Music Creators’ Asia-Pacific Alliance Update

During the Asia-Pacific Committee meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand, the International Council of Music Authors (CIAM) President Lorenzo Ferrero introduced the idea of creating an Asia-Pacific Alliance to join the already existing creators’ alliances in Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. 

A charter of principles and intentions was proposed to participating creators and was signed by Australia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Japan and Vietnam on 17 May 2016. JASRAC Chairman and CIAM Executive Committee member Shunichi Tokura was unanimously appointed Spokesperson. Additional countries and creator organizations are expected to join in the following months, as well as representatives of mainland China particularly with the upcoming official launch of the alliance at CISAC Creators Day planned in Beijing for November 2016. 

During the Asia-Pacific Creator Conference on 18 May, the role of creators in collective management organizations was discussed. CIAM's global project Fair Trade Music was introduced during a panel moderated by Satoshi Watanabe (JASRAC) with the participation of Lorenzo Ferrero, Shunichi Tokura and popular Thai composer and artist Notapol Srichomkwan. 

Read more about the Asia-Pacific Creator Conference and CISAC Asia-Pacific Committee Meeting here.