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The Musician Journal of the Musicians’ Union Autumn 2014 theMU.org Your rights on YouTube What do the new terms really mean for our music makers? Film man David Arnold From Björk to Bond themes – an incredible musical journey Black music in Britain Charting the profound impact of black music over the years Confirming bookings Key advice on ensuring proof of contract in the digital age contacts Union HQ Regional Offices General Secretary Head of Government Relations London John F Smith & Public Affairs Regional Organiser: Naomi Pohl Isabelle Gutierrez 33 Palfrey Place, London SW8 1PE Assistant General Secretary t 020 7840 5504 Horace Trubridge (Music Industry) In-House Solicitor f 020 7840 5599 David Fenton e [email protected] Assistant General Secretary David Ashley (Finance & Administration) Legal Official East & South East England Dawn Rodger Regional Organiser: Paul Burrows National Organiser 1a Fentiman Road, Bill Kerr (Orchestras) Communications Official London SW8 1LD Keith Ames t 020 7840 5537 National Organiser f 020 7840 5541 Diane Widdison (Education & Training) Recording & Broadcasting Official e [email protected] Michael Sweeney National Organiser Midlands Ben Jones (Recording & Broadcasting) Royalties Official Regional Organiser: Stephen Brown Phil Kear 2 Sovereign Court, National Organiser Graham Street, Dave Webster (Live Performance) Sessions Official Birmingham B1 3JR Peter Thoms t 0121 236 4028 f 0121 233 4116 Live Performance Official e [email protected] Kelly Wood Wales & South West England Orchestras Official Regional Organiser: Paul Westwell Danny Longstaff 199 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 1AJ Music Education Official t 029 2045 6585 Fran Hanley f 029 2045 1980 e [email protected] Education & Equalities Official Union HQ Bindu Paul North of England 60—62 Clapham Road Regional Organiser: Morris Stemp London sw9 0jj 61 Bloom Street, Manchester M1 3LY t 020 7582 5566 t 0161 236 1764 f 020 7582 9805 f 0161 236 0159 e [email protected] e [email protected] w theMU.org Scotland & Northern Ireland @WeAreTheMU Regional Organiser: Sheena Macdonald 1 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow G3 7UY t 0141 341 2960 f 0141 332 8709 e [email protected] REPORT John Smith reports on music in the party manifestos With the elections coming up, the MU is working hard to get arts and culture included on the parties’ manifestos. The first of these highlights the need for a realistic level of state and local authority arts funding, pointing out that philanthropy, while welcome, will never replace core funding. In most EU member states this takes The second asks for the full implementation the form of a levy on the hardware of the National Plan for Music, so that manufacturers, which is used to music education is moved up the agenda. compensate the contributors. The UK Our other amendments call for stability in government will not introduce this or any the funding of the BBC and a new focus other method of compensation to the clear for the Intellectual Property Office (part of the Department for “A system of fair compensation Business, Innovation and Science) so that it must be introduced to run © Katharyn Boudet Katharyn © 3 becomes a champion John Smith, of creators and alongside the Copyright Exception.” General Secretary performers, and acts on their behalf rather than supporting the detriment of writers, performers and others likes of Google, Microsoft and Apple. who hold rights in the material that will be copied. We will not accept this without a On the last point there is still unfinished fight, and along with UK Music, the British business in the intellectual property Academy of Songwriters, Composers We are approaching a very interesting area. The Copyright Exception, which will and Authors (BASCA) we are currently period in the political life of the UK. This legalise private copying but not give fair considering our options. I will have more to September sees not only the referendum compensation to rights holders, has now report on this in the next issue but we will on Scottish Independence, but the last moved through the parliamentary challenge this decision. It could be a long TUC and party conferences before next process and been accepted. The MU and process but this is an important matter of May’s General Election. The MU has UK Music have consistently said that we principle which must be pursued on behalf written to the main political parties asking support the private copy exception. We of UK creators. for arts and culture to be included in the believe that, in this age of iPods, MP3 manifestos. Last time round only the Lib players and the like it is nonsense for the John Smith Dems made any reference to culture in law to make copying copyright material the run-up to the election, and to be fair onto these devices for personal use an ensured that the Coalition delivered, illicit act. However the EU 2001 Copyright albeit through a private members’ bill In The Information Society Directive – the Live Music Act. makes it quite clear that a system of fair compensation must be introduced to run I’m optimistic that the Labour Party alongside the exception. will make reference to our sector in its manifesto, particularly since the MU has been successful in getting the Labour Party National Policy Forum to adopt four amendments to be included in the document that will go forward to the TO HEAR MORE FROM team that is working on the manifesto. JOHN, VISIT THEMU.ORG The Musician • Autumn 2014 “The dynamism of black music in Britain has spread far and wide beyond the migrant communities whence it originally came.” 24 Contents Autumn 2014 Steel Pulse: one of Britain’s most influential reggae bands The Musician • Autumn 2014 16 This issue... On the Frontline Inbox Advice 6 Funding boost for music 10 Emails, tweets and letters 36 A guide to booking gigs education in England in the digital age 7 MU backs Fair Digital Features 40 Increasing your fees Deals Declaration 12 Is YouTube imposing restrictive contracts Reviews Reports on music makers? 43 CDs and downloads 3 MU General Secretary 24 Charting the huge influence 8 How one complaint can of black musicians in Britain Union notices spell closure for a venue 34 The role of the modern state 2 Key contacts 20 Creating new revenue in supporting the arts 42 Ask Us First streams with library music 46 Tributes 23 Celebrating the 80th Profiles 49 EC & Regional anniversary of PPL 16 David Arnold Committee nominations 5 32 A whole new outlook 28 Moulettes 50 MU Pension Scheme for Help Musicians UK 51 Member benefits Front cover: Chris Vinnicombe from The Lash Find out more at MU Contributors musiciansunion. org.uk/join-the- Helienne Katie Will mu/benefits/ Lindvall Nicholls Simpson Swedish-born Katie is a Will has Helienne is an award- freelance journalist contributed to a range winning songwriter, and editor whose of music magazines, musician, journalist features and reviews including Total Guitar, and blogger, and have appeared in Guitarist and Mixmag. writes regularly about titles such as MOJO, He recently published Top 5 benefits music and media for The Guardian and his first book, Freedom l The Guardian. p12 Kerrang! p16 & 36 Through Football. p20 Insurance schemes l Legal assistance l Nationwide network Kevin Anne Andrew l Rights protection LeGendre Wollenberg Stewart l Kevin writes Anne is Andrew writes Career and about soul and jazz an award-winning for The Times, The business advice for Echoes, Jazzwise, journalist who Guardian, Classical The Independent and has written for Music and BBC Music The Guardian. He The Guardian, The Magazine, among has also presented Independent and Film others. He is also For more programmes for BBC Four. She also sings Director of Southwark on benefits © WENN UK / Alamy Radio 3. p24 and plays guitar. p40 Voices. p32 see page 51 On the Autumn 2014 frontlineThe latest news, views and events from the world of music. Children will benefit from an extra £18m of music education funding 6 JULY 22 © Getty Images MU welcomes fresh funding recognising the importance of for music education in England giving children the opportunity to “This is excellent news for music The MU has welcomed the learn instruments at school. government’s announcement education and for hubs in particular.” in July that music education for “This is excellent news for children in England will receive music education and for hubs in everywhere, and celebrate by music teachers around the an £18m boost in funding. The particular,” she said. “However, we the work of music teachers in UK. The campaign encourages additional revenue will be have seen hundreds of teachers creating the musicians and people to share experiences – allocated to music education, lose their jobs in music services music lovers of the future.” via social media platforms – of including to the national network over the past three years and how music teachers transform of 123 music education hubs, we still feel the aspirations of The Support My Music Teacher students’ lives and help them to established in 2012. Diane the National Music Plan can campaign was created by the realise their ambitions. A motion Widdison, MU National Organiser – only be achieved if there is the MU and the Music Industries has been tabled for the TUC Education & Training, said the MU workforce there to inspire the next Association (MIA) to help support Congress in September 2014 is pleased to see the government generation of musicians. This is the invaluable work carried out to support the MU and MIA’s one of the reasons we launched Support My