PRS for Music, which represents 65,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK, collecting and distributing royalties on their behalf, today announced a 2.6% rise in annual revenues to £623m.
Tougher trading conditions in the UK music market were offset by strong growth internationally and by the licensing of new online services:
The South Wales branch of NADJ held its AGM on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at the University of Wales Campus at Caerleon and it was a successful night. The business of the Annual General Meeting was conducted swiftly before we moved on to other matters of interest. The new Committee for 2010 is as follows:
For the past 10 months the NADJ has had to go though a serious period of consolidation. This may look like little has been going on behind the scenes, but this has definitely not been the case. Whoever is elected at the AGM will certainly have a firm foundation to build a better organisation.
The NADJ needs more members to get a louder and more prominent voice within the industry. The NADJ can only achieve that with the help of you – the membership.
The democratic aspect of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Disc Jockeys is now underway. The nomination papers have been posted out to all full NADJ members. These documents are also available on the main NADJ website (www.nadj.org.uk) in the ‘Members’ section of the site. Visitors to the site must be logged in to see the ‘Members’ section on the left side of the web page.
All full NADJ members are encouraged to nominate candidates for the elected positions of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Please note that the conditions of NADJ membership include up-to-date subscriptions, PAT test documents and proof of PLI. Nominations can only be made by full members of the Association and membership status will be verified before a nomination will be brought forward.
The NADJ is working to educate DJs on how to improve their business and marketing skills. Paul Arnett, NADJ Branch Development Officer, conducted a presentation on what DJs should do at a Wedding Fayre. The seminar took place at the Yorkshire Branch Meeting on Wednesday 24th February 2010 and news of the seminar resulted in requests for it to be made available online - so here it is!