CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

SPOTLIGHT: APEM’s Jérôme Payette

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by Tabassum Siddiqui CMRRA is examining the future in 2022. With change as a constant in our world right now, we examine the future opportunities in music publishing. We’re asking leaders in the music publishing space what is next. What changes are happening at their companies right now? What are their predictions? Is there a song that soundtracks […]

Plan for your Success with CMRRA!

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As the snow starts to melt, and the days get longer, those of us in Canada tend to get pretty excited about the return of spring. The warmer weather is upon us and there’s no better time to do a little spring cleaning, CMRRA-style. As much for newcomers to CMRRA, as for those who have […]

In House: Ingrid Crozier

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This month, we chatted with CMRRA’S Controller, Ingrid Crozier. Learn about her work at CMRRA, how her accounting background led to working in the music industry, and her love for live events!      Can you tell me more about what it means to work as the Controller at CMRRA? Being the Controller means I oversee all […]

In House: Lydia Couture-Comtois

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This month we spoke with CMRRA’s Executive Assistant & Lead Office Administrator, Lydia Couture-Comtois. Lydia shared with us the parts of her job that bring her the most excitement, more on her training in paralegal studies and advice to women working in the music industry! You’ve been working at CMRRA for nearly eight years as […]

SPOTLIGHT: Sony Music Publishing Canada’s Mishelle Pack

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by Tabassum Siddiqui As the world’s largest music publisher, Sony Music Publishing represents some of the world’s best songwriters and catalogues, from The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones to contemporary hitmakers like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Jay-Z and Ed Sheeran. Despite their powerful presence in the music publishing space, even […]

In House: Ruthie Larbi

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Ruthie Larbi, a Royalty Administrator in CMRRA’s distribution team, shared with us details about her work at CMRRA, the importance of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at music events, and recalls strong Black music industry professionals that have inspired her throughout her career in this month’s featured In House article. You began your time at […]

SPOTLIGHT: The Royalty Network’s Frank Liwall

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by Jon Dekel In July of 2020, independent publisher The Royalty Network launched a program aimed at enabling people of colour through mentorship. Sporting an advisory council including entertainment attorney Kendall Minter, music executive Laze Elliott, producer Darien Bankhead a.k.a. Boyband, artists stic & M-1 from dead prez, and Harmony Program executive director Anne Fitzgibbon, […]

Notice

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Notice of Intent to Withdraw Proposed Tariffs by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) Please be advised that CSI intends to make, in or after the week of February 14, 2022, an application under section 69 of the Copyright Act to withdraw the following proposed tariffs: Statement of Royalties to Be Collected by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. for the Reproduction […]

In House: Angela Fex

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This month, we had the opportunity to talk with Angela Fex, our Manager of Mechanical Licensing, at CMRRA. We were fortunate to hear her take on the evolution of mechanical licensing over the next five years, as well as what she considers a heavily impactful moment in her life, inspired by a deep appreciation for […]

Music Publisher with Impact: Michael Closter

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by Jon Dekel When, this past September, Rolling Stone Magazine named Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” as the second greatest song of all time, it was a well-deserved ranking of the song’s impact, as well as a gratifying acknowledgment for the song’s co-publisher and administrator Reach Music Publishing and its President, Michael Closter. Closter, a […]