{"id":11662,"date":"2016-12-05T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11662"},"modified":"2016-12-05T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:45:25","slug":"world-famous-producers-and-musicians-come-together-on-letter-to-president-elect-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/world-famous-producers-and-musicians-come-together-on-letter-to-president-elect-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"World famous producers and musicians come together on letter to President-elect Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The music industry is coming together again to speak to the next president of the United States of America on protecting music in America and the people behind it.<\/h4>\n<p>Various areas of the music industry have written to President-elect Donald Trump, including major music publishers, offering a variety of congratulations, wishes and sometimes their criticisms of the controversial new president. The latest letter for President Trump comes from members of The Recording Academy&#8217;s National Advocacy Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Recording Academy is best known for the Grammy Awards ceremony, with Grammy winners Nile Rodgers, Rodney Jerkins, Ann Mincieli, and Dan Warner contributing to the letter. Other contributors include musician&#8217;s Brandon Bush and Kim Owens, Board Chair at The Recording Academy John Poppo, and President\/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The letter reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-77840 size-full aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/4dpavshx5ly3quwy2v9yv83i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/goth_800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Grammys on the Hill, Music Copyright Lobbying\" width=\"550\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 29, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald J. Trump<br \/>\nOffice of the Presidential Transition<br \/>\n1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br \/>\nWashington, DC 20006<\/p>\n<p>Dear President-elect Trump:<\/p>\n<p>We, the undersigned members of The Recording Academy\u2019s National Advocacy Committee, write to congratulate you and to reach out to you about the current state of the music economy for creators across America. The Recording Academy is the only organization that represents the interests of all music creators: the songwriters, performers, producers and engineers who create American recordings.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cIn 2015, the U.S. music industry contributed $15 billion dollars to the American economy, creating jobs in every state.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>As your administration begins to chart its course, this is an important moment to ensure the continued viability of music as one of America\u2019s greatest exports and as an integral part of the American innovation story, fueled by the entrepreneurial spirit of the men and women who make up the creative workforce. In 2015, the U.S. music industry contributed $15 billion dollars to the American economy, creating jobs in every state.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cThese outdated laws\u2026 have weakened the value of American intellectual property in foreign markets\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Today, music lovers have more ways to listen to music than ever before. But the laws governing the sale and distribution of music have failed to keep pace with technology, keeping music creators from receiving fair market value for their work. \u00a0These outdated laws, stemming from the turn of the last century, have weakened the value of American intellectual property in foreign markets to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in unpaid royalties.<\/p>\n<p>The Recording Academy and our members across the country are working with Congress to fix the broken copyright system. \u00a0We hope that the 115th Congress, with support from your administration, will conclude its review of copyright and act to support creators. \u00a0Copyright reform continues to enjoy bipartisan support on Capitol Hill and among a broad group of stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to working with your administration to support the music economy. \u00a0We urge you to support reform of outdated laws and oppose any regulation that would diminish the value of these creators\u2019 hard<i> <\/i>work and property rights.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your consideration, and we wish you great success.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Nile Rodgers, GRAMMY Winning Musician\/Songwriter\/Producer<br \/>\nJohn Poppo, Producer\/Engineer\/Songwriter &amp; Board Chair of The Recording Academy<br \/>\nRodney Jerkins, GRAMMY Winning Musician\/Songwriter\/Producer<br \/>\nAnn Mincieli, GRAMMY Winning Engineer<br \/>\nBrandon Bush, Musician\/Songwriter<br \/>\nKim \u201cKEM\u201d Owens, Musician\/Songwriter<br \/>\nNeil Portnow, President\/CEO, The Recording Academy<br \/>\nDan Warner, Grammy Winning Musician<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The music industry is coming together again to speak to the next president of the United States of America on protecting music in America and the people behind it. 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