Advocating on Behalf of the Music Community is Core to Our Company
As one of the world’s most regulated art forms, it is imperative that the business of songwriting is built on collaboration. Advocacy is an essential component of improving the livelihood of our songwriters. To that end, Downtown is involved in internal and external initiatives that help shape the future of the music industry by fostering a business environment that furthers both creative and financial success.
Downtown on Medium
Downtown on Medium
Downtown’s Medium is a place for our team to share unfiltered thinking on the process and policy surrounding copyright management. Downtown’s executives span a gamut of knowledge from performance licensing, royalty management to neighbouring rights. Our executives tap into their specific expertise to spawn conversations that require a broad industry consensus. These outlets for conversation include industry roundtables, keynotes addresses, panels, and our own advocacy channel on Medium.
Trade Organizations
Trade Organizations
Downtown’s executives sit on the boards of the National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) and the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) in the United States, Music Publisher’s Association (MPA) and PRS for Music in the United Kingdom, and Buma Cultuur in the Netherlands. These organizations exist to safeguard and promote the interests of music publishers and the writers signed to them, to government, the music industry, the media, and the public. Downtown lends its voice to the working groups in technology, advocating for the benefits of songwriters nationally and internationally.
NY is Music
NY is Music
NY is Music is a coalition of over 200 organizations advancing the importance of music in economic development, culture, and education across the state. Downtown is a proud co-founder in NY is Music.