Kicking off our 2022 season with an incredible presentation by Kris Ahrend, CEO of The Mechanical Licensing Collective. Every minute of this presentation is packed full of insightful information on The MLC and the state of the music industry at large. This is not one to miss!

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to the historic Music Modernization Act of 2018. In January 2021, The MLC began administering blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download services (digital service providers or DSPs) in the United States. The MLC will then collect the royalties due under those licenses from the DSPs and pay songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers.

A HUGE thank you to Kris for lending your time! If you want to learn more about what The MLC does, or you want to become a Member, check out their website: https://themlc.com/

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We hope that you enjoyed the Holiday Season & Happy New Year to you all!

Our November meeting was NYC3's last meeting of 2021 and is not one to miss! Our guest speaker was Jessica Powell, CEO and Co-Founder of Audioshake. Audioshake is an on-demand stem creation platform with best-in-class technology that is utilized by major labels, large publishers, indie labels and everyone in between. Helping to creating new uses for the music in instrumentals, samples, remixes, mash-ups and more.

If you want to learn more about how Audioshake works, or if you want to try it out for yourself, you can find more information on their website.

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A huge thank you to Shira Gans, Senior Executive Director of Policy + Programs at the NY Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment for being our September 2021 guest speaker!

Shira is the architect and director of the city’s music industry economic development portfolio, which directs all workforce and education programming, reduces policy reports, and is responsible for setting up NYC’s first ever new Office of Nightlife.

If you want to learn more about NY MOME's programs and initiatives, head to their website: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/index.page

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Thank you to Kelly & Hannah of shesaid.so for being our July 2021 guest speakers! The depth & breadth of topics covered during this conversation were incredibly rich and insightful. It is is absolutely worth a listen!

SheSaid.So was founded in London in September 2014 and has since evolved into one of the largest independent communities in the music business (with 18 global chapters around the world and 12,000+ members). A global independent network of women & gender minorities in music, their mission is to connect and empower underrepresented communities towards a more equitable music industry for all.

If you want to learn more, head to their website: https://www.shesaid.so/

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A big shoutout and thank you to Michelle Arkuski, Executive Director of She Is The Music, for being our May 2021 Industry Meeting guest speaker!

SITM is an non-profit, independent, global network that operates as a unifying organization for women from across the industry, creating strength and impact on a global scale with the goal to increase the number of women working in the music industry. It's an incredible organization and an important resource to have on your radar, so give this presentation a listen and head over to https://sheisthemusic.org/ to check out SITM's programing and learn more about their mission to make music more equitable.

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