President and Chief Operating Officer of Reservoir, Rell Lafargue, has come a long way from his days in the orchestra pit. Lafargue hails from Louisiana, where music enjoys a rich history and is deeply woven into the fabric of society, from sidewalks to front porches to performance halls. “I come from a musical family,” Lafargue […]
Industry Veteran Paul Shaver Named President of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)
TORONTO, Canada, October 2, 2019 – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA), a SoundExchange company, announced today that Paul Shaver has been named President. Shaver previously served as Vice President at Nielsen Entertainment Canada, where he was instrumental in the launch of the Music Connect platform in Canada that provides improved data transparency […]
Reminder – The Unclaimed Works Portal Is Live
On February 26, 2019, CMRRA unveiled a new, free online Unclaimed Works Portal powered by CMRRA Direct to give publishers and songwriters the ability to search for unpaid digital uses of their repertoire in Canada. The portal provides easy access to sound recording data aggregated from multiple digital services by the International Standard Recording Code […]
New Faces at CMRRA – Meet Lauren Ali
Lauren Ali joined CMRRA in November 2018 as Operations Manager, and we are pleased to take this opportunity to formally introduce her to our clients. Lauren is happy to be part of the CMRRA team and looks forward to making a difference. Her role continues to evolve, but one of her priorities is to work […]
Andrea England Promoted to Management Team
CMRRA is pleased to announce that Andrea England has been promoted to the newly-created role of Product Manager – Web Services | Business Analyst. Andrea England has been a valued member of the CMRRA team since 2007. CMRRA has benefited from Andrea’s expertise and experience with the industry at large, as Andrea is well known […]
Take a Look at Our New Repertoire Search
CMRRA has launched a new, more robust Repertoire Search to replace our Legacy Song Database and Affiliated Publishers List. This search is powered by CMRRA Direct and gives users a number of search parameter options: Work Title, Work Number, Performing Artist Name, Author/Composer/Publisher Name, and CAE/IPI Number. Users may search using one or more fields […]
CMRRA will see you at ECMAs
CMRRA will be at the East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) festival and conference taking place in Charlottetown from May 2nd to May 6th. You can catch Andrea England, CMRRA’s Product Manager – Web Services | Business Analyst, at the Connect with the Experts program on May 3rd from 3pm to 4pm or connect with her […]
Recipient of the 2018 Cyril Devereux Award: Whitney Pineault
Winning the 2018 CMRRA Cyril Devereux Award may have come as a shock to independent label liaison, Whitney Pineault, but it’s certainly no surprise to her colleagues. Over the last year, Pineault has consistently brought excellence to her role, built robust relationships with her licensees, and embraced leadership responsibilities. It is these qualities coupled with […]
CMRRA Legislative Ask 2019
Initially published in FYIMusicNews on January 13, 2019 under the title CMRRA Forecast 2019. Looking back at 2018, Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) was pleased to see the decision of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development to provide support for the operations of the Copyright […]
CPCC Supporter Update
The following information is an update from the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC). Parliamentary Review of the Copyright Act Now that the statutory review of the Copyright Act is well under way, we’re hearing lots of support from the music industry for private copying reform. Thank you to those who have already told the Standing […]
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