A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

Austin City Limits Enterprises, LLC is a for-profit company formed to pursue new revenue opportunities for the vast Austin City Limits (KLRU / PBS) television library, which includes nearly 8,000 hours of digitized content comprising 500 episodes recorded over the last 39 years featuring some of the biggest names in music. Austin City Limits is the longest running music program in American television history and the only television show awarded the National Medal of the Arts. In 2012, Austin City Limits received a prestigious Peabody Award in recognition of "37 years of excellence in broadcasting."

Established in 2005, AWAL is one of the world's leading providers of premium distribution and marketing services to artists and labels. In January 2012 AWAL became part of the Kobalt Music Group, the leading global service-based music company, and AWAL's services are now being offered worldwide in partnership with Kobalt Artist & Label Services. AWAL services include: ‣ Worldwide digital distribution to 100s of digital stores and services ‣ Effective retail marketing campaigns with our network of retail partners ‣ Social media marketing and advertising campaigns to engage fanbases ‣ Buzzdeck data analytics to help you shape your marketing activities ‣ D2C platform for easy e-commerce direct to fans ‣ Our own Sync licensing platform that gives you access to many sync opportunities ‣ Premium level of customer support with hands-on product management from market experts ‣ Monthly transparent sales reporting ‣ Best-of-class partners for promo tools ‣ Secure archiving of all your digital assets and data The AWAL service is trusted by 1,000s of artists and labels, and our standard agreement enables you to terminate on just 30 days notice if you wish. For further information: www.awal.com

About Boss Sounds Established in 2005, New York-based Boss Sounds is a one-stop management, marketing/PR, and branding company with expertise in every aspect of today’s music business: ARTIST MANAGEMENT Boss Management focuses on artist development — successfully building bigger audiences for both up-and-coming and established talent. We connect artists with their fans and within the industry, and as a result of deep and ever-developing relationships, we are able to build strong foundations for better, lasting results. LABEL SERVICES Boss Marketing offers support for artists, labels and entertainment companies at all levels. Utilizing years of experience developing successful marketing and PR campaigns, we cut through the cluttered marketplace to raise consumer awareness and drive commerce. BRANDING Music compliments any marketing campaign, adding value, recall, and ultimately sales for the featured client and artist. Boss Branding works to partner its artists with synergistic brands, campaigns, and messages that showcase performers’ talents.

Caroline has re-launched as a full-service partner to the independent label and artist community. Born of the DNA of the successful EMI Label Services division and building on the 30 year tradition of the historic Caroline Distribution (one of the U.S’s largest independent distribution companies), Caroline builds upon a community, which has recently defined itself as a successful service company for artists and labels ranging from Hopeless Records, Welk Music Group, Mute, Slash, Tyrese, Raekwon, Five Finger Death Punch, Candlelight and more. Now Caroline will be expanding to provide full services including Branding, Synch, Promotion, Marketing, Publicity and more. Helmed by President, Dominic Pandiscia, and EVP/GM, Mike Harris, Caroline defines the essence of the independent culture and spirit while bringing all of the leverage of a major to the marketplace. Driven by commitment passion and hustle, Caroline delivers a transparent, flexible and tailor-maid vehicle to super-serve, support and nurture the independent community, artist and label. Just as Caroline Distribution was the launching pad for the careers of artists such as Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, White Zombie, Ben Folds and The Chemical Brothers, Caroline will continue to dedicate its efforts in the development of independent artists in order for them to achieve their maximized potential.

Catalogik offers a Software as a Service (Saas) platform that provides music publishers, record labels, production libraries, and licensing firms with specialized solutions for bringing their catalogs into the modern online landscape to facilitate, increase, and manage synchronization revenue.

Owner and worldwide rightsholder for over 150,000 sound recordings, in all genres. Original artist, re-recordings and cover/custom recordings. Artists include Patsy Cline, Kenny Rogers, 101 Strings Orchestra, Judy Collins, London Symphony Orchestra. Licensor to companies around the world, all marketplaces including, digital, physical, synch, etc.

Dashbox is a Web-based, business-to-business workflow management system for music synchronization licensing. Through Dashbox, you can better organize projects, audition music, request licenses and clear music for use in your production. Dashbox allows you to easily request quotes for the songs you desire or ask the content owners to pitch you ideas for music matching your needs. Dashbox works with all music content owners to ensure that you have access to the most comprehensive library of repertoire. We do not aim to steer you to limited catalogs of pre-cleared or pre-priced music and we are not compensated based on which music you choose.

Fintage House was set up in 1986 in The Netherlands. Our main offices are in the Netherlands, Hungary and the United Kingdom and we have representatives in Australia, Japan, Italy Spain and the USA. Our staff consists of highly trained professionals who, speak a multitude of languages alongside English, including Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, German, Hungarian and Dutch. Our team is dedicated to a strong work ethic and is familiar with many international laws, regulations, treaties and rules of collection societies. As a result Fintage House has set industry standards in many of its business areas. We pride ourselves on confidentiality, loyalty and the ability to adapt our core products to safeguard and maximise earnings potential of the rights we exploit. Our distinguished and unconventional approach to standard industry practices is aimed at building a secure and transparent business environment. Over the years Fintage House has exploited and collected revenues on a large number of major feature films. Our catalogue for music and secondary rights collection contains thousands of titles and we hold the image rights of a large number of the world's pre-eminent athletes and artists. We work with leading producers and publishers and our worldwide network includes top accountants, agents, lawyers, business managers and advisers. We are present at all major film and TV markets such as AFM, NATPE, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto as well as the music markets like MIDEM and Popkomm. Fintage House is active in the exploitation of intellectual property rights as well as the provision of financial services; all within the boundaries of the entertainment industry.

Explore, listen, love Welcome to a world of music with hundreds of thousands of original and well-known tracks by internationally acclaimed artists and independent up-and-comers. Discover powerful symphonic dramatic scores, original royalty-free beats, rights and clearance and composing services, and more. Growing by the minute in every genre, our music offering delivers the newest content and latest sounds for every project need. All tracks pre-cleared for use in any media, for any term. Rates vary according term, territory and media usage per track rates. Blanket deals competitively priced according to client need.

GoDigital Media Group is a holding company with controlling and non-controlling interests in a myriad of media and technology businesses. We invest in businesses, products, and services addressing growth markets undergoing disruptive change. GoDigital Media Group powers three primary subsidiaries: Cinq Music: Digital music distribution and marketing. ContentBridge: Web based content management and supply chain automation. AdShare: Identification, tracking, and monetization of music, movie, and television assets.

GreenLight Music is a global leader in music rights licensing, providing music clearances for hundreds of thousands of popular songs for presentations, campaigns, events, and other commercial uses. Our longstanding relationships with the music industry enable us to negotiate the best deal with song owners on your behalf, saving you time, money, and hassle. And when you get a license through us, you are protected. We offer two ways to get a license to a song quickly and easily at competitive prices: Make an offer and Get it now. When you choose a song that fits your needs and budget from our extensive library, our innovative price guidance tool will help you make a savvy offer. Or, if you’re in a hurry, you can choose from our preapproved, prepriced Get it now selection and purchase the license immediately. Our licensing experts at GreenLight Music make it easy for you to get clearance for the song you need at the price you want. GreenLight Music is a Corbis Corporation company based in Los Angeles.

The Licensing & Publishing Committee (LPC) objective is to relay to the independent community issues that affect publishers and labels. We hope that through communicating creative, legal, and marketing matters, the publishing and label groups could move towards a more unified, productive front. From understanding whom to contact at which publishing organization or working with a publisher on creative showcases, this committee is intended to bridge the gap between indie publishers and indie labels. The LPC also organizes all Licensing Day and Publishing Day events for A2IM members to be educated and network with their fellow members. If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact Jennifer Masset (jen@a2im.org) or Jim Mahoney (jim@a2im.org).

Music Royalty Solutions

Music Xray is the world’s first and only enhanced A&R platform. It enables industry professionals to easily receive, manage and provide feedback on music submissions. The platform equips the industry with state-of-the-art filtering, commercial success prediction and other tools that help separate the wheat from the chaff. The industry then makes their submission drop boxes available and open to receive the song submissions of any artist or song owner. Submission opportunities can be browsed right on the site. Simultaneously, Music Xray is a permanent, free online home for songs and the acts that perform them. By virtue of a song being present in the Music Xray database it may be automatically matched to an opportunity at any time and the song’s owner notified of the matches when they occur. Music Xray provides free Song Presentation Packs (called Music Xrays) and artist portfolio pages (called Music Xray Electronic Press Kit (EPKs) that are as beautiful and elegant as they are customizable. Acts and song owners can create their own vanity URLs and direct fans and the industry to their Music Xray Artist Portfolio Page.

Reservoir Media Management is a full service boutique music publishing company dedicated to building a rich and diverse portfolio of music catalogs. Reservoir is focused on servicing its catalog with world-class administration and increasing value through promotion and new marketing initiatives. We are dedicated to the creative development of our songwriters and are committed to future growth through the acquisition of music publishing catalogs and entertainment assets of all sizes. To date, Reservoir has acquired a wide array of songs from some of the most coveted writers and catalogs of the past decade, with multiple award-winning, chart-topping hits in all major genres including pop, hip-hop, rock, R&B and modern country. With over 20 Billboard #1's and hundreds of charting releases, our songs have been recorded by superstar artists such as 50 Cent, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Big & Rich, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Cher, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Dr. Dre, Elton John, Faith Hill, Gretchen Wilson, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Lil Jon, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, Pink, Ricky Martin, The Roots, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Usher, among numerous others.

RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider for artists, record labels, distributors, and online musiccompanies. Our technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licensees and licensors. RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary “FLOW” licensing technology and 30-million song database allow us to serve over 16,000 clients obtaining licenses from publishers and songwriters all over the world – including major, independent and artist controlled works. RightsFlow also powers Limelight (www.songclearance.com), its online mechanical licensing utility providing the simplest way for musicians, bands, choirs and labels to clear any cover song. Clients include YouTube, Rhapsody, Muzak, The Orchard, INgrooves, Wolfgang’s Vault, Thumbplay, Guvera, Dada Entertainment/Play.ME, Scattertunes, [PIAS],Alliance, Kontor New Media, Zynga, Beatport, Zebralution, E1 Canada, CD Baby, Disc Makers, Qello, REBEAT, & X5 Music Group. RightsFlow is a member of ASCAP, AIM,A2IM, Chorus America, DDEX, DiMA, MENC, MEIEA, NAB, NAMM, and NARM. RightsFlow is headquartered in NYC and has offices in San Francisco and Atlanta.

Rockbot is a licensed social music service for businesses that combines the best of streaming music and jukebox functionality. Businesses run the Rockbot player in the browser on an iPod Touch or an other internet enabled device. Customers utilize our smartphone apps to see what's currently playing, vote on the music, and request songs.

Mission Statement: “You make the music; We do the math.” Royalty Solutions Corp (RSC) is dedicated to efficiently and effectively serving the royalty processing and business management needs of independent record labels and music publishers. For all record labels and music publishers, royalty processing is a contractual obligation. For many, it is a daunting and often overwhelming task, if one does not have the right knowledge and the appropriate software. Reviewing revenue statements and determining how to distribute royalties to artists and writers is extremely time consuming. The process also requires costly software that is challenging to use. For the independent label and publisher in particular, royalty processing takes valuable time away from the creative process. By outsourcing their royalty functions to RSC, labels and publishers can maximize their time, focusing on the creative aspects of their business. Additionally, they minimize overhead costs by avoiding having to maintain full-time royalty staff. RSC is familiar with all facets and inner-workings of the music industry and has the utmost respect for the creative process. It has developed a streamlined method for accurately, quickly and cost effectively managing the task of royalty processing and uses only the most up to date software.

RoyaltyShare, Inc. is focused on providing comprehensive royalty accounting services to record labels, music distributors and music publishers. RoyaltyShare’s solutions were built from the ground up to manage the complexities inherent in digital distribution. Our services allow customers the freedom to pursue new revenue streams by providing the back-end support required to manage multiple and inconsistent data sources and accurately compensate artists, publishers and songwriters.

Rumblefish is a groundbreaking music and technology company. We provide music licensing services to social media and technology companies, movie and TV production studios, advertisers, video game makers and iconic brands worldwide. We are focused on providing cutting-edge solutions to the many intellectual property issues facing social media companies, artists, music labels and publishers. Founded in 1996, our clients include Animoto, YouTube, Google, Amazon Studios, Columbia Sportswear, HBO, The CW Network, AMC and others.

The Sir Groovy Music Exchange is a sync licensing service that introduces your artists to the most reputable buyers in television, advertising, film, and interactive media via our new innovative platform . Once you are selected large efforts are thrown behind your music - imagine having teams of musicologists, music supervisors, and artificial intelligence working to drive sales for you and your artists 24/7. In addition to direct access to an extensive network of buyers, we provide custom sync-centric branding for each artist, and all the manpower of a large global licensing division without ever asking for upfront money, publishing, or royalties from you. Sir Groovy is the easiest and safest way to access ALL of the sync buyers in the shortest amount of time and we select only the BEST labels to create the BEST offering for the BEST buyers.

Slacker has the most personalized content of any radio service. We combine the knowledge of the nation's leading music experts from every genre and your own personal taste to create perfect radio stations. You can listen to custom music, news, sports, and comedy stations for free, while subscribers have on-demand access to specific songs, albums and playlists. With Slacker, you can personalize your content and listen everywhere.

Licensing platform to easily monetize underserved industries such as photography, videography, schools, funeral homes, and churches. By making finding quality music easy and affordable we help reduce the number of unlicensed syncs every day. We have licensing for our platform with all 4 majors as well as many independents. We are always looking for more great music so be sure to contact me.

SoundExchange is an American performance rights organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office to collect and distribute digital performance royalties for featured recording artists and sound recording copyright owners (typically record labels). SoundExchange collects royalties paid by statutory licensees including XM and SIRIUS satellite radio; noninteractive webcasters like AOL, MSN and Live 365, and the digital cable and satellite TV music services Music Choice and Muzak. In addition to these statutory royalties, SoundExchange has entered into agreements with overseas performance rights organizations like SENA (Netherlands), RAAP (Ireland), Abramus (Brazil) and PPL (UK) and is currently negotiating with many others to collect foreign royalties on behalf of U.S independent labels and artists who provide mandates to SoundExchange.

SynchTank is a cloud-based app that will help you manage your tracks from anywhere, pitch them out, communicate with customers, and deliver a professional sync and licensing focused website rich in functionality. SynchTank can organize and modernize your entire operations by bringing multiple repetitive offline processes online and streamlining your workflow - saving significant staff, time and monetary resources. Turnover rates and efficiency levels are increased by reducing frictions in search, communications, and delivery processes. SynchTank's key functionality includes: » Online assets and catalog management. » Fully automated, algorithm driven descriptive track analysis and search (never key in anything by hand). » Integrated pitching, marketing and delivery modules. » Online video synchronization suite. » Automated licensing and payment gateway. » Detailed portal, user/campaign metrics and reports. SynchTank is a privately held firm with offices in Brooklyn, NY and Noho, London.

Drew’s Entertainment creates, produces, compiles and sells competitively priced recorded music for all seasons, themes, events, trends and holidays. Featuring the greatest party songs of all time, our music compilations have sold over 50 million albums since 1994. Drew’s Entertainment has secured its place as THEmusic source in all retail outlets by increasing availability in the digital marketplace, by having recent titles charting on the Billboard 200 as well as having features on iTunes. Our catalog of songs includes thousands of hits ranging from kid’s music, holiday songs, karaoke favorites, top 40 covers and much, much more! Additionally, our Music Licensing division continues its expansion as we work with a wide variety of advertisers, television and motion picture productions, product manufacturers and greeting card companies. With our comprehensive music catalog, charted hits, great sound quality, flexibility for customization and value pricing, Drew’s Entertainment has become THE music source for any and all cost effective licensing needs. Our Core Business Units Synchronization (Synch) Master-Use Licensing for all mediums: TV, film, commercials, videogames, events and web Mechanical Master-Use Licensing for use within products: musical greeting cards, balloons, toys, novelties, etc. Digital album creation featuring the biggest party, holiday and currents hits available. Be sure to look for our compilations in all major digital music retailers. CD creation and sales Catalog Acquisition – Submit your music to Drew’s for licensing opportunities Mission & Values: To be THE largest, THE most comprehensive, THE most creative and THE best worldwide music license brand! Drew’s Entertainment values not only the quality of our music, but the availability and dedication we have serving all clients and customers in efficient and timely manner. Our company is committed to ensuring that we provide the highest quality products for a variety of use and purchase. We strive for nothing less than greatness fulfilling any and all music needs.

MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy® and Grammy® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV¹s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture.