www.agents-uk.com

The Agents' Association was established in 1927 to represent and enhance the interests of entertainment agents in the United Kingdom Search an act or an agent by name.
 

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www.aprs.co.uk

The Association of Professional Recording Services. The APRS promotes the highest standards of professionalism and quality within the audio industry. Its members are recording studios, post-production houses, mastering, replication, pressing and duplicating facilities, and providers of education and training, as well as audio engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants. Its primary aim is to develop and maintain excellence at all levels within the audio industry of the United Kingdom.

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www.bardltd.org

BARD-British Association of Record Dealers, Represents music retailers in the UK.

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www.berr.gov.uk/

BERR - The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

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www.bmi.com

Broadcast Music Incorporated - From jazz to musical theatre, from music education for gifted youngsters to support for the work of accomplished concert music composers, the BMI Foundation seeks out the best and most promising of today's and tomorrow's musical creators and offers a platform of support that fosters their growth and ensures the continuation of the heritage of American musical ingenuity for generations to come.

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www.bpi.co.uk

BPI - British Phonographic Industry, Represents the interests of UK record companies.

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www.britishacademy.com

The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters is Europe's largest composer/songwriter organisation, representing over 3,000 UK music writers. Following the amalgamation of the Association of Professional Composers (APC), the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA) and the Composers' Guild of Great Britain, the Academy has brought together music writers of every genre. The incorporation of the new Academy brings the collective knowledge and experience of the three guilds into a strong, better resourced and more professional organisation able to take on the major issues facing composers and songwriters today.

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www.bva.org.uk

BVA-British Video Association, The trade body that represents the interests of publishers and rights owners of video home entertainment.

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www.cla.co.uk

CLA-Copyright Licensing Agency, UK body licensing the photocopying of literary works - specifically books, journals and magazines.

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www.culture.gov.uk

DCMS-The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, The central UK Government Department responsible for Government policy on the arts, sport and recreation, the National Lottery, libraries, museums and galleries, export licensing of cultural goods, broadcasting.

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www.euromusic.com

EMO-European Music Office, Represents major professional organisations from all sectors of the European Music Industry.

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www.iael.org

IAEL-International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, Represents music industry solicitors/lawyers internationally.

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www.ifpi.org

IFPI-International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, The International Trade Association representing some 1,300 record producers in over 70 countries around the world.

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www.ism.org

ISM -Incorporated Society of Musicians, Professional association for performers, composers and teachers.

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www.mcps.co.uk

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society, The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd (MCPS) is a membership organisation that represents thousands of songwriters, composers and music publishers. We also have agreements with equivalent organisations around the world, which enable us to represent our members internationally.

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www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk

MCPS-PRS ALLIANCE - Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and Performing Right Society Alliance, To make best use of their individual strengths, MCPS and PRS have formed an operational in alliance. However, they are, and remain, separate societies in terms of income, constitution and guardianship of different rights.

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www.midem.com

MIDEM-International Record, Music Publishing & Video Music Market held every January in Cannes.

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www.mpg.org.uk

The Music Producers Guild promotes and represents all individuals in the music production and recording professions. It is a professional organisation that embodies collective and individual creative contributions to the production and recording of all genres of music and media related activities.

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www.musicindie.com

AIM-Association of Independent Music represents the interests of independent record companies.

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www.pamra.org.uk

PAMRA-Performing Arts Media Rights Association, Administers the performers' right to receive payments for the exploitation of their commercially published sound recordings.

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www.patent.gov.uk

THE PATENT OFFICE-Official body for the granting of patents and for the registration of designs and trade marks in the UK.

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www.pcam.co.uk

PCAM-Society for Producers and Composers of Applied Music, (Known as SPAM 1982 - 1997) Represents its members who write music for advertising, TV programmes and other audio-visual media.

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www.ppluk.com

PPL-Phonographic Performance Ltd, UK collecting society licensing broadcast and public performance of sound recordings.

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www.prs.co.uk

Performing Right Society, UK collecting society licensing broadcast, cable and public performance of musical works.

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www.spnm.org.uk

SPNM- Society for the Promotion of New Music, Represents and promotes new music in the UK.

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www.ukmmf.net

MMF-Music Managers Forum. Represents the interests of artist managers.