attention venues!

  The New York Times has a great (and comprehensive) piece about the folks that walk the beat and get bars and other establishments to sign on with the performance rights organizations (ASCAP and BMI). 

Check it out HERE.

This article is really worth the read.  We get a lot of calls from clients that get visited by the performance rights organizations, and the whole "of course people should pay for music, just not us" conversation inevitably ensues. 

Is the system broken?

Ticketmaster and live nation

The New York Times has a good piece on the Live Nation merger, which features the first interview with the head of the combined juggernaut since the deal was approved by the Feds.

Check the article HERE.

The jury is still out on what this deal will do for the music industry, but "too big to fail" certainly comes to mind here....