CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

Collect more royalties in four easy steps! How to sign up for International Collections.

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Our new International Collections service with the Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) and with IMPEL is now live. We’re thrilled that we are now able to share the steps on how to sign up. 1. If you’re already a client of CMRRA, download the addendum for International Collections here. (If you’re not already a client […]

In House: Steve Quinney & Jason Corrigan

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When the pandemic forced everyone to work from home in March 2020, our IT department did some very heavy lifting; transitioning all of us online at home and adapting to our needs in our new working environments. One year later, we check in with Steve Quinney and Jason Corrigan, stewards of our IT department at […]

PROFILE: Melanie Santa Rosa

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by Isabelle Speerin “I could be wrong, but I think I just saw a commercial without a Who song in it,” joked comedian Conan O’Brien to his 28 million followers back in 2015.It wasn’t far from the truth.  Six commercials with The Who songs were in rotation on US prime-time television at the time. Most […]

PROFILE: Vivian Barclay

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par Erin Lowers There are many reasons why music professionals end up in the music industry — sometimes it’s because they themselves are artists, and sometimes it’s because, in one way or another, music saved their lives, and sometimes, it’s because of the soundtracks they hear when thinking about life-changing moments. In 2020, it’s safe […]

In House: Desmond Marshall

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Pour la nouvelle année, nous souhaitons vous donner une bouffée d’énergie pour décoller du sofa, même si nous travaillons tous de la maison. Nous avons donc parlé à Desmond Marshall, préposé aux licences en ligne à la CMRRA, notre motivateur en culture physique en résidence ! Vous êtes diplômé de l’Institut Trebas en enregistrement sonore et […]

PROFILE: Jennifer Mitchell’s wonderful world begins with songs and looks to the future

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par Jon Dekel When Jennifer Mitchell first heard “What a Wonderful World,” she could never have imagined that one day she would be working to represent the timeless anthem (that was written in 1968 by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss and recorded by Louis Armstrong), alongside other classics like “My Way,” “YMCA,” and the […]

In House: Shari Segal

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This month, we spoke with Shari Segal, CMRRA’s Supervisor, Data Exchange. You are often described as the bridge builder at CMRRA. Can you tell us about your role and how you landed at CMRRA? After working a few years maintaining systems at an insurance company, I got my dream job.  I was hired in 1990 […]

PROFILE : Anthem Entertainment Group’s Helen Murphy’s creative-first publishing philosophy

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by Jon Dekel In a perfect world, Helen Murphy would be celebrating 2020 by spearheading José Feliciano’s long-awaited comeback. The Chief Executive Officer of Anthem Entertainment Group, Murphy spent the better part of 2019 setting the stage for a comeback by the legendary guitarist and singer. She directed and co-wrote a new documentary titled Behind […]

In House: Sagelee Dinnall Archer

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We spoke with Sagelee Dinnall Archer about her role as an Online Licensing Administrator at CMRRA and her love of music. What does your workday look like? Theday-to-day work within our Online Licensing department involves updating musical work data in various ways – either to clarify duplicate information that may have been submitted, manually matching musical […]