A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

Posted in Advocacy, Events by A2IM

YOU’RE INVITED

Nadler for Congress Breakfast Event (Tuesday August 21^st- 8:45-10:45)

The Coffee Shop – 29 Union Square West at 16^th Street, NYC

Please join A2IM and The Independent Music Community as we honor Congressman JERRY NADLER (NY-8), one of independent music’s greatest supporters!

We will be thanking Congressman Jerry Nadler for his years of support of the music creator community’s copyrights and his support of the proposed Performance Right Act to get artists and music labels compensated when their music is played on over-the air AM/FM radio. Contributions, which need to be personal contributions, not company contributions, start at $25 (and you get breakfast!) although we hope some of you will join Rich, Jim and others as hosts at the $250 level, more here.

Please send your checks to A2IM. If you contribute on line please let us know before the event.

Please RSVP to Sheryl Cohen at sheryl@a2im.org noting your contribution level and please contact Rich, rich@a2im.org or 212-999-6113 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

A2IM and Daryl Friedman (of The Recording Academy®)

invite you to

a breakfast reception

in support of

Congressman JERRY NADLER (NY-8)

Please join A2IM  and the Independent Music Community in thanking Congressman Jerry Nadler for his years of support of the music creator community’s copyrights and his support of the proposed Performance Right Act to get artists and music labels compensated when their music is played on over-the air AM/FM radio

HOST COMMITTEE

Rich Bengloff

Daryl Friedman (The Recording Academy®)

Daniel Glass

Patti Hauseman

Joe Kennedy

Jurgen Korduletsch

Allen Kovac

Jim Mahoney

Pat Rains

Scott Ambrose Reilly

Thomas Silverman

Ed Vetri

Victor Zaraya

August 21, 2012

8:45 AM to 10:45 AM

Coffee Shop
29 Union Square West at 16^th St., NYC

Host: $250   Friend: $100

Supporter: $25

Please make checks payable to ‘Nadler For Congress’

And Send to A2IM

853 Broadway, Suite 1406, New York, NY 10003

or contribute online at: www.jerrynadler.com

If you contribute on line please let us know before the event.

For more information, contact Rich Bengloff or Sheryl Cohen at (212) 999-6113

Contributions to Nadler For Congress are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle.  Federal candidates cannot accept contributions from corporations and foreign nationals.  Persons are prohibited from making contributions in the name of another person.  Political contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.  Individual and partnership limit is $2,500 per election, federal PAC limit is $5,000 per election.

Paid for by Nadler For Congress, Lewis Weissman, Treasurer

Posted in News by A2IM

The window to submit music for GRAMMY consideration opens July 2, 2012 but in order to submit your music for consideration you must (a) be a voting member of The Recording Academy or (b) you must be registered as a Media Company (typically a music label).

The Media Company deadline for releases between October 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012 is July 25th! The deadline for Recording Academy Voting Members is August 29th. A2IM encourages our members to register as with The Recording Academy as a Media Company for free or become a voting member, eligible to vote for the Grammy winners, if you qualify, it’s only $100 a year, the best deal in town!.  Media Company registration instructions HERE.  Again, it is free to register as a Media Company.

We also suggest to our members that you encourage your artists (or any other eligible person that you know) to become a voting member of The Recording Academy.  The dues are $100 for 1 year and members not only get to submit music for GRAMMY consideration, get to vote for GRAMMY nominees and winners, but also get to take advantage of many valuable benefits and services.  To find out if you’re eligible to be a voting member of The Recording Academy and/or to join click HERE.

Over the last few years, independents (and especially A2IM members) have seen our number of nominations and GRAMMY Awards increase significantly.  Let’s keep growing!!!  Independents should  participate and get their artists to participate by registering as Media Companies, by submitting music entries for consideration, and by registering to become voting members of The Recording Academy we can create change! Any questions please let us know.

Read the Grammy Guidelines HERE.

Posted in Advocacy, Special Offers by A2IM

A2IM members are invited to attend GRAMMYs on the Hill with a special 15% discount.  GRAMMYs on the Hill is The Recording Academy’s signature event in Washington, D.C., annually honoring noted recording artists and legislators, and included special guest performers.  A2IM often works with our colleagues at The Recording Academy on issues of common interest and the lobbying issues that will be the focus of this year’s event will again be issues we all can support. This year’s event will be April 25th and 26th on Capitol Hill in Washington.  A2IM members may purchase discount 

Posted in News by A2IM

A2IM wishes “Good Luck!” to our A2IM members at this Sunday’s 54th Annual Grammy Award ceremony.  The National Post article Seven Things You Need To Know About The Grammy Awards 7th thing listed, highlights the increase in indie music label nominations and awards won and gives attribution for that success to A2IM.

Posted in News by A2IM

A2IM congratulates this year’s Grammy Award nominees and, in particular, is pleased that independent music labels and artists earned tremendous recognition on par with last year from the voting members of The Recording Academy. Of the 387 total non-producer nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, independents were celebrated with 194 – half of all nominations!

This week A2IM’s Vice President Jim Mahoney was quoted in two articles Electronic Musician and Music Connection Magazine.   A2IM thanks Billboard Magazine in Association with The Recording Academy for their January 7, 2012 Special Grammy Issue in which 3 pages were dedicated to independent artists, including a line listing of all independent music nominees.

A2IM congratulates all of our members on their artist’s nominations! Good Luck to All!!

Posted in News by A2IM

If you are a voting member of the Recording Academy, the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) encourages you to vote Independent for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards and to urge other members, labels and artists to do so as well.You can find the complete list of A2IM Member Nominations here.

By voting Independent, we are supporting labels and artists that are on the leading edge of creativity and advancement in music. Join us in supporting this vital part of the music label industry and vote Independent.

Your influence is important…MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT!  In this final round, voting members may vote in up to 20 Categories in the genre Fields plus the four Categories of the General Field. So voting in the categories and fields where Independents are nominated can really make a difference.

Please forward this message to your colleagues and friends who are Recording Academy voting members.