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CMRRA Distributes 2017 Satellite Radio Royalties Ahead of Schedule

Oct 17, 2018 by cmrra

The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) is pleased to announce that it has distributed 2017 satellite radio royalties to its music publisher clients – nine months earlier than ever before. “The old way simply wasn’t ideal,” CMRRA President Caroline Rioux said. “We were bogged down by a cumbersome process that involved acquiring log […]

An Interview with Jeff Brabec

Oct 17, 2018 by cmrra

It’s clear to anyone who knows BMG Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, Jeff Brabec, that his respect for songwriters is underpinned by a deep appreciation for creative talent. A former artist and songwriter himself, Jeff has been drawn to music ever since he can remember. In high school he played in a rock […]

CMRRA Reaches Licensing Deal with Amazon Music

Sep 27, 2018 by cmrra

TORONTO – September 27, 2018 – Canada’s leading reproduction rights collective welcomes Amazon Music and yesterday’s launch of its premium music streaming service, Amazon Music Unlimited, to Canada. The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) has reached a licensing agreement with Amazon Music to ensure that its music publisher and rightsholder clients, which together […]

Letter to Clients

Sep 6, 2018 by cmrra

September 06, 2018 Dear CMRRA Client, In a time of increasingly rapid change in our industry, and with new competitors vying to license and administer the reproduction right in Canada, I am writing to convey to you that CMRRA is still the right choice for music publisher clients like you. We’re the right choice because […]

CMRRA Statement on Merger of SODRAC and SOCAN

Jul 31, 2018 by cmrra

Toronto – July 31, 2018 SOCAN has announced today its acquisition of Montréal-based mechanical licensing collective SODRAC. After several previous attempts to merge these organizations, this comes as no surprise. SOCAN and SODRAC are looking to adapt to today’s rapidly evolving music industry and it’s understandable that, as two Canadian-based author societies, they have finally […]

An interview with Mark Jowett

Jun 21, 2018 by cmrra

When Canadian Publishers Committee (CPC) member and Vancouver-based Nettwerk Music Group co-founder Mark Jowett reflects on his journey to music publishing, a single theme emerges: gratitude. Thanks to an incredible business partnership formed in the early 80s with three friends, Jowett finds true joy walking into his office each day to work with some of […]

Building Relationships for Success

May 8, 2018 by cmrra

As Canada’s music industry adapts to the realities of doing business in the digital era, CMRRA has forged ahead by securing some of the strongest rates globally through direct licencing deals with online music services. CMRRA Vice-President of Legal and Business Affairs, Veronica Syrtash, leads the collective’s recently-bolstered Business Affairs team, including its negotiations with […]

CMRRA Direct News

May 8, 2018 by cmrra

CMRRA Web Services Publisher Requirements Workshops Technological evolution is essential to the success of any business. For some industries this simply means ‘out with the old and in with the new’; but in our industry, it means successfully maintaining a delicate balance of the old and the new. Just as music publishers must exploit back […]

Executive Q&A with CMRRA President Caroline Rioux

Mar 29, 2018 by cmrra

In a few weeks, SoundExchange will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its purchase of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA). The acquisition represents a major opportunity for SoundExchange to diversify lines of business and offer services to the music publishing community, in addition to our work collecting and distributing digital sound recording performance […]

An Interview with Michael Abitbol

Feb 14, 2018 by cmrra

Native New Yorker and Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs of Digital at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Michael Abitbol, has more in common with Canadians than one might think. First, he’s an avid ice hockey fan who has visited many hockey-related destinations in Canada. Second, he’s armed with a track record of fighting for […]

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