PRS for Music and TIGA Collaborate on Gaming & Music Event
PRS for Music the organisation that represents the rights of 80,000
songwriters, composers and music publishers has announced a
collaboration with TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games
industry, for a music licensing and gaming event.
Gaming Meets Music: Understanding the creatives, the copyright, the
connections is to be held on October 14th .
The session targets
music-using gaming start-ups and will address business-modelling,
licensing and rights questions. PRS for Music and TIGA have also
announced a range of collaborative measures including the potential for
joint membership options for those working in both music and gaming
services, signposting and a programme to share knowledge and insight
between both industries. PRS for Music will also look to replicate this
partnership with others representing those working in the gaming,
creative and technology industries.
Lucie Caswell Business Development Manager at PRS for Music said:
“Digital gaming presents an increasingly important revenue stream for
our members, be it in writing specifically for this sector or targeting
repertoires for use by gaming services. Equally, our industries can
learn from each other in terms of modelling, licensing and development
as technology integrates our media. Anything that improves the way our
industries work together, for our mutual benefit, our members and
innovation, is something PRS for Music will be supportive of.”
Richard Wilson CEO of TIGA said:
“Music is a crucial element of the creative process involved in video
game development. Composers and audio companies including Richard
Jacques Studio, Side UK, High Score Productions, OMUK and Nimrod
Productions are already playing a vital part in the UK videogame music
scene.
TIGA now wants to provide best practice information and advice to
music businesses and composers in the video games industry, especially
in areas including IP rights and business modelling. We also want to
promote more commercial opportunities for music and audio businesses in
the games sector. Working with PRS for Music will help us to achieve
these goals.”
Gaming Meets Music will be held at PRS for Music’s London office on the 14th October.
For details and registration visit http://gamingmusic.eventbrite.com/
The discount code for TIGA members is: TIGAM(£30)
And for enterprise/gaming start-ups: D1G1TAL (£45)
ENDS
For more information, get in touch:
Nicola Formoy, Public Relations Manager: nicola.formoy@prsformusic.com
02073064229 / 07539 837436
Barney Hooper, Head of PR: barney.hooper@prsformusic.com
02073064548 / 07979 757052
PRS for Music
PRS for Music represents the rights of 80,000 songwriters, composers
and music publishers in the UK. As a not-for-profit organisation it
ensures creators are paid whenever their music is played, performed or
reproduced; championing the importance of copyright to protect and
support the UK music industry. The UK has a proud tradition of creating
wonderful music that is enjoyed the world over and PRS for Music has
been supporting the creators of that music since 1914.
PRS for Music provides business and community groups with easy access
to over 10m songs through its music licences. In an industry worth
£3.8bn PRS for
Music is uniquely placed to be a voice for music and music creators.
Collecting £611m in 2010 PRS for Music is one of the world’s most
efficient combined rights organisations. With 150 representation
agreements in place globally, PRS for Music’s network represents over 2
million music creators.
www.prsformusic.com www.m-magazine.co.uk
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The
majority of our members are either independent games developers or
in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers,
outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst
our membership. TIGA was awarded ‘Trade Association of the Year’ and the
‘Member Recruitment Award’ at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice
Awards 2010. In 2011, TIGA won a further four awards at the Trade
Association Forum Best Practice Awards, including ‘Trade Association of
the Year’ for the second consecutive year.
TIGA has been voted a finalist in the CMI Management and Leadership
Awards 2011 in the ‘Outstanding Organisation (SME)’ category. Dr Richard
Wilson, TIGA CEO, has been voted a finalist in the ‘Outstanding Leader’
category. TIGA was also named as a finalist in the 2010 Chartered
Management Institute (CMI) National Management and Leadership Awards in
the category of ‘The Outstanding Organisation of the Year Award (SME)’.
TIGA is an ‘Investors in People’ accredited organisation. TIGA is the
trade association representing the UK’s games industry. Our vision is to
make the UK
the best place in the world to do games business. Our mission is to
fight for the interests of game developers.
To achieve our vision and
mission we focus on the delivery of three strategic objectives:
effective political representation, profile raising and helping our
members commercially.
This means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the
corridors of power, their voice is heard in the media and they receive
benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a
reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email richard.wilson@tiga.org.
