SMIA Members welcome at Amb:IT:ion Roadshow
Amb:IT:ion Scotland is a Scottish Arts Council funded initiative to improve skills and knowledge of social media to help creative industries in business development.
Latest Entries
Prince Reportedly To Sue YouTube
The always litigious Prince is reportedly suing YouTube in a lawsuit that has parallels with that being pursued by MTV owners Viacom. He is suing over the appearance of music he himself owns (so, from his various self-released albums) on the video site.
PPL changes performer distribution policy
Benefit from old monies held
Up to now, PPL has at its discretion operated a policy of seeking to distribute monies to members relating to sound recording usage from as far back as 1996 (or in respect of record company members, from the date of joining PPL). This has previously applied even where income relates to usage falling outside the six year statutory limitation period.
New Members Welcome
The SMIA welcomes new visitors to this website, including those who heard Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite (an SMIA board member) and Radio Scotland and Radio 1’s Vic Galloway talking to Janice Forsyth on BBC Radio Scotland’s Radio Café about the launch of the Scottish Music Industry Association.
On the show, Stuart proposed his idea for a new annual award to celebrate Scottish Album of the Year.
Membership is free until 1 September 2010 so please join and help shape the association.
Open to Members
The Scottish Music Industry Association was publicly launched at Scotland on Tour during Celtic Connections on Thursday 28 January 2010.
The SMIA is now gladly accepting membership registration. To find out more and become a member, please go to the Join page.
We look forward to working with you.
Objectives
The SMIA’s objectives are to:
- Be recognised as representing the latest number and widest range of music businesses and organisations in Scotland
- Be recognised as the authoritative voice for Scotland’s music industry by the Scottish Government and its public agencies
- Assist the industry develop self-help initiatives and representative structures
- Act as a point of communication between the music industry and a wide range of stakeholders, bodies and organisations including the education sector and broadcasters