Getting Paid – Your Rights
As An Artist/Entrepreneur.
CD Baby’s Derek Sivers, who is also on the FMC Advisory Board, gave
a keynote speech on at 9:30 AM on Saturday, Feb 11.
2005
Fifth Annual Future of Music Policy
Summit
September 11 - 13, 2005
George Washington University, Washington, DC
From September 11-13, 2005 FMC hosted
its fifth annual Policy Summit at GWU's Lisner Auditorium in Washington,
DC.
Click here for details about
the event, including schedule, list or panelists, attendees,
press clips and video and podcast archives.
DC Policy Day
April 12, 2005
Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Washington, DC
On April 12, 2005, FMC hosted a one-day
Policy pow-wow in Washington, DC. This was more focused and
policy-specific than the Summit itself and served as a moment where
various stakeholders discussed four key music and copyright-related
policy issues in depth.
Click here for details about
the event, including schedule, list of panelists, attendees,
press clips and video archives.
Turn On, Tune In, or Drop Out: The Future of Competing Radio Broadcast
Media
Saturday, February 26, 2005
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Villanova University Law School - Rooms 29 and 30
Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium:
Increased competition in and regulation of radio broadcasting has recently
received much media attention as satellite radio and low power radio
gain new footholds in the market. In fact, satellite radio issues have
garnered front-page articles in Fortune and Barron's in the past year.
This year's Sports and Entertainment Symposium will focus on current
regulatory and legislative issues affecting competition among three major
radio broadcast mediums: terrestrial, satellite, and low power radio.
Professor Michael Carroll (Moderator)
Thomas W. Hazlett, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Kristin Thomson, Future of Music Coalition
Pete Tridish, Prometheus Radio Project
Marcy Rauer Wagman, Drexel University
2004
4th Annual FMC Policy Summit May 2 – 3, 2004
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Now in its fourth year, the FMC Policy Summit is a forum for musicians, lawyers,
academics, policymakers and music industry executives to come together to discuss
and debate some of the most contentious issues surrounding digital technology,
artists’ rights and the current state of the music industry. Visit these
pages to review the panels, participants, see photos, access speeches, press
and other materials, and connect to archived webcasts. Policy Summit home page Detailed Blog News Clips Press Release
Music Law Summit West An event focusing on music, law and technology presented by Future
of Music Coalition, Hastings College of Law and Noise Pop
Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
FCC Localism Hearing Wednesday, January 28, 2004
City Council Chamber, San Antonio, TX
Since the FCC's second hearing aimed at determining
whether broadcasters are serving their local communities is being held
in Clear Channel's hometown, it's no surprise that Clear Channel/San
Antonio VP/Market Manager Tom Glade will be on hand to field questions
for the company. Also on the panel will be Asleep At The Wheel co-founder
and Recording Academy member Ray Benson; Southern Development Foundation
COO and LPFM licensee John Freeman; KMHT-AM & FM/Marshall, TX and KGAS-AM & FM/Carthage,
TX owner Jerry Hanszen; NAACP San Antonio Branch VP Joe Linson;
and League of United Latin American Citizens senior adviser Oscar Moran.
The hearing took place Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 5:30pm-9:30pm in the city
council chamber at San Antonio's Municipal Plaza Building.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell will be on hand, as will Commissioners Kathleen
Abernathy, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. Along with the prepared
presentations, audience members will have several chances to comment.
2003
National Tour to highlight media democracy and fair trade
Featuring Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Tom Morello
(The Nightwatchman), Lester Chambers and Boots Riley November 7 – 24, 2003
Acclaimed activist/musicians Billy Bragg, The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
and Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers embarked on a thirteen-date
Tell us the Truth Tour to perform concerts and raise awareness on current
media reform and trade issues. With support from unions, environmental,
religious and media reform groups - including the AFL-CIO, Citizens Trade
Campaign, Common Cause, Free Press and the Future of Music Coalition -
this tour was the most effective challenge to corporate domination of
the public discourse in recent history.
Washington – FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps announced today that
he and Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein will lead a roundtable discussion
of 20 of the diverse groups supporting media localism, diversity, and
competition on Tuesday May 27th at 1:30 PM at the FCC. Representatives
of conservative and liberal groups, creative artists and local broadcasters,
consumer groups and civil rights organizations will all attend this meeting.
There are only a few days until the FCC’s June 2nd decision on whether
to weaken media concentration protections. This roundtable will provide
an opportunity to hear why these protections are important to groups across
the entire political spectrum and from all parts of the country. The Commissioners
will also discuss the more than 100,000 comments received last week from
the National Rifle Association and the more than 100,000 signatures collected
by Move On, all of which expressed concern with removing media concentration
protections.
Twenty organizations are expected to participate. The diverse group includes
the Catholic Conference of Bishops and Common Cause, the Family Research
Council and the Future of Music Coalition, and the Parents Television
Council and the Caucus of Writers, Producers & Directors. A wide range
of journalists associations, consumers groups, broadcasters, creative
artists groups, labor organizations, religious groups, and child advocacy
groups will also each have a representative.
Members of the press are invited to attend this meeting.
The event will be held in the FCC Meeting Room at 1:30 on Tuesday May
27th. The FCC is located at 445 12th St. SW. Please leave extra time for
security due to the heightened security measures in place at the Commission.
Who Controls What
You Hear? Concert at the 9:30 Club to highlight pending FCC vote on media ownership
rules The Future of Music Coalition and Common
Cause are teaming up to sponsor a concert on Friday, May 23, 2003
at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC to draw attention to a key vote of a
federal agency that will affect what every American watches on TV, reads
in the newspaper, and hears on the radio. Press release
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Legislative Chamber of City Hall, San Francisco
Please join us at a Public Hearing to meet with Federal Communications
Commissioner Adelstein on April 26, from 10 am to 4 pm in the Legislative
Chamber of City Hall, San Francisco. The hearing was open to the public.
Your input and opinion is crucial because the proposed rule changes will
have the greatest impact on local news and information. The FCC is already
hearing from lobbyists in DC looking out for corporate interests. This
was your chance to tell the FCC you support strong media ownership rules
that protect the public interest. Join us and raise your voice during
the Public Comment Periods!
FCC
Media Ownership Hearing
Monday, April 7, 2003
Arizona State University
Time: 1 p.m - 4:30 p.m.
Location: KAET Channel 8 television studio
On Monday, April 7, 2003, the Benton Foundation held the Arizona Forum
on Media Ownership, in partnership with Arizona State University's Walter
Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Maricopa
Community College District's Center for Civic Participation.
The forum addressed the current federal review of the nation's media ownership
rules under consideration by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The event provided citizens in the region with an opportunity to learn
about - and provide input on - the issue. It was held at the KAET/Channel
8 television studio (www.kaet.asu.edu) on the campus of Arizona State
University from 1:00pm to 4:30 p.m.
Charles Benton, Chairman of the Board of the Benton Foundation, noted,
"We are seeking to meet the need for greater public education and
debate in helping organize this event. This is a 'people's forum' to elevate
the voiceless in the current media ownership debate -- Hispanics, Native
Americans and those who live in rural areas -- silenced by the very media
legally obliged to serve the diversity of local interests."
Industry leaders, activists and academics addressed new FCC regulations
at a Midwest Public Forum on Media Ownership hosted by Northwestern University
School of Law on Wednesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. in Lincoln Hall at 357
E. Chicago Avenue. Michael J. Copps, Commissioner of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), were in attendance.
The forum, which is the first of its kind in the Midwest, was free and
open to the public. Organized by students in the Media and Entertainment
Law Society at Northwestern in conjunction with local media groups, the
forum was developed in response to FCC Chairman Michael Powell's challenge,
made at the Columbia University Forum, to "give us something we can
use..[to] develop [media] ownership policies that truly serve the American
Public." The forum setting gave attendees the opportunity to voice
their opinions before the public and the FCC about the impact of proposed
changes.
FCC Media Ownership Hearing [download
a flyer]
Monday, March 31, 2003
Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
Time: 12:30 PM – 5 PM
Location: Room 3043 of Law School (overflow room: 2036, Blue Lounge)
[review the day's schedule]
The Federal Communications Commission held a public hearing on media ownership
regulations at Duke Law School. This hearing was open to all members of
the public and featured several of the FCC commissioners along with representatives
of broadcasting companies from North and South Carolina.
Confirmed VIP attendees included:
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein
US Congressman Richard Burr (R)
US Congressman David E. Price (D)
Artist Tift Merritt [read
her testimony here]
The hearing was organized into three panels - "Localism and Community
Standards," "News," and "Diversity." [review
panel participants here] After the panels, there was an opportunity
for members of the general public to make comments. To better insure that
participant comments become part of the FCC public record Duke Law School
had computers available near the Blue Lounge (2nd floor student lounge)
overflow area with access to the FCC's comment submission page.
FMC Third Annual Policy SummitJanuary 5-7, 2003 Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Now in its third year, the Policy Summit promises to yet again bring together
the brightest minds from the worlds of law, technology, policy, and art
to tackle the most critical issues at the intersection of music, law and
technolgy. Visit these pages to review the panels, participants, see photos,
access speeches, press and other materials, and connect to archived webcasts.
2002
Second Annual Policy Summit
January 2002
Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Visit these pages to review the
panels, participants, see photos, access speeches, press and other materials,
and connect to archived webcasts.
2001
FMC Fall Speaking Tour October
- November 2001
In Fall 2001, the Future of Music Coalition organized a national speaking
tour that visisted over ten law schools and universities. We've archived
the schedule, content, and press from the tour, so visit here
to learn more.
First Annual Policy Conference
January 2001
Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
In January 2001 we brought together some of the most engaging minds in
the music/technology space to debate the critical issues at the intersection
of music, technology, law and policy. Go there to read about the first
annual conference, the participants, the topcis covered, and to connect
to archived webcasts.
FMC Announces Upcoming Events Fall 2008 "What's the Future for Musicians?" seminars in New York and Chicago; Washington, D.C. Policy Day and Policy Summit set for 2009.
August 5, 2008 Press release | Event Page
FMC Commends FCC's Comcast Decision On August 1, the FCC ruled that Comcast violated net neutrality principles; the decision is a positive step in preserving the open internet. August 1, 2008
Public Enemy Frontman, Production Team and Insiders Discuss Landmark Album On July 17, FMC and Pitchfork Music Festival will host a free discussion about Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back at Chicago's Cultural Center, featuring Chuck D, members of PE's production team and music media experts.
July 8, 2008 Press release | Event Page
FMC Files Brief to Protect Creative Expression
FMC and the Center for Creative Voices in Media filed a brief at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the FCC's indecency policy has a chilling effect on creativity and expression and deprives the public of access to protected speech.
July 2, 2008 Press release | Indecency amicus brief (PDF)
Wilco, Bright Eyes, Aimee Mann & more "Rock the Net" on Compilation CD
Thirsty Ear Recordings to release album on July 29 to benefit FMC's "Rock the Net" campaign for net neutrality.
June 2, 2008 Press release | Rock the Net
Musicians Get the Hint About Health Insurance
Two Raleigh concerts in memory of musician Drew Glackin; proceeds go to Glackin's family and Future of Music Coalition's Health Insurance Navigation Tool
April 10, 2008 Press release FMC's HINT program
New York State Music Education Events Examine Crucial Issues Facing Artists Forums in Rochester (April 28), Syracuse (April 29) and Albany (April 30) to focus on music, media, technology and policy issues for songwriters, composers and performers from all genres.
March 25, 2008 Event details | RSVP
Pop Rockers OK Go "Tour" Congress in Support of Net Neutrality
Damian Kulash and Andy Ross discuss the importance of open Internet structures to musicians; Kulash testifies before House Judiciary Committee.
March 13, 2008 Press release
Spoken testimony
Written testimony
Rock the Net
New York State Music Education Events Examine Crucial Issues Facing Artists Kick-off forum in Buffalo on April 2 to focus on music, media, technology and policy issues for songwriters, composers and performers from all genres. March 7, 2008 | Event details
Philly Bands Rocking for Net Neutrality February 23 Sugar Town show at Tritone in Philadelphia will showcase lady rockers and DJs, as well as musicians' support for net neutrality. February 15, 2008
OK Go and Bonerama Rocked DC for New Orleans Musicians Bands also champion FMC's "Rock the Net" campaign for net neutrality February 2 benefit show at DC's 9:30 Club raised over $8,000 for New Orleans musicians. Bands played cuts off their new benefit EP, You're Not Alone, available on iTunes on February 5. February 4, 2008
Upcoming Washington, DC show and benefit EP from OK Go & Bonerama
On February 2, OK Go and Bonerama will play a benefit at D.C.'s 9:30 Club in support of You're Not Alone - an EP to support Sweet Home New Orleans and Al "Carnival Time" Johnson. January 21, 2008
Successful New Orleans Concerts Aid Big Easy Musicians
Last week, two benefit concerts raised over $6,000 for Sweet Home New Orleans - a coalition of non-profit organizations that helps find affordable housing and provides rental assistance for the city's musicians - and Big Easy music legend Al "Carnival Time" Johnson.
January 15, 2008 Press release | Event details
Ann Chaitovitz Appointed
FMC's New Executive Director A proven leader in musician and public policy issues, Chaitovitz replaces founding Executive Director Jenny Toomey January 3, 2008
Concerts for New Orleans Musicians Bring Artists Together Two New Orleans shows and upcoming benefit CD from OK Go and Bonerama January 2, 2008
FMC's Jenny Toomey Appointed Program Officer for Ford Foundation
Kristin Thomson to Serve as FMC's Interim Executive Director Michael Bracy to Chair FMC Board of Directors November 26, 2007
Seattle "Rocked the Net" Rep. Jay Inslee advocated network neutrality; joined by rocker Matt Nathanson, Reclaim the Media, FMC and local music business representatives October 31, 2007
Rock the Net: Campaign for Net Neutrality Rocks Seattle
Teleconference with Rep Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Oct 30. Matt Nathanson performs at Seattle's Crocodile Café on Tuesday, Oct. 30 October 26, 2007
Future of Music Policy Summit to Tackle Critical Issues at the Intersection of Music, Law, Technology and Policy Sen. Byron Dorgan and Sen. Ron Wyden to Deliver Keynote Addresses
Mac McCaughan, Bob Mould, Marybeth Peters of the U.S. Copyright Office and More Than 90 Other Panelists Confirmed. September 10, 2007 Summit home page Press Credentialing
AT&T's muting of bands points toward a pattern of silencing political speech Content monitor did not edit out 20 instances of curse words during Pearl Jam webcast, despite AT&T claim it hires monitors to block "excessive profanity". August 13, 2007
Top musicians, lawyers, technologists confirmed for FMC's 7th annual Policy Summit August 13, 2007 Press Release Summit home page Press Credentialing
FMC Statement on AT&T Silencing Pearl Jam's lyrics during Lollapalooza webcast August 9, 2007
FMC Statement on Federal Trade Commission Report on Net Neutrality June 29, 2007
FMC files testimony with House Small Business Committee on CRB Webcasting Rates June 27, 2007 Press Release | Testimony
Clear Channel strips local, independent artists of digital performance royalties
FMC has discovered that Clear Channel's online application for local and independent artists to submit their music for airplay on each of its stations requires the artist to approve a licensing agreement that does away with their digital performance right. June 22, 2007
Low Power Radio Gets New Push in Congress
Congress introduces bills to create hundreds of new low power FM radio stations to cities and suburbs across the country. June 22, 2007
FMC Announces Dates for 7th annual Policy Summit
September 17-18, 2007
GWU Betts Theatre, Washington, DC June 11, 2007
FMC Organizes "Musicians Bringing Musicians Home II"
A Benefit Concert on May 27 at New Orleans' Tipitina's for Sweet Home New Orleans featuring: Indigo Girls, Damian Kulash of OK Go, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Matt Nathanson, Pamela Z...and special guests
May 23, 2007 Press Release | Details
Congressman Mike Doyle to address conference on music, law and technology
May 2 event will bring together leading experts from worlds of music, law, technology and policy. April 25, 2007
A2IM Endorses Rock the Net Campaign
American Association of Independent Music urges its label members to join the campaign for network neutrality. April 17, 2007
Music Mashes with Policy at upcoming Technology and IP Policy Day
May 2 event will bring together leading experts from worlds of music, law, technology and policy. April 16, 2007
FMC Applauds FCC's Payola Settlement
Payola agreement by FCC and big broadcast chains represents a major - but tentative - step toward once again opening the nation's airwaves to local music and voices. April 13, 2007
Rep. Edward Markey, Ted Leo kick off "Rock the Net"
Nearly 150 artists and labels have already signed onto campaign for net neutrality
March 27, 2007 Press Release | Rock the Net
Major Artists To Join Launch of Rock the Net Campaign for Net Neutrality March 23, 2007
FMC Statement on FCC's "Rules of Engagement" On Payola March 5, 2007
FMC Files Reply Comments in FCC Media Ownership Proceeding January 16, 2007
FMC Statement on FCC Payola Settlement
FMC's statement on FCC's reported consent decree with the broadcast industry in regards to payola. January 16, 2007
Radio Station Ownership Consolidation Shown to Harm Musicians and the Public
FMC study shows that the rapid consolidation of the commercial radio industry that followed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has led to a loss of localism, less competition, fewer viewpoints and less diversity in radio programming in media markets across the country.
December 13, 2006 Press release Report details
FMC Organizes Musicians Bringing Musicians Home Benefit concert at New Orleans' Tipitina's on November 6th featuring Steve Earle, Mike Mills, Allison Moorer, Tom Morello, Boots Riley, Corin Tucker and special guests.
October 23, 2006 Read press release Read press coverage
Job
Losses Associated with Radio Consolidation Undermine Localism and Diversity FMC, Newspaper Guild and Consumers Union urge FCC to take employment effects
of their policies into account during upcoming review of media ownership rules August 9, 2006
FMC Releases Research on Employment and Wage Effects of Radio Consolidaton August 9, 2006
FMC on Preserving the Dynamism of the Internet Opinion Piece on ABC News June 29, 2006
FMC Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Vote in Support of LPFM June 28, 2006
FMC Statement on FCC Media Ownership Proceeding June 21, 2006
Indie-rock revolution, fueled by net neutrality Op-ed by FMC's Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy June 13, 2006
Pearl Jam Donation To Help Musicians Help Themselves Proceeds From Washington, DC Appearance to be Donated to FMC Artist Research
Council May 25, 2006 Press Release
FMC signs on letter to preserve net neutrality May 17, 2006
FMC Announces Dates for Sixth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
October 5-7, 2006 Media Advisory May 15, 2006
FMC Statement on Release of Feingold's Radio and Concert Disclosure
and Competition Act of 2005 November 18, 2005
FMC Sends Letter to Senate Commerce Committee in Support of a
Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings October 19, 2005
Top Names in Music, Law, Technology and Policy Return to Debate Critical
Issues at Fifth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
September 6, 2005 Media Advisory | Policy
Summit home page
FMC Announces Health Insurance Navigation Tool
August 9, 2005 HINT Home Page
FMC Press Release: Music Mashes with Policy at DC Policy Day April 8, 2005
FMC's Michael Bracy Testifies in front
of House Judiciary Committee on "Digital Music Interoperability" April 6, 2005
FMC files comments at US Copyright Office on "Orphan
Works"
Comments also ask Copyright
Office to consider status of out-of-print recordings March 25, 2005
FMC Sends Letter to Senate Stating Concerns about S 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement
Act March
10, 2005
FMC and artist groups file joint reply comments at FCC on localism in broadcasting,
MB Docket 04-233
January
3, 2005 PDF of document
