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: Janet MacLean
This month we spoke with Janet MacLean, CMRRA’s Direct of Human Resources about CMRRA’s current projects, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, and the complexity of publisher/songwriter compensation through mechanical licensing. You’ve been at CMRRA for nearly a year and a half, and you’ve already made a great mark on our team! What fulfills you […]
PROFILE – Abby North: advocacy, allyship and the legacy of Unchained Melody
by Jonathan Dekel As the founder of Unchained Melody Publishing LLC, Abby North has unique insight into the value of one of the most popular entries in the American songbook. Written by noted film composer Alex North (Abby’s father-in-law) and Tin Pan Alley lyricist Hy Zaret for an otherwise unremarkable 1955 prison film, “Unchained Melody” […]
