Greetings, FMC friends! It’s been another swampy August in DC, and with our 15th annual policy summit approaching fast (two months away!), it seems like the timing couldn’t be better for a serious and lively debate on how to achieve fairness, transparency and opportunity for the music community. Read on for the latest updates.
Greetings, FMC friends and supporters! While it may be the season for lazy days at outdoor music festivals, we’re keeping busy in Washington, dodging the mosquitos while monitoring the latest developments in music/policy/technology, and getting prepped for another awesome Summit this fall. Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and read on to see what we’ve been up to.
Greetings, FMC friends and supporters! Summer’s arrival in Washington DC has brought with it a number of exciting developments; read on for the latest happenings from the world of music, technology, and policy!
Happy Spring from FMC! “Second Winter” was definitely getting pretty old. Now that we’re back from SXSW, FMC is off to NCMR; we’re also keeping our eyes on the prize in DC, with plenty of action at the interesection of music, technology, policy and law. Read on for the details!
Greetings, FMC fans! Future of Music Summit 2012 is fast approaching; it’s all happening on November 13, just one week after election day. This year’s installment is a special one-day post-election edition of our annual event, jampacked with some of the brightest minds in music, technology, and policy.
It’s been a wild spring for your loyal FMC’ers, and things are hardly slowing down as the temperatures go up. We’ve been all over the country sharing highlights from our Artist Revenue Streams project, presenting in-depth case studies of individual musician-types to categorical overviews of how a broad range of artists are earning a living. The picture is incredibly complex, but we’ve been doing our best to break down the research into meaningful (and comprehensible) chunks. Read on for updates on this important work, as well as Summit dates, upcoming appearances and much more.
We can’t believe it’s already December — where did 2011 go? As we get ready for travel, tree trimming and taking some much-needed R&R, we wanted to fill you in on what’s been happening here in DC and give you the opportunity to support FMC’s important work on behalf of musicians.
Happy November everyone! From Turkey Day to the next Election Day, there is a lot brewing out here in Washington, DC. We’ve got big updates on digital performance royalties, proposed intellectual property legislation, Summit videos and FMC’s travel plans. Read on for details.
Do you have your tickets for Future of Music Policy Summit 2011 on October 3-4, 2011 in Washington, DC? If you needed more convincing, we’ve got all of the fun extras about our Summit wrapped up in this email for your reading pleasure.
We are amped for two major happenings here at FMCHQ: the launch of our groundbreaking survey on how musicians make money from music and more programming details for the 2011 Future of Music Policy Summit. Read on for all that plus updates on our ongoing adventures in music, tech, policy and law.