Terry O’Brien, Education and Outreach Manager for SOCAN, will be at UVic on November 21st to talk to students, creators and mucisians on campus about music creation, how music creators are paid, music industry business practices and the overall role of SOCAN in the rights management landscape, as well as a brief overview on other rights and collectives for context.
If you are a creator, or are interested in music business and new media, please consider attending one of the free drop in sessions hosted at the McPherson Library in Room 210 at 10 AM and 2 PM. Students, faculty, staff and community members welcome.
Please contact blairw@uvic.ca or copyrite@uvic.ca for more information.
ABOUT:
Terry O’Brien, Education and Outreach Manager
“Based in Vancouver, BC, Terry O &Brien is SOCAN &s Education & Outreach Manager for the West Coast Division. Terry has over 30 years’ experience in the music industry as a music publisher, composer, musician and recording artist, producer, DJ, consultant and teacher, as well as wholesale and retail music sales. Prior to joining SOCAN in 2000, Terry held the position of Vice President & General Manager of BMG Music Publishing Canada Inc. During his time at BMG, Terry was also a Director of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), BMG Ricordi Canada and sat as an Executive Board Member of the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA). He has served twice as a Juno Awards judge, a FACTOR Super Jury member and has appeared on numerous panels for SOCAN, Canadian Music Week, New Music West, North by Northeast, New Forms Festival, Western Canadian Music Week, Winter Music Conference and Canadian Country Music Week, among others. In 2002 Terry returned again to his creative roots and has since released three independent CDs of … soundscapes on his own micro label, Disappearing Music.” (from http://www.socan.ca/creators/copyright )
SOCAN
“SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is a not-for-profit organization that represents the Canadian performing rights of millions of Canadian and international music creators and publishers. SOCAN is proud to play a leading role in supporting the long-term success of its more than 100,000 Canadian members, as well as the Canadian music industry.
Through licences, SOCAN gives businesses that use music the freedom to use any music they want, legally and ethically. SOCAN licenses more than 125,000 businesses coast to coast and distributes royalties to its members and peer organizations around the world. SOCAN also distributes royalties to its members for the use of Canadian music around the world in collaboration with its peer societies.
In addition, SOCAN plays a leadership role in mentoring emerging creators on various aspects of the craft and business of music. We also advocate on behalf of our members to ensure that copyright is respected and that creators are appropriately remunerated for the use of their work.” (from http://www.socan.ca/about)