NEW YORK /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP is pleased to bring members Cue Sheets in Member Access. According to the organization in a member newsletter, “We know that Cue Sheets are important tools for managing your business as composers, writers and publishers. If your music is used in a film or television program, making sure a Cue Sheet is filed with ASCAP is an important step in getting paid for your work. Now you can see the Cue Sheets ASCAP has on file for you. ”

Cue Sheets will be displayed in Member Access through the “My Catalog” tab when there is at least one work with you as an entitled party linked to your ASCAP Member ID.

Here are some of the things you can do:
* Multiple search options by series, episodes, non-series, specific works, co-written works or a combination
* Sort options by non-series, series or episodes in a series
* Ability to navigate from Cue Sheet details to work details and back

Only the primary user of a Member Access account has access to the Cue Sheets. In order to provide Cue Sheet access to others, the primary user will need to set up designated users. Log-in now to set up designated users and/or start viewing your Cue Sheets.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Music superstar Justin Timberlake has joined the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO lineup to be part of a first-ever feature for the conference, a One-on-One Conversation between two Grammy Award-winning music creators, when he engages in a conversation with legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers.

Justin Timberlake is a songwriter, performer, producer, actor and entrepreneur. Originally rising to fame as a member of the phenomenally successful Pop group *NSYNC, Timberlake eventually launched his solo career that has earned him 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards and dozens of accolades from around the world. With two Pop/R&B solo albums that have sold more than 18 million albums worldwide, four #1 hits (“SexyBack,” “My Love,” “What Goes Around…/…Comes Around” and “Summer Love”) and the respect of his peers and fans across the globe, Timberlake has unique insight into the art and business of music today. In a one-on-one conversation with legendary Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bill Withers (“Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Just the Two of Us,” “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day”), Timberlake and Withers will draw from experiences in their remarkable careers to explore what it means to be a well-rounded, dedicated and visionary music creator.

This year’s EXPO will also feature Quincy Jones being interviewed by Ludacris, an interview with John Mayer, a series of writer and composer-focused Master Sessions with some of the most successful names in music, including Linda Perry, Kenny Burrell, Don Schlitz, Loudon Wainwright III, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald and Just Blaze, in addition to song feedback panels, and an expanded array of career-building business, marketing, publishing and technological panels that speak to all music creators across all genres. Also confirmed to participate are Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Toby Gad, Allison Iraheta, Mark Isham, Lenny Kaye, Jason Mraz, Jill Sobule, C. Tricky Stewart, Phil Vassar, Don Was, and ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams among others.

The complete EXPO schedule was just announced! View the EXPO schedule here: www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/2010/schedule.aspx . The Attendee Showcase deadline is this Thursday (4/15/10).

LOS ANGELES /Music Industry Newswire/ — The world doesn’t need more music. It needs more great music. If you have lyrics in your head, melodies in your heart and rhythm in your soul, then music is your life. But before you can make it a career, you need to master your craft. The ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO puts you face to face with some of the world’s most successful songwriters, composers and producers, all who willingly share their knowledge and expertise and give you the know-how to take your music to the next level.

ASCAP’s fifth annual “I Create Music” EXPO will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, April 22-24, 2010. Register Early, Pay Less! Early Bird Registration starts November 2. Early Bird registration price is just $235 for ASCAP Members, $260 for Partner Members and $285 for others.

And Save Even More! Follow the ASCAP EXPO on Twitter for a Special Pre-Launch Sale link, up to the minute announcements and other exclusive info available only on twitter.com/ascapexpo. The special 3-day sale from October 30th through November 1st will be offered via the EXPO Twitter account and it will have lowest price of the year – $225 for ASCAP Members and $250 for others.

Visit the 2010 EXPO website at: www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/ .

The 2010 EXPO Will Feature Everything You Love About EXPO Plus Even More:
Celebrity Q & A’s
Master Classes
Songwriting & Composing Workshops
Attendee Song Feedback Panels
Networking Opportunities
State-of-the-Art Tech Demos
Leading Music Industry Exhibitors
Publisher & Business Panels
One-On-One Sessions
DIY Career Building Workshops
Showcases and Performances.

“When music is your life you need all the contacts, resources and guidance you can get to make it a career in today’s world. But first and foremost music creators need to master their craft. The EXPO provides a unique environment for songwriters, composers and producers to learn from the best in the business on how to improve their art. The energy and inspiration generated by our community coming together in this way is remarkable, and is one of the reasons why the EXPO continues to be so successful,” said ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — An important event for all ASCAP publishers! The Association Of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will present a discussion of settlement negotiations between the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and record labels. The settlement, in the hundreds of millions, concerns monies owed to music publishers that currently reside in record labels’ pending and unmatched accounts. Leading the discussion will be NMPA President and CEO, David Israelite and lawyer Kenneth Feinberg who has been retained by the NMPA to serve as a Special Master of any settlement distributions.

October 1, 2009
7:00 PM
Free with RSVP by September 30
Cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres

Olympic Collection
11301 Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Self-parking available for $7 in the building. Limited street parking also available

The presentation will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Arrive early to get a good seat.

We anticipate a large turnout for this very special event so please RSVP to hold your spot.

RSVP options:

1) Click here to RSVP online (requires registration for a free AIMP guest profile) – www.aimp.org/login .

2) Leave your reservation on the AIMP voicemail: 818-771-7301

Additional information about the speakers:

David Israelite is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Music Publishers’ Association. Founded in 1917, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is the premiere trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriter partners. The NMPA’s mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and their songwriter partners in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights. Music publishers control the copyrights for the underlying compositions of songs on behalf of the songwriters they represent. The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., the leading U.S. mechanical rights organization, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NMPA.

Kenneth R. Feinberg has been key to resolving many of our nation’s most challenging and widely known disputes. He is best known for serving as the Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and the Fund Administrator for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund following the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech. Mr. Feinberg also has served as Special Master in Agent Orange, asbestos personal injury, wrongful death claims, Dalkon shield, and DES (pregnancy medication) cases. He also has served as Distribution Agent for AIG Fair Fund claimants, and has been the Fund Administrator for a variety of claimant funds totaling more than $1 billion. In his capacity as an arbitrator, Mr. Feinberg helped determine the fair market value of the original Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination, and legal fees in Holocaust slave labor litigation.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP Presents… Women Behind the Music is a new series of events produced exclusively by the women of ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul Team. The program is designed to encourage and recognize women in the music creator community. Donations will be accepted at this event for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Tuesday, September 8
8pm – 11:30pm
(doors open 7:30pm)
21 & Over

The Highlands , 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.

Performing Live:
Goapele – Skyblaze Recordings
Electrik Red – Def Jam Recordings/Radio Killa Records
Rachel Assil – KonLive/Bu Vision
Asia’h – SodaPop Music

Featuring…
Special Guest DJ: Kill Him (aka Kim Hill) – One Brave Indian Records.

Free and open to the public with RSVP to (Tpitts @ ascap.com).

Partners: KJLH 102.3 and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Washington, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP’s more than 350,000 members are urged to promote and participate in summer community service to help bolster U.S. renewal and recovery. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have just launched a new national service initiative, United We Serve (www.Serve.gov), that calls on all Americans to find ways to serve in their communities. Citing unprecedented challenges facing America’s economy, the program seeks to help bolster renewal and recovery by making it easy for people to find ways to serve in their communities, and to create and promote their own service projects.

ASCAP, representing more than 350,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, represents one of the country’s most powerful creative communities. The White House has expressed a high level of interest and hope that music creators will take a leading role in helping to build momentum for this initiative. That is why ASCAP is joining in the effort to help spread word about United We Serve and to encourage all ASCAP members to engage and activate those in their own individual networks, such as fans, collaborators, colleagues and business associates, to participate in creating meaningful change in their own communities.

The program provides both the information and the tools to promote community service in three primary focus areas: Environment and Clean Energy, Education and Healthcare. At Serve.gov, visitors can type in their zip codes to find local volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers by posting their organization’s projects or get ideas for creating their own projects.

To help launch the initiative, President Obama is asking those in the music industry to do one or all of the following:
1.Place the United We Serve widget/banner on the band website and/or the link to Serve.gov
2.Send an email to your fan base encouraging them to get involved by going to Serve.gov
3.Include United We Serve on your social media pages
4.Mention United We Serve from the stage
5.Encourage participation in United We Serve by everyone in your organization
6.Provide ticket contests or music tracks to fans who volunteer
7.Pass this message on to all of your friends in the business.

United We Serve is coordinated by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service in partnership with the White House, numerous federal agencies, non-profit organizations, faith-based groups, advocacy groups, labor unions, educational institutions, businesses, corporations, foundations, and all levels of government. It will culminate with a National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11 to recognize the summer’s accomplishments, to honor those who died on September 11, 2001, by serving in their memory, and to encourage Americans to make ongoing commitments to service.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Building on the extraordinary, sold-out success of the 2006 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO, ASCAP will stage an even larger, more comprehensive event for music creators at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles on April 19-21, 2007. The ASCAP EXPO is the first and only national conference dedicated to songwriting and composing, bringing together top music creators across all genres with those just starting out.

Confirmed as 2007 EXPO Panelists:
Glen Ballard * Marco Beltrami * Alan and Marilyn Bergman * Jeff Cardoni * Cherish * Desmond Child * Alf Clausen * Timothy “Attitude” Clayton * Keyshia Cole * John Corigliano * Mike Elizondo * Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald * Gary D. Hines * James Newton Howard * Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis * Brett James * Holly Knight * Greg Kurstin * MC Lyte * Seth MacFarlane * Johnny Mandel * Rhett Miller (Old 97s) * Rick Nowels * John Rich * Stephen Schwartz * John Shanks * Jimmy Webb * Eric Whitacre * Dan Wilson (Semisonic) and more!

Register Now Before Next Price Jump on January 15, 2007.
As the date draws closer, EXPO registration prices will increase. Register now to take advantage of the lowest rates! The EXPO is open to all music industry professionals and hopefuls regardless of affiliation, so spread the word to your colleagues and friends!

Plus, We’ve Planned More New and Exciting Panels!
The 2007 EXPO is being expanded to include more panels covering rock, country, pop, R&B, film and television music, musical theatre, jazz and concert. New panels will explore comedy music, children’s music, video game music, “free-thinkers” and other topics. Other panels will look at the future direction of music and how you can better prepare yourself and your career, in addition to discussions on legal, business and technological issues facing today’s music creators.

Don’t Forget To Submit Your Music and Connect With Peers.
As a special bonus opportunity, all EXPO registrants can now submit their music for Song Listening Panels. These sessions will give registrants the chance to have their music discussed by a panel of experts who write or select music for a living. To encourage networking and community, registrants can network with each other before the conference for free through the EXPO Collaborator Corner.

Take Advantage of EXPO Hotel Discounts & Save Over $100!
Early registrants will also be offered a special ASCAP EXPO hotel discount at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Book your room now, and save over $100 per night!

For more information on all these career-boosting opportunities or to register for the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO, please visit www.ascap.com/expo .

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mark your calendars, and save the date! ASCAP is pleased to announce that the next ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO will take place April 19-21, 2007, at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

According to the announcement, “With the help and participation of all of our panelists, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees, last year’s EXPO was a complete, sold-out success. We look forward to bringing you exciting new panels, workshops, master classes, keynotes, one-on-ones, live performances, innovative technology demos, networking and much more in our programming for 2007.”

Online registration will open early October. Register early for the lowest rates and exclusive one-on-one sessions.

Sign up now for EXPO email alerts, and check out photos and video clips of the 2006 EXPO at www.ascap.com/expo/ .

About ASCAP

ASCAP is a membership association of over 250,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership.

ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. ASCAP’s licensees encompass all who want to perform copyrighted music publicly. ASCAP makes giving and obtaining permission to perform music simple for both creators and users of music.

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