A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

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June 7, 2010

Once again hundreds of independent music community members will descend on New York City for Indie Week hosted by A2IM. The weeklong event features conferences, panels, meetings and sponsored events circling the main theme of how a music label business adapts to the evolving music market place. The annual event attracts international members from the World Independent Network, including the WIN chair Alison Wenham, president of the UK independent music label trade organization AIM, as well as an expected 300-plus person guestlist for the other events throughout the week.

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May 21, 2010

A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, has announced the results of their 2010 Board of Directors elections as voted by the A2IM label membership. The newly elected A2IM Board members are below (listed alphabetically):

• Eric Brown (VP Business Affairs, Sub Pop)
• Dave Hansen (General Manager, Epitaph)
• Tom Silverman (CEO/Founder, Tommy Boy)

Founding A2IM board member Tom Silverman returns to the A2IM board after time off due to A2IM term limits, while Eric Brown and Dave Hansen are beginning their first term. The new board’s term will begin on July 4^th and will be officially introduced during the organization’s 5^th Anniversary Indie Week in NYC June 16-18.

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April 21, 2010

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) strongly supports, and continues to advocate for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (“ACTA”) and applauds President Obama’s leadership in pushing for respect and enforceable protection of copyright and intellectual property internationally.

As the trade organization representing American independent music labels, our community of content creators contributes greatly to the rich cultural history — and to the economy, including exports — of the United States. But in order to continue creating diverse, compelling music for fans, the artists who make music and those who invest in them must be able to make a living.

A2IM’s members are local businesses and creators from across the United States, often with fewer resources than the companies that profit from the use of our music without our permission. The failure of governments to provide an integrated and strategic response has resulted in severe harm to our industry in general and to independent labels and artists in particular. It is very difficult to imagine any enforcement regime that does not include international cooperation which is the laudable purpose of ACTA.
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April 12, 2010

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), as a part of The Recording Academy’s “Grammys On The Hill” event, will lead a delegation to Capitol Hill this week to advocate for a slate of issues of crucial importance to the independent music community.

Taking place April 14 and 15, and including meetings and a dinner with congressional leaders, the event is one of the most important advocacy events for the music community as a whole.

Says A2IM President Rich Bengloff: “A2IM is excited to be joining in our support of The Recording Academy’s Grammys On The Hill on an organized basis for the first time. We look forward to having our voices heard on issues that are vital to the independent label community”.

Bengloff and Vice President Jim Mahoney will be joined by a group including A2IM board member Portia Sabin (Kill Rock Stars) as well as representatives from a diverse collection of A2IM members, such as Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), Altissimo Recordings, Mack Avenue, Pandora, TAG Strategic, and Tommy Boy Entertainment.

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Below is a press statement issued by Rich Bengloff and serviced by ShoreFire Media today commenting on a report issued by the IFPI highlighting that labels invest $5 billion per year on artists.

See the IFPI report here.

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On IFPI’s “Investing In Music” Report – Statement From A2IM President Rich Bengloff

A2IM President Rich Bengloff issued the following statement today:

A2IM applauds the IFPI’s “Investing in music” report for noting that “investing in music is the core mission of record companies and that no other party can lay claim a comparable role in the music sector”….and that “No other party comes close to the levels of investment committed by record companies to developing, nurturing and promoting talent. One of the biggest myths about the music industry in the digital age is that artists no longer need record labels. It is simply wrong. The investment, partnership and support that help build artist careers have never been more important than they are today.” (more…)

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