The Coalition

The Coalition: Naked Movies

by Doug Collette
March 30, 2005

Prurient implications of its title aside, Naked Movies hearkens back to the halcyon days of jazz-rock fusion minus the pretentious trappings and over-reliance on technique in place of feeling. The Coalition have chops to be sure, but instead of erecting structure within which to show off--either in the funk format or neo-classical archetypes--they prefer to play together and make music.

Proof positive exists in the opening track, “Tuna Whiskey, a piece of modified syncopation that rings and swings true before ...

Futures Of Music Coalition Sets 2019 Policy Priorities

Source: HypeBot
January 10, 2019

The Future Of Music Coalition (FMC)  shared that it is prepping the launch of a new, mobile-optimized website with a focus on making it easier for musicians and fans to take action.  The US based musician's advocacy group also shared it's priorities for 2019. From the FMC: Fairness in Music Licensing, Business, and Copyright. This will include finally requiring that AM/FM radio pay musicians (while ensuring that college and community radio stations aren’t unduly burdened). We’ll work to ensure the Music Modernization Act ...
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Goliath Never Learns: Google Yanks True Parody By Content Creators Coalition

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November 9, 2017

While people are quick to call foul when YouTube issues take-downs on what the creators think are parodies, the video sharing site recently removed a true parody from the creatives at C3, calling out YouTube for its failure to properly compensate artists. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy If you’ve ever heard some of the truly muddled gibberish from YouTubers or Facebookers justifying counternotifications after being hit with a copyright claim, you’ll know that what seems like ...
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Coalition Of Songwriter Groups Protest RIAA "Moral Rights" Stance In Strongly Worded Letter

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August 17, 2017

Seeking credit where they believe credit is due, songwriters and their trade organisations have sent a strongly worded letter to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) protesting that trade group's ongoing refusal to recognise the ‘moral rights’ of songwriters. Moral rights have been a part of global law since 1928, when The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works outlined basic rights for songwriters and composers including ‘attribution,’ or the right to be recognised as the ...
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Coalition Of Top Music Industry Trade Groups Congratulate Trump On Win, Signal Agreement With Piracy Promises

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December 15, 2016

Despite deep distrust of President- elect Trump within much of the music community, a diverse group of industry trade groups including A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, The RIAA, The Recording Academy and the NMPA have written an open letter congratulating him on his win and signaling support for his campaign pledge to “protect intellectual property rights and preserve freedom of contract rather than create regulatory barriers to creativity, growth, and innovation." Full text of the music industry's letter to President-elect Trump: Dear ...
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Casey Rae Exits Future Of Music Coalition, Interim CEO Named

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May 19, 2016

The Future of Music Coalition, a nonprofit that focuses on education, research and advocacy for musicians, is one of the industry's unsung heroes. This morning, we got word that Casey Rae, a longtime staffer and current FMC CEO, is stepping down. The Future of Music Coalition today announced that CEO Casey Rae will step down on June 6, 2016. Board President Dick Huey has been named interim CEO; and as the seach for a new CEO begins, FMC staffer Kevin Erickson will assume an ...
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Future Of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae On The Value Of Universal Data Standards [INTERVIEW]

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April 26, 2016

In this interview, the people at Songspace sat down with Future Of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae to discuss his take on the value of data standards and transparency in streaming, and his excitement at blockchain tech's potential. Guest post by Songspace on Medium The last 15 years have been a wild ride, but the dust is finally starting to settle, and we’re on the brink of a more efficient, transparent, and sustainable music business. All Together Now is a series of Q&As with ...
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Google’s YouTube Extorts Artists And Pockets The Profits, Says MusicFIRST Coalition

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March 26, 2016

Although its shell company Alphabet is raking in massive amounts of revenue, and YouTube is the most popular music service in world, Ted Kalo of the musicFIRST Coalition looks at how he says Google has been able to exploit legal loopholes to avoid paying creators the money they deserve.  Guest post by Ted Kalo, Executive Director of the musicFIRST Coalition About $21,329,000,000 in revenue during Q4 and 558,000,000 copyright takedown requests in 2015. Those enormous numbers are Google’s record profit and record disregard for creators’ rights. ...
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Future Of Music Coalition Adds To Board, Broadens Mission

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January 7, 2016

For 16 years, the Future Of Music Coalition has been supporting the agenda of musicians and composers as both a research and advocacy group. This year, they are expanding their efforts with new board members and initiatives. The Future of Music Coalition has added two members to its Board of Directors. Jean Cook is a musician who formerly served FMC as Director of Programs, where she co-led the organization’s groundbreaking Artist Revenue Streams Project, and Jason Burns is a a respected music ...
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Artists Coalition Declares Sony Spotify Deal "A Breach Of Moral Trust"

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July 16, 2015

After Sony responded  to a lawsuit by 19 Recording and artists including Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson over its deal with Spotify saying it was not required “to structure its affairs in whatever way yields the greatest royalties," artists and artist advocates have gone on the offensive. Responding to the Sony Spotify contract controversy, the Featured Artist Coalition issued this statement. Sony has just defended the leaked deal it did with Spotify in court in the United States by stating that it had no ...
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Future Of Music Coalition Takes Bold Steps to Serve Artists & Their Teams

Source: Michael Ricci
February 13, 2015

As musicians, songwriters, managers, indie publishers and labels ourselves, we know that it’s a challenge to stay on top of the many issues that are reshaping music. But with so much happening in the policy arena and the marketplace, this is a crucial time for artists and their teams to get involved. In FMC’s next next phase, we’ll be coming up with new and innovative ways to help you crack the code of an evolving industry. Be sure to sign ...
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