Press Releases
FMC Statement on the National Broadband Plan
Hip-Hop Panel Mash-Up Brings Together National Bloggers to Discuss Music, Technology and Advocacy
WASHINGTON, D.C.— “IF I RULED THE BLOGOSPHERE: Hip-Hop Blogs and Social Change” will feature prominent hip-hop bloggers in a dynamic conversation about how artists are gaining traction online, the impact of technology on music promotion and how bloggers and artists can raise awareness about important issues in the hip-hop community and beyond.
Co-sponsored by Words Beats & Life (WBL) and Future of Music Coalition (FMC), the event takes place on Saturday, April 3 at Busboys & Poets (14th and V Streets NW, Washington, D.C.) from 4-7 p.m. read more
"Musicians Bringing Musicians Home VI": Eclectic Concert Series Returns to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ryan Dobrowski + Israel Nebeker (Blind Pilot), Rebecca Gates, Thao Nguyen (Thao with the Get Down Stay Down), Toshi Reagon, Matana Roberts, Jill Sobule, Jon Theodore (One Day As A Lion), New Orleans’ very own Bonerama and more will celebrate New Orleans, her community and its musical ambassadors for Musicians Bringing Musicians Home VI at One Eyed Jacks (615 Toulouse Street) on Friday, March 26 at 10pm.
Admission is $10; tickets are now on sale online here and in-person at the One Eyed Jacks box office. Proceeds from the show benefit Sweet Home New Orleans (SHNO) a nonprofit that helps musicians, Mardi Gras Indians, and Social Aid & Pleasure Club members get on their feet, earn money from their art, and pass on America’s most unique cultural traditions (www.sweethomeneworleans.org). read more
FMC Launches Survey on Musicians and Health Insurance
Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has launched an online survey meant to provide much-needed data on musicians’ access to health insurance.
The “Taking the Pulse” survey, which will be open from March 2 through April 1, 2010, assesses the level of health insurance among working musicians, asking key questions about artists’ access to coverage and their understanding of the current health insurance landscape. read more
FMC Unveils Net Neutrality Comments Tool
Washington, D.C.– National education, research and advocacy nonprofit organization Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has launched an online comments tool to help artists, labels and fans file comments with the Federal Communications Commission as it considers adopting formal rules on net neutrality — the principle that protects the open internet.
Artists such as R.E.M., Kronos Quartet, Erin McKeown, Martín Perna (Antibalas, Ocote Soul Sounds), Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady), Pearl Jam, Imani Winds, Dead Prez and more are submitting comments in this proceeding. Through the comments tool, FMC is offering a means by which all musicians — established and developing — can tell their stories about how they use the internet in their lives and careers and voice their opinions on specific questions related to this historic FCC proceeding. read more
Future of Music Coalition Joins Media Ownership Workshop
Future of Music Coalition Statement of FCC Draft Principles for Network Neutrality
Future of Music Coalition Applauds House Committee Passage of Low Power FM Legislation
Paths Converged at 2009 Future of Music Policy Summit
Future of Music Coalition Celebrates Major Victory for Low Power FM
Washington, D.C.— On Thursday, October 8, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009 passed out of House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet in a sweeping 15 to 1 vote. The Act would clear the way for hundreds of Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcasters in American towns and communities — stations that can help fill the void in local programming created by a consolidated commercial radio marketplace.
“Future of Music Coalition is very pleased that policymakers have recognized the fundamental role Low Power FM can play in local communities,” said Michael Bracy, Policy Director for Future of Music Coalition. “LPFM is vital to musicians around the country, who rely on local radio as a way to reach audiences. It can also help undo the tremendous damage to localism as a result of rampant consolidation in the commercial broadcast industry. There’s no good reason not to allow more LPFM in more American towns and cities. Quality local radio is too important a resource to hold back.” read more
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