CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

Spotlight: Songwriters Association of Canada’s Arun Chaturvedi

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By Isabelle Speerin Arun Chaturvedi may very well have been Canada’s next big hockey player. Thanks to a tough decision he made as kid, though, he’s now one of Canada’s most sought-after producers and songwriters. Blessed with an active career, he’s now the voice of the Canadian songwriting community in his role as President of […]

In House: Douglas Nowlan

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This month, we chatted with Douglas Nowlan, CMRRA’s Project Manager. Learn more about his role at CMRRA, his outlook on the music industry, and the various bands he plays in. What is your day-to-day like working as CMRRA’s Project Manager? Project Management is, by definition, managing a change. To successfully manage change you often need […]

Spotlight: CYMBA Music Publishing’s Vincent Degiorgio

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by Tabassum Siddiqui CMRRA is examining the future in 2022. With change as a constant in our world right now, we examine the future opportunities in music publishing. We’re asking leaders in the music publishing space what is next. What changes are happening at their companies right now? What are their predictions? Is there a song that […]

In House: Melanie Lachman

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This month, we spoke with CMRRA’s Major Label Licensing & Royalties Administrator, Melanie Lachman. She shared with us details about her career in the music industry, a peak at her latest single, and her experiences volunteering with FACTOR. What is it like working as a Major Label Licensing & Royalties Administrator at CMRRA? Working as […]

Spotlight: Reluctant Cowboy Music’s Troy Kokol

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by Jon Dekel CMRRA is examining the future in 2022. With change as a constant in our world right now, we examine the future opportunities in music publishing. We’re asking leaders in the music publishing space what is next. What changes are happening at their companies right now? What are their predictions? Is there a song that […]

In House: Taylor Trudel

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We spoke with Taylor Trudel, CMRRA’s Industry Relations & Communications Coordinator, about her path to working in the music industry, her zoo at home and the conversations she’s been involved in with respect to diversity equity and inclusion at CMRRA. Did you always want to work in the music industry? What led you to CMRRA? […]

CMRRA announces key promotions and hires to strengthen Client Engagement, Operations and Business Affairs

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TORONTO, Canada, Thursday, April 28, 2022 – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), a SoundExchange company, is pleased to announce numerous key promotions and hires, effective immediately, across its client engagement, operational and business affairs portfolios. Since SoundExchange’s acquisition of CMRRA in 2017, the combined teams have been diligently working on integration and system optimization to […]

In House: Dennis Amos

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This month’s In House article features CMRRA’s Counterclaims Administrator, Dennis Amos! Dennis shared with us details about the counterclaims process, what inspired him to pursue a career in the music industry, and his proudest accomplishments. What does your day-to-day look like as a Counterclaims Administrator at CMRRA? What’s the process of resolving a counterclaim? As […]

SPOTLIGHT: APEM’s Jérôme Payette

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by Tabassum Siddiqui CMRRA is examining the future in 2022. With change as a constant in our world right now, we examine the future opportunities in music publishing. We’re asking leaders in the music publishing space what is next. What changes are happening at their companies right now? What are their predictions? Is there a song that soundtracks […]

In House: Ruthie Larbi

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Ruthie Larbi, a Royalty Administrator in CMRRA’s distribution team, shared with us details about her work at CMRRA, the importance of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at music events, and recalls strong Black music industry professionals that have inspired her throughout her career in this month’s featured In House article. You began your time at […]

SPOTLIGHT: The Royalty Network’s Frank Liwall

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by Jon Dekel In July of 2020, independent publisher The Royalty Network launched a program aimed at enabling people of colour through mentorship. Sporting an advisory council including entertainment attorney Kendall Minter, music executive Laze Elliott, producer Darien Bankhead a.k.a. Boyband, artists stic & M-1 from dead prez, and Harmony Program executive director Anne Fitzgibbon, […]

Notice

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Notice of Intent to Withdraw Proposed Tariffs by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) Please be advised that CSI intends to make, in or after the week of February 14, 2022, an application under section 69 of the Copyright Act to withdraw the following proposed tariffs: Statement of Royalties to Be Collected by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. for the Reproduction […]

In House: Angela Fex

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This month, we had the opportunity to talk with Angela Fex, our Manager of Mechanical Licensing, at CMRRA. We were fortunate to hear her take on the evolution of mechanical licensing over the next five years, as well as what she considers a heavily impactful moment in her life, inspired by a deep appreciation for […]

Music Publisher with Impact: Michael Closter

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by Jon Dekel When, this past September, Rolling Stone Magazine named Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” as the second greatest song of all time, it was a well-deserved ranking of the song’s impact, as well as a gratifying acknowledgment for the song’s co-publisher and administrator Reach Music Publishing and its President, Michael Closter. Closter, a […]

Notice

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Notice of Intent to Withdraw Proposed Tariffs by Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Please be advised that CMRRA intends to make, in or after the week of January 10, 2022, an application under section 69 of the Copyright Act to withdraw the following proposed tariffs:  Statement of Proposed Royalties to Be Collected for the Reproduction […]

In House: Laurie Gelbloom

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Laurie Gelbloom, CMRRA’s Legal Counsel shared with us her passion and proudest accomplishments while fighting for fair representation for creators and songwriters in the music industry and the importance that music plays in her life. You are Legal Counsel at CMRRA, tell us a little more about what that means! As Counsel, I handle a […]