All - just a reminder about the Phone Bank Campaign for today. Please call your Members of Congress (House and Senate) and support the musicFIRST Campaign. Thanks!
Talking Points for Phone Calls
The Basics:
STEP 1: Call the Capitol Switch board at 202-225-3121 and ask to be connected with your Senator or Member of Congress.
To find this information go to www.musicfirstcoalition.org and click on TAKE ACTION. Enter your zip code and the site will give you your Representatives names and contact information.
STEP 2: Ask to speak with the aide that handles Judiciary Committee issues or music issues. You are calling in support of The Performance Rights Act.
Telephone calls are usually taken by a staff member, not the Member of Congress or the Senator.
When calling your Member of Congress the bill number is HR. 848. For the Senate, the bill number is S.379.
STEP 3: State the reasons for your support of the bill. Are you a musician or a person that works in the music industry? Share personal stories about why this legislation would make such a positive impact to the music community in your area.
You may know more about this issue then the staffer does. Frequently staffers are looking for good resources to understand an issue, so use this as an opportunity to educate the staffer.
If you must leave a voicemail, state your name and hometown, the bill number (HR. 848 and S. 379), and reasons to support the bill.
Main Points of the Performance Rights Act:
• Every time a song is played on AM/FM radio in the Unites States, the performer does not receive any money. For example, when you hear Aretha Franklin sing RESPECT over FM radio, Otis Redding’s estate gets paid (since he was the songwriter) but not Aretha.
• Aspiring performers, local musicians and well known artists deserve to be compensated for their work when it is played on the radio.
• Corporate radio is the only music platform that enjoys this exception: satellite, cable, and internet radio all compensate artists and performers for the use of their music.
Thank the Member or staffer for his/her time and leave your contact information if you would like follow up communication.
Talking Points for Phone Calls
The Basics:
STEP 1: Call the Capitol Switch board at 202-225-3121 and ask to be connected with your Senator or Member of Congress.
To find this information go to www.musicfirstcoalition.or
STEP 2: Ask to speak with the aide that handles Judiciary Committee issues or music issues. You are calling in support of The Performance Rights Act.
Telephone calls are usually taken by a staff member, not the Member of Congress or the Senator.
When calling your Member of Congress the bill number is HR. 848. For the Senate, the bill number is S.379.
STEP 3: State the reasons for your support of the bill. Are you a musician or a person that works in the music industry? Share personal stories about why this legislation would make such a positive impact to the music community in your area.
You may know more about this issue then the staffer does. Frequently staffers are looking for good resources to understand an issue, so use this as an opportunity to educate the staffer.
If you must leave a voicemail, state your name and hometown, the bill number (HR. 848 and S. 379), and reasons to support the bill.
Main Points of the Performance Rights Act:
• Every time a song is played on AM/FM radio in the Unites States, the performer does not receive any money. For example, when you hear Aretha Franklin sing RESPECT over FM radio, Otis Redding’s estate gets paid (since he was the songwriter) but not Aretha.
• Aspiring performers, local musicians and well known artists deserve to be compensated for their work when it is played on the radio.
• Corporate radio is the only music platform that enjoys this exception: satellite, cable, and internet radio all compensate artists and performers for the use of their music.
Thank the Member or staffer for his/her time and leave your contact information if you would like follow up communication.
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