4th Annual Production Music Conference Names David Israelite Keynote Speaker
The Production Music Conference (PMC) has established itself as an essential stop on the music business calendar. Held by the Production Music Association (PMA,) the fourth annual PMC will take place October 4-6 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
The PMA, which serves as the leading advocate and voice of the global production music community, has announced that David Israelite will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s event. Israelite, the President/CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, will speak on October 5 at 10:45am.
NMPA president David Israelite will set the tone at PMC 2017 as keynote speaker.
Each year, the conference presents industry leaders from the production music industry joining forces for two days of panels, sessions, state of the art presentations, and networking.
More details on David Israelite and the PMA follow, direct from the PMA:
David M. Israelite is President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), a position he has held since February 2005.
Israelite is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the NMPA’s operations, from legal strategy and implementation, to government affairs and advocacy. His tenure to date has produced landmark legal successes on behalf of publishers, groundbreaking industry collaboration in royalty rate agreements, and raising the profile of the publishing community within the music industry. He has been named to Billboard’s Power 100 multiple times, and serves on several boards, including the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Special Olympics DC.
Prior to leading NMPA, Israelite held senior positions in various capacities for the U.S. government, including at the Department of Justice, where he was appointed Chairman of the Department’s Task Force on Intellectual Property. He also worked in the U.S. Senate, where he was chief of staff for Missouri Senator Kit Bond. Israelite earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri, and his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College.
Founded in 1997, the Production Music Association (PMA) is the leading advocate and voice of the production music community. A non-profit organization with over 40 member companies, plus composers and industry professionals, the mission of the PMA is to elevate the unique value of production music and to ensure the viability of the production music industry.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the PMA strives to fulfill its mission by:
► Working with performing rights organizations, legislators, legal counsel and broadcasters with the aim of improving the reporting, monitoring, collection and distribution of performance fees and royalties for PMA members;
► Providing its members with a forum in which issues of common concern and interest can be discussed;
► Educating its members and the marketplace about music rights and other issues affecting the production music community; and
► Enhancing the value of PMA members’ music through research, education and public relations.
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