We must be breaking some kind of record here. Nearly all of the video from last October’s 10th Anniversary Future of Music Policy Summit has been uploaded to our Vimeo page (YouTube is on the way). We’re talking full panels here, too, and they look fantastic.

Head here to relive your favorite Summit10 experiences, and embed them on your own networks and what-have-you. See you at the next event!

Here’s something exciting: to commemorate FMC’s 10 years of fighting for musicians, our hero Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Brothers) has designed a one-of-a-kind poster celebrating our work towards a brighter future for music. Click here to buy a poster for $125.

Jon Langford is a pioneer in incorporating folk and country into punk rock. With Mekons and Waco Brothers, he helped blaze a trail for pretty much every ass-kickin’ Americana act around. In addition to his music, Jon is an accomplished artist, earning accolades for his amazing portraits of music legends such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Fats Domino and more.

Jon walks it like he talks it (and rocks it), so we’re beyond delighted that he’s created an amazing, original work of art to honor our first ten years of existence. You can help us make it ten more by purchasing a poster today! These limited edition 18x24 signed and numbered prints also make a great gift for the holidays. Grab yours now!

And DC-area folks get another treat: on Friday, November 20th, FMC’s very own Jean Cook will be rocking out with Jon Langford & the Skull Orchestra at Iota Club and Café in Arlington, VA. We will have some posters available for sale there, too. More info about the show here.

Jon has also created an extremely limited number of wood backed panels of this image. Due to the limited supply, to purchase a panel please call 202-822-2051 *119 and ask for Nicole or Lissa or email nicole [at] futureofmusic [dot] org.

These limited edition posters will go fast, so don’t dawdle! And if you’re able to hang with us at the DC show, we’d be delighted to see you.

From November 16-21, Words Beats & Life is presenting “Remixing The Art of Social Change,” an ambitious hip-hop teach in with an international approach. Folks from around the world are coming together in various venues in Washington, D.C. to participate in a unique experience that’s both action-oriented and community-based. The teach-in will focus on the tools and resources necessary to develop curriculum, programs, and artistic and scholarly work based on hip-hop culture.

On Wednesday, November 17, FMC’s Casey Rae-Hunter will be giving a presentation at the event in part two of a session called “Activism and Advocacy: Building a Hip Hop Activism/Legislative Agenda.” This portion of the convening takes place at the Josephine Butler Center
 at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC.

Click here to register.

Sometimes we feel like Sally Field accepting her Oscar back in the day. “You like us! You really, really like us!” (OK, that reference dates us, but we don’t care.) What we’re saying is that it’s incredibly moving when the artists we love do things to keep good ship FMC chugging along.

Which is why we’re beyond psyched about a benefit concert for FMC featuring Palomar, Melody Lane All-Stars, Walter Schreifels and comedians Todd Barry and Dave Hill. That’s right, there are funnymen on this here bill! Maybe we should start a spin-off org called the Future of Comedy Coalition (or FCC for short).

The show takes place on Tuesday, November 23 at the Rock Shop in NYC. Grab your tickets right here.

You might want to make a week out of it: Palomar is doing a five-night residency at the Rock Shop with each show benefiting a different organization. Other groups getting love include Girls Rock Camp Alliance, Women’s Audio Mission, Air Traffic Control and Little Kids Rock.

Can’t make the show? Make your secure, tax-free donation to FMC here. We can’t do what we do without you.

Attention music-tech-policy wonks: the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, in collaboration with Harvard Law School’s Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL), is pleased to announce a call for papers, seeking policy proposals that advance the interests of music creators, consumers and entrepreneurs through changes in existing law.
The Call for Papers coincides with Berklee College of Music’s upcoming conference, "Rethink Music: Creativity, Commerce and Policy in the 21st Century," scheduled to be held in Boston and Cambridge, MA in April 2011.
Submissions must be received by January 24, 2011. Authors will be notified of the results of the competition in or around late-February or early-March 2011.
More information can be found here.

In case you missed it, here’s a smattering of updates from the fabulous FutureBlog:

At Bat for Three Strikes
FMC’s Chris Naoum reports on European strategies to combat unauthorized filesharing:
 http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2010/11/12/bat-three-strikes

Erin McKeown Rocks for an Open Internet
One of our favorite artists plays a live concert in Chicago, webcasts it and marshals a “supertweet” to preserve artists’ access to the internet:
 http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2010/11/04/erin-mckeown-rocks-open-internet

Front Row at the Supreme Court
We’re all about free expression — even when it comes to video games.
http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2010/11/03/front-row-supreme-court

Talkin’ T Bone: What the Legendary Producer Said at Summit10
T Bone Burnett created both conversation and controversy with his remarks at this year’s Future of Music Policy Summit. But did the media reports miss what T Bone was actually getting at? FMC goes “back to the tape” for clarification:
 http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2010/10/20/talkin-t-bone-what-legendary-producer-said-fmc10

Is Radio Moving Closer to a Performance Right?
Results = inconclusive.
 http://futureofmusic.org/blog/2010/10/26/radio-moving-closer-performance-right

FMC Board Member Brian Zisk is just a few weeks away from another spectacular SF MusicTech Summit, an event that brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce.

Register before Thursday, Nov 19 to get the advance rate. And check out who’s already registered to attend.

SF MusicTech Summit
Hotel Kabuki
1625 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Monday, December 6, 2010
9am - 6pm + cocktail party!

You can always contact us at suggestions [at] futureofmusic [dot] org if you have questions.

Thanks,

Lissa Rosenthal
Jean Cook
Michael Bracy
Walter McDonough
Brian Zisk
Kristin Thomson
Casey Rae-Hunter
Chhaya Kapadia
Chris Naoum
Nicole Duffey
Alex Maiolo

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 http://www.futureofmusic.org/donate