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John Simson |
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John Simson has been involved in the music
industry since his 1971 signing with Perception Records as a
singer/songwriter. His career has included a ten year partnership
in Studio One Artists, managing country superstar Mary Chapin
Carpenter (1988-1995), Steve Forbert (Geffen), Jonell Mosser
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Mr. Simson served as Executive Producer
of the PBS television special, "Mary Chapin Carpenter Live
At Wolftrap" and recently worked on Harry Belafonte's PBS
Special, "An Evening With Harry Belafonte and Friends".
His other television credits include: Sesame Street 30th Anniversary
Special and a network special of the April '97 Presidential Summit,
"Keeping America's Promise". |
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Mr. Simson has been very active in the Washington,
D.C. Arts community and recently received the "Outstanding
Volunteer Attorney Award" from Washington Area Lawyers for
the Arts during its 10th Anniversary celebration. He was
one of the founders of the Washington Area Music Association
and served as its first President (1985-1990). Mr. Simson
has also served as Legal Counsel to the Songwriters Association
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Mr. Simson was elected to the Recording
Academy Board of Governors in 1997 for the Washington, D.C. Branch,
and has served three years as a National Trustee of the Academy
(1997-2000). He has also served on the Board of the Alliance
of Artists and Record Companies ("AARC"), the Washington
Area Music Association, Institute For the Arts In Science Education,
Inc. and Video Culture, Inc. He is a member of the Folk
Alliance, the Country Music Association and an alumnus of Nashville's
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He was recently named Executive Director
of Artist & Label Relations of the SoundExchange, the first
performing rights organization formed to collect digital performance
royalties for sound recording copyright owners and recording
artists.
SoundExchange, is an offshoot of the Recording Industry Association
of America, the trade organization that represents the interests
of major and independent record companies. Under the 1998 Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), record companies are eligible
to collect a royalty fee whenever a song is streamed -- i.e.,
webcast -- over the Internet. SoundExchange has been formed
to pass out this pool of new money to both record companies and
artists. |
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