CMRRA Board Director, Vivian Barclay, is a modern-day renaissance woman. An intellectual powerhouse, she is versatile, skilled in many areas, and gifted with a diverse set of interests that truly inform her purpose. Above all, she has an undeniable passion for the music business. Like many of her peers, Barclay describes her journey to music […]
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An Interview with Craig Horton
Sitting behind a drum kit in his early twenties was when CMRRA Board Director, Craig Horton, had his first ‘a-ha’ moment. A talented drummer from Ottawa, he was performing with a pop/rock band in Kingston at the time. “We were at a college gig with a thousand kids and a big hall of people drinking […]
An Interview with Neville Quinlan
There’s one thing about CMRRA Board Director and peermusic Canada Managing Director, Neville Quinlan, that stands out above all else – he really knows his stuff. It’s the kind of innate knowledge that comes from having touched many sides of the music industry, first as a studio manager, then booking agent, and now at the […]
March 2016 Broadcast Mechanical Distribution
IMPORTANT! This letter contains important information and a deadline related to CMRRA’s distribution of COMMERCIAL RADIO BROADCAST MECHANICAL royalties. YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY FEBRUARY 26, 2016. Toronto, February 9, 2016 Dear CMRRA Client, Re: March 2016 Commercial Radio Broadcast Mechanical Distribution This coming March, CMRRA will undertake its distribution of Commercial Radio Broadcast Mechanical […]
Sign Up Now For CMRRA Direct!
In March 2016, CMRRA will launch a new royalty statement format as well as the new summary reports. These will be available ONLY via the new CMRRA Direct for your retrieval. Email notifications will be delivered to advise as soon as these outputs are available to you, thus providing quicker access for all clients […]
Sign Up Now For CMRRA Direct!
In March 2016, CMRRA will launch a new royalty statement format as well as the new summary reports. These will be available ONLY via the new CMRRA Direct for your retrieval. Email notifications will be delivered to advise as soon as these outputs are available to you, thus providing quicker access for all clients to […]
CMRRA welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v SODRAC
CMRRA welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v SODRAC, released November 26, 2015 after a hearing this past March. CMRRA participated in the appeal as an intervener, reinforcing SODRAC’s position that the so-called “broadcast-incidental” copies made by television broadcasters engage the exclusive right of reproduction in the Copyright Act, are […]
Get to Know Michael Mackie
Many of our publisher clients already know Michael Mackie who is the Manager of Repertoire. Michael began his employment with CMRRA in the Royalties department in 1997. Before joining CMRRA, he studied English and Mass Communications, graduating from York University. After gaining experience in the Royalties department, Michael moved on to the position of Licensing […]
Important Information Regarding Upcoming Changes to CMRRA Statements and Summaries
We are very excited to announce that CMRRA has developed a new royalty statement format which will provide greater flexibility to all of our clients, while at the same time supporting more extensive data across all areas of royalty distribution. This new statement format will provide a standard that supports all types of distributions, and […]
How to Register a Work
After you have registered for a CMRRA Direct account and have received confirmation that your account has been activated, you can begin to register works with CMRRA. Prior to registering a work, please confirm that your claim has not already been registered by searching for the title in the CMRRA Work List: under Works and […]