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APPENDICES

Unions, Performing Rights Societies, Organizations



The following is a list of major music organizations. Contact them individually or check their web sites to find out about local events, seminars and workshops, membership requirements, and how you can volunteer or become involved in the respective activities.




Academy of Country Music (ACM)

5500 Balboa Boulevard, Suite 200

Encino, CA 91316

tel: (818) 788-8000

fax: (818) 788-0999

e-mail: info@acmcountry.com

web site: www.acmcountry.com


The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

23622 Calabasas Road, Suite 220

Calabasas,CA 91302

tel: (818) 876-0826

fax: (818) 876-0850

e-mail: Gabriel@interactive.org

web site: www.interactive.org


American Composers Forum (ACF)

332 Minnesota Street, Suite East 145

St. Paul, MN 55101

tel: (651) 228-1407

fax: (651) 291-7978

web site: www.composersforum.org


American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)

AFM has more than 250 local offices throughout the United States and Canada. For additional cities, contact one of the offices below, or check the main web site at www.afm.org.

AFM Local 10-208

656 West Randolph, Suite 2W

Chicago, IL 60661

tel: (312) 782-0063

fax: (312) 782-7880

e-mail: local10-208@afm.org

web site: www.livemusichicago.com


AFM Local 148-462

551 Dutch Valley Road Northeast

Atlanta, GA 30324

tel: (404) 873-2033

fax: (404) 873-0019

e-mail: local148-462@afm.org

web site: www.atlantamusicians.com


AFM Local 47

817 North Vine Street

Hollywood, CA 90038

tel: (323) 462-2161

fax: (323) 461-3090

e-mail: local47@afm.org

web site: www.promusic47.org


AFM Local 257

P.O. Box 120399

11 Music Circle North

Nashville, TN 37212

tel: (615) 244-9514

fax: (615) 259-9140

web site: www.afm.org


AFM Local 802

322 West 48th Street

New York, NY 10036

tel: (212) 245-4802

fax: (212) 293-0002

web site: www.local802afm.org


AFM Local 802—New York Headquarters

1501 Broadway, Suite 600

New York, NY 10036

tel: (212) 869-1330

fax: (212) 764-6134

AFM Local 802—West Coast Office

3550 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1900

Los Angeles, CA 90010

tel: (213) 251-4510

fax: (213) 251-4520


AFM Local 802—Legislative Office

910 17th Street NW, Suite 1070

Washington, DC 20006

tel: (202) 463-0772

fax: (202) 463-7441


AFM Local 802—Canadian Office

75 The Donway West, Suite 1010

Don Mills, ON M3C 2E9

tel: (416) 391-5161

fax: (416) 391-5165


American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)

In addition to those listed below, AFTRA has offices in the following cities: Bethesda/Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fresno, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City (Missouri), Miami, New Orleans, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (Oregon), Rochester (New York), Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Schenectady/Albany (New York), Seattle, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis. Addresses for these cities can be found on the main web site at www.aftra.org, or by contacting any of the listed offices.


AFTRA—Atlanta

455 East Paces Ferry Road, Northeast, Suite 334

Atlanta, GA 30305

tel: (404) 239-0131

fax: (404) 239-0137

e-mail: aftra@aftra.com

web site: www.aftra.org


AFTRA—Chicago

One East Erie, Suite 650

Chicago, IL 60611

Eileen Willenborg, Executive Director

tel: (312) 573-8081

fax: (312) 573-0318

e-mail: Chicago@aftra.com

web site: www.aftra.org


AFTRA—New York

260 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10016

tel: (212) 532-0800

fax: (212) 545-1238

e-mail: aftra@aftra.com

web site: www.aftra.org


AFTRA—Los Angeles

5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 9th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90036

tel: (323) 634-8100

fax: (323) 634-8246

e-mail: aftra@aftra.com

web site: www.aftra.org


AFTRA—Nashville

P.O. Box 121087

1108 17th Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37212

tel: (615) 327-2944

fax: (615) 329-2803

e-mail: nashville@aftra.com

web site: www.aftra.org


American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)


ASCAP—Atlanta

PMB 400

541 10th Street Northwest

Atlanta, GA 30318

tel: (404) 635-1758

fax: (404) 627-2404

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


ASCAP—Chicago

1608 West Belmont Avenue, Suite 200

Chicago, IL 60657

tel: (773) 472-1157

fax:(773)472-1158

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


ASCAP—Los Angeles

7920 West Sunset Boulevard, Third Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90046

tel: (323) 883-1000

fax: (323) 883-1049

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


ASCAP—Miami

420 Lincoln Road, Suite 385

Miami Beach, FL 33129

tel: (305) 673-3446

fax: (305) 673-2446

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


ASCAP—Nashville

Two Music Square West

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 742-5000

fax: (615) 742-5020

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


ASCAP—New York

One Lincoln Plaza

New York, NY 10023

tel: (212) 621-6000

fax: (212) 724-9064

e-mail: info@ascap.com

web site: www.ascap.com


Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)


AIMP—New York

156 West 56th Street, Suite 1803

New York, NY 10019

tel: (212) 582-7622

fax: (212) 582-8273

e-mail: NYjoin@aimp.org

web site: www.aimp.org


AIMP—California

P.O. Box 1561

Burbank, CA 91507

tel: (818) 842-6257

e-mail: LAjoin@aimp.org and info@aimp.org

web site: www.aimp.org

Audio Engineering Society, Inc.

International Headquarters

60 East 42nd Street, Room 2520

New York, NY 10165-2520

tel: (212) 661-8528

fax: (212) 682-0477

e-mail: HQ@aes.org

web site: www.aes.org


Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)


BMI—Atlanta

3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 570

Atlanta, GA 30326

tel: (404) 261-5151


BMI—Los Angeles

8730 Sunset Boulevard, 3rd Floor West

Los Angeles, CA 90069-2211

tel: (310) 659-9109

fax: (310) 657-2850

e-mail: losangeles@bmi.com

web site: www.bmi.com


BMI—Miami

5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 310

Miami, FL 33126

tel: (305) 266-3636

web site: www.bmi.com


BMI—Nashville

10 Music Square East

Nashville, TN 37203-4399

tel: (615) 401-2106

fax: (615) 401-2326

e-mail: nashville@bmi.com

web site: www.bmi.com


BMI—New York

320 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019-3790

tel: (212) 586-2000

fax: (212) 246-2163

e-mail: newyork@bmi.com

web site: www.bmi.com

Country Music Association (CMA)

One Music Circle South

Nashville, TN 37203-4312

tel: (615) 244-2840

fax: (615) 242-4783

web site: www.cmaworld.com


Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB)

819 18th Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 327-4487

fax: (615) 329-4492

web site: www.crb.org


Film Music Network

Global Media Development Group

23360 Valencia Boulevard, Suite E-12

Valencia, CA 91355

tel: (310) 645-9000 or (800) 774-3700

fax: (310) 388-1367

e-mail: admin@gmdgroup.com

web site: www.filmmusic.net


Film Music Society

1516 South Bundy Drive, Suite 305

Los Angeles, CA 90025

tel: (310) 820-1909

fax: (310) 820-1301

e-mail: info@filmmusicsociety.org

web site: www.filmmusicsociety.org


Gospel Music Association

1205 Division Street

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 242-0303

fax: (615) 254-9755

web site: www.gospelmusic.org


Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA)

601 West 26th Street

New York, NY 10001

tel: (212) 834-0100

fax: (212) 487-6779

web site: www.nmpa.org

International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)

2 Music Circle South, Suite 100

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 256-3222

fax: (615) 256-0450

e-mail: info@ibma.org

web site: www.ibma.org


International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA)

P.O. Box 128376

Nashville, TN 37212

tel: (615) 251-9000

fax: (615) 251-9001

e-mail: info@ieba.org

web site: www.ieba.org


International Fan Club Organization (IFCO)

P.O. Box 40328

Nashville, TN 37204

tel: (615) 371-9596

fax: (615) 371-9597

e-mail: 4info@ifco.org

web site: www.ifco.org


International Recording Media Association (IRMA)

182 Nassau Street, Suite 204

Princeton, NJ 08542

tel: (609) 279-1799

fax: (609) 279-1999

e-mail: info@recordingmedia.org

web site: www.recordingmedia.org


Music Publishers’ Association (MPA)

243 5th Avenue, Suite 236

New York, NY 10016

tel: (212) 327-4044

e-mail: admin@mpa.org

web site: www.mpa.org


Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)

1710 Roy Acuff Place

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 256-3354 or (800) 321-6008

fax: (615) 256-0034

e-mail: nsai@nashvillesongwriters.com

web site: www.nashvillesongwriters.com

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)


Los Angeles Chapter—Main Office

The Recording Academy

3402 Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90405

tel: (310) 392-3777

fax: (310) 399-3090

e-mail: losangeles@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


The Grammy Foundation

3402 Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90405

tel: (310) 392-3777

fax: (310) 392-2188

e-mail: grammyfoundation@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


MusiCares—West Region

3402 Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90405

tel: (310) 392-3777 or (800) 687-4227

fax: (310) 392-2187

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Atlanta Chapter

3290 Northside Parkway, Suite 280

Atlanta, GA 30327

tel: (404) 816-1380

fax: (404) 816-1390

e-mail: Atlanta@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Chicago Chapter

224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 250

Chicago, IL 60604

tel: (312) 786-1121

fax: (312) 786-1934

e-mail: chicago@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Florida Chapter

311 Lincoln Road, Suite 301

Miami Beach, FL 33139

tel: (305) 672-4060

fax: (305) 672-2076

e-mail: florida@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Memphis Chapter

493 South Main Street, Suite 101

Memphis, TN 38103

tel: (901) 525-1340

fax: (901) 521-6553

e-mail: memphis@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Nashville Chapter

1904 Wedgewood Avenue

Nashville, TN 37212

tel: (615) 327-8030

fax: (615) 321-3101

e-mail: nashville@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—New York Chapter

156 West 56th Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10019

tel: (212) 245-5440

fax: (212) 489-0394

e-mail: newyork@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Pacific Northwest Branch

159 Western Avenue West, Suite 485

Seattle, WA 98119

tel: (206) 834-1000

fax: (206) 834-1005

e-mail: pacificnw@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Philadelphia Chapter

One Liberty Place

1650 Market Street

36th floor, Suite 3640

Philadelphia, PA 19103

tel: (215) 985-5411

e-mail: philadelphia@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com

NARAS—San Francisco Chapter

1702 Union Street

San Francisco, CA 94123

tel: (415) 749-0779

fax: (415) 749-1780

e-mail: sanfrancisco@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Texas Chapter

3601 South Congress Avenue, G-500

Austin, TX 78704

tel: (512) 328-7997

fax: (512) 328-7998

e-mail: texas@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


NARAS—Washington, D.C. Branch

529 14th Street, NW, Suite 840

Washington, DC 20045

tel: (202) 662-1341

fax: (202) 662-1342

e-mail: washingtondc@grammy.com

web site: www.grammy.com


National Association of Campus Activities (NACA)

13 Harbison Way

Columbia, SC 29212-3401

tel: (803) 732-6222

fax: (803) 749-1047

web site: www.naca.org


National Association of Composers

P.O. Box 49256

Barrington Station

Los Angeles, CA 90049

tel: (818) 274-6048

web site: www.music-usa.org/nacusa


National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)

International Music Products Association

5790 Armada Drive

Carlsbad, CA 92008

tel: (760) 438-8001

fax: (760) 438-7327

e-mail: info@namm.com

web site: www.namm.com

National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM)

9 Eves Drive, Suite 120

Marlton, NJ 08053

tel: (856) 596-2221

fax: (856) 596-3268

web site: www.narm.com


National Music Publishers’ Association, Inc. (NMPA)—Main Office

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 705 East

Washington, DC 20001

tel: (202) 742-4375

fax: (202) 742-4377

web site: www.nmpa.org


Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

1025 F Street NW, 10th Floor

Washington, DC 20004

tel: (202) 775-0101

web site: www.riaa.com


SESAC—Nashville (Headquarters)

55 Music Square, East

Nashville, TN 37203-4324

tel: (615) 320-0055

fax: (615) 329-9627

web site: www.sesac.com


SESAC—New York

152 West 57th Street, 57th Floor

New York, NY 10019

tel: (212) 586-3450

fax: (212) 489-5699

web site: www.sesac.com


SESACLos Angeles

501 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 450

Santa Monica, CA 90401

tel: (310) 393-9671

fax: (310) 393-6497

web site: www.sesac.com


SESAC—Atlanta

981 Joseph E Lowery Boulevard Northwest, Suite 111

Atlanta, GA 30318

tel: (404) 897-1330

web site: www.sesac.com

SESAC—Miami

420 Lincoln Road, Suite 502

Miami, FL 33139

tel: (305) 534-7500

web site: www.sesac.com


Songwriters Guild of America (SGA)

SGA West Coast (Los Angeles)

6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 705

Hollywood, CA 90028

tel: (323) 462-1108

fax: (323) 462-5430

e-mail: la@songwritersguild.com

web site: www.songwritersguild.com


SGA Central (Nashville)

209 10th Avenue South, Suite 321

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 742-9945

fax: (615) 742-9948

e-mail: nash@songwritersguild.com

web site: www.songwritersguild.com


SGA East Coast (New York)

1560 Broadway, Suite 408

New York, NY 10036

tel: (212) 768-7902

e-mail: ny@songwritersguild.com

web site: www.songwritersguild.com


SGA Administration (Nashville)

209 10th Avenue South, Suite 321

Nashville, TN 37203

tel: (615) 742-9945

fax: (615) 742-9948

e-mail: corporate@songwritersguild.com

web site: www.songwritersguild.com

South By Southwest (SXSW)

P.O. Box 4999

Austin, TX 78765

tel: (512) 467-7979

fax: (512) 451-0754

e-mail: sxsw@sxsw.com

web site: http://www.sxsw.com/contact.shtml


Women in Music National Network

1450 Oddstad Drive

Redwood City, CA 94063

tel: (866) 305-7963

fax: (510) 234-7272

e-mail: info@womeninmusic.com

web site: www.womeninmusic.com

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