What Is ASCAP?
ASCAP is a membership association of more than 350,000 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.
Who Is ASCAP?
ASCAP is its members — creative people who write the music and lyrics that enrich lives in every corner of the world.
ASCAP is home to the greatest names in American music, past and present — from Duke Ellington to Dave Matthews, from George Gershwin to Stevie Wonder, from Leonard Bernstein to Beyoncé, from Marc Anthony to Alan Jackson, from Henry Mancini to Howard Shore — as well as many thousands of writers in the earlier stages of their careers.
ASCAP represents every kind of music. ASCAP's repertory includes pop, rock, alternative, country, R&B, rap, hip-hop, Latin, film and television music, folk, roots and blues, jazz, gospel, Christian, new age, theater and cabaret, dance, electronic, symphonic, concert, as well as many others — the entire musical spectrum.<
ASCAP members are individuals who make their living writing music. As a society of composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers, we know very well that there are many steps between creation and compensation; months, if not years, can pass between the creation of a song, its recording, its release, its performance, and the day when the revenues due to the writer actually arrive. A music creator is like a small business, and ASCAP exists to ensure that music creators are paid promptly when their works are performed publicly. Some of the many other ways in which ASCAP can help writers include workshops, showcases, our website and publications, and an exclusive, tailor-made benefits package that includes health and instrument insurance, a credit union, discounts on musical accessories, travel and much more. ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.
Board of Directors
The ASCAP Board of Directors is made up entirely of writers and publishers elected from and by the membership every two years. This Board elects a President and Chairman, who has traditionally been a writer. Members of the ASCAP Board are appointed to actively serve on various committees by ASCAP's President and Chairman (who presides over all Board meetings).
WRITER BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Williams
(President and Chairman of the Board)
Richard Bellis
Marilyn Bergman
Bruce Broughton
Hal David
Dan Foliart
Wayland Holyfield
Johnny Mandel
Stephen Paulus
Valerie Simpson
Jimmy Webb
(Writer Vice Chairman)
Doug Wood
PUBLISHER BOARD MEMBERS
Martin Bandier
Caroline Bienstock
Barry Coburn
John L. Eastman
Roger Faxon
David H. Johnson
Dean Kay
James M. Kendrick
(Treasurer)
Leeds Levy
David Renzer
Irwin Robinson
(Publisher Vice Chairman)
Kathy Spanberger
(Secretary)
COUNSEL TO THE BOARD
Fred Koenigsberg
KEY COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
ASCAP's key committees, described below, report their deliberations and recommendations to the entire Board.
* AWARDS COMMITTEE — Oversees the Society's Special Awards Program (cash awards) to assist writer members whose works have special prestige value or are performed in media not surveyed by ASCAP.
* EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE — Advises with and aids the officers of the Society in all matters concerning the Board's interests and the management of its business.
* FINANCE COMMITTEE — Attends to and supervises all the fiscal operations of the Society as directed by the Board; examines financial statements each month and at the close of the fiscal year; and reviews all other financial matters which might have an effecton the Society's operations.
* FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE — Formulates ASCAP's policy with affiliated societies overseas; explores ways to improve foreign income and maintain ongoing presence and relationships abroad.
* LAW AND LICENSING COMMITTEE — Reviews license arrangements with music users and deals with legal questions which are not under the jurisdiction of other committees.
* LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE — Establishes key directives in regard to federal and state legislation which affect ASCAP directly and indirectly; oversees all legislative programs and activities.
* MARKETING COMMITTEE — Develops marketing, public relations and media objectives to attract new members, enhance relationships with customers and reach out to the music community, legislators and the general public.
* MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE — Reviews eligible members for election and advises in all matters concerning general membership decisions.
* NEW TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE — Investigates new technology as it develops and advises on applications to ASCAP operations and activities.
* SURVEY & DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE — Oversees survey of performances and distribution of royalties to members and reviews weighting formula.
* SYMPHONIC & CONCERT COMMITTEE — Considers issues relevant to concert music and recommends ASCAP activities and programs in this area.
BOARD OF REVIEW
The ASCAP Board of Review is an independent panel of writer and publisher members, elected by ASCAP's membership, and available to hear claims by members that their royalty distributions were not made in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by ASCAP's Board of Directors. The following members were elected to the Board of Review for a four-year term commencing April 1, 2006.
PUBLISHERS:
Popular-Production Publishers
Helene Blue
Helene Blue Musique Ltd.
Maxyne Lang
Williamson Music Co.
Keith Mardak
Hal Leonard Corporation
Bob Doyle (Alternate)
Major Bob Music
Symphonic and Concert Publishers
Jim Keller
Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc.
WRITERS:
Popular-Production Authors (Lyricists)
John Bettis
Arthur Hamilton
Harriet Schock (Alternate)
Popular-Production Composers
Charles Bernstein
Patrice Rushen (Alternate)
Symphonic and Concert Composers
Melinda Wagner
John Duffy (Alternate)
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