CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

PROFILE Warner Chappell Music’s VP of Digital Licensing Natalie Madaj is at the forefront

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By Jonathan Dekel There is no doubt that the current pandemic has forced the majority of the workforce to shift how they do business, but for Natalie Madaj, Warner Chappell’s Vice President, Digital Licensing, North America, little has changed. “I have been extremely lucky to work remotely fairly often during my time with Warner Chappell,” […]

In House – Andrew Hunter

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This month we reached out to Andrew Hunter, Legal Counsel for CMRRA, to give us his worldview. Give us a snapshot of what you do at CMRRA!I’m Legal Counsel in the Legal and Business Affairs department here at CMRRA, with a focus on licensing CMRRA’s repertoire for all the different uses of our clients’ musical […]

PROFILE Rell Lafargue: on music publishing, his road to Reservoir and building a complete music company

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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 […]

Reminder – The Unclaimed Works Portal Is Live

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]