Resilient Music is featured on MIDEMblog - reporting on the Music4.5 session "How to make Music & Brand partnerships work". Read it here.
We're attending MIDEM in January 2012, speaking on music and brand partnership panels. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Monday, 28 November 2011
Resilient Music in PRS M Magazine
Resilient Music is featured in PRS' M Magazine under the heading "Making It Happen - Working With Brands".
Read the advice given to PRS writer members here.
Read the advice given to PRS writer members here.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Resilient in WWD - printed version of article
Monday, 14 November 2011
And then there were three .......
EMI R.I.P.
Universal takes the label. Sony ATV takes the publishing company.
Instead of halting the uncertainty, these acquisitions raise more questions than they answer:
- Is this inevitable market consolidation in a struggling music industry?
- In the mid-1990s we had 6 majors, now we have 3. Is BMG Rights a challenger for the 4th spot?
- Does this provide additional marketing clout for artists fortunate enough to remain on major label rosters? Or reduced competition in a market where fewer artists sign to majors? If the latter, will Universal only sign artists who include all non-recorded music income streams within the deal (the 360 model)?
- For B2B music users (brands who license recordings & songs), what does this development mean? Surely reduced competition, which usually leads to proportionally smaller synch licensing teams dealing with larger catalogues and a marked increase in licensing fees. Slower service at higher cost?
- Monopoly enquiries (certainly in Universal's case) forcing the disposal of some recorded catalogues as part of the transaction? This previously occurred when Universal Music Publishing acquired BMG Music Publishing in 2006 (resulting in the sale of Zomba, Rondor, 19 & BBC catalogues to Imagem.)
My thoughts are with the staff of EMI, as the only certainty is that many of them will face an uncertain future.
Your thoughts?
Universal takes the label. Sony ATV takes the publishing company.
Instead of halting the uncertainty, these acquisitions raise more questions than they answer:
- Is this inevitable market consolidation in a struggling music industry?
- In the mid-1990s we had 6 majors, now we have 3. Is BMG Rights a challenger for the 4th spot?
- Does this provide additional marketing clout for artists fortunate enough to remain on major label rosters? Or reduced competition in a market where fewer artists sign to majors? If the latter, will Universal only sign artists who include all non-recorded music income streams within the deal (the 360 model)?
- For B2B music users (brands who license recordings & songs), what does this development mean? Surely reduced competition, which usually leads to proportionally smaller synch licensing teams dealing with larger catalogues and a marked increase in licensing fees. Slower service at higher cost?
- Monopoly enquiries (certainly in Universal's case) forcing the disposal of some recorded catalogues as part of the transaction? This previously occurred when Universal Music Publishing acquired BMG Music Publishing in 2006 (resulting in the sale of Zomba, Rondor, 19 & BBC catalogues to Imagem.)
My thoughts are with the staff of EMI, as the only certainty is that many of them will face an uncertain future.
Your thoughts?
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Exclusive seminar on music rights - The Hospital Club - 15th November
We've been kindly invited by The Hospital Club ("THC") to present a Business@Breakfast session on music rights.
Hosted in THC's smart Covent Garden premises, the event is part of their regular series of business insight presentations.
Entitled "Music Rights For Marketers", the session will cover "10 things you need to know about music rights", specifically aimed at brands and their agencies.
Attendees will gain a better understanding of this complex area, learning tips to improve cost and risk management when working with music tracks and artists in marketing communications.
Event details:
Time: 8.30AM
Date: Tuesday, 15th November 2011
Venue: The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HQ
Cost: £10, which includes breakfast
For more details and tickets for THC members, click here.
Non-THC members can book tickets by contacting THC Reception on:
Email reception@thehospitalclub.com or Tel +44 (0)20 7170 9101
Hosted in THC's smart Covent Garden premises, the event is part of their regular series of business insight presentations.
Entitled "Music Rights For Marketers", the session will cover "10 things you need to know about music rights", specifically aimed at brands and their agencies.
Attendees will gain a better understanding of this complex area, learning tips to improve cost and risk management when working with music tracks and artists in marketing communications.
Event details:
Time: 8.30AM
Date: Tuesday, 15th November 2011
Venue: The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HQ
Cost: £10, which includes breakfast
For more details and tickets for THC members, click here.
Non-THC members can book tickets by contacting THC Reception on:
Email reception@thehospitalclub.com or Tel +44 (0)20 7170 9101
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