Ep. 78: Discussing COVID-19 and the CARES Act with David Israelite

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And The Writer Is

Music Creation, Artists, Music Interviews, Education, Interviews, Songwriters, Music, Songwriting

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🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In today’s MUST-LISTEN episode we catch-up with Season 2 guest, President, and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), David Israelite. 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 successes on behalf of songwriters and publishers including the Music Modernization Act (MMA) and the largest CRB rate increase in history, in addition to groundbreaking industry collaboration in royalty rate agreements and raising the profile of the publishing community.

We begin our conversation highlighting the new CARES Act which was signed into law on March 27th, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which offers various types of provisions to individuals in need of aid. We also discuss the current state of the world and the music industry, specifically how it has affected songwriters and publishers. And we look back on the time in between our last conversation with Israelite in 2017. Learning more about the passing of the MMA (which became law in October 2018), the creation of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) which will be the central hub from which streaming services will obtain permission to use the millions of songs found on their platforms, details on black-box funds, and more. And The Writers Is… songwriter advocate, David Israelite!

For information on The CARES Act visit the NMPA Resource Guide:

http://nmpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NMPA-Resource-Guide-to-the-CARES-Act-.pdf

For additional information on how to access support please visit:

NMPA - http://nmpa.org/

SONA - https://www.wearesona.com/

NSAI - https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/

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0:00.0	I need toys
0:02.0	Decorations. I need stockings. I need sprouts. I need something for him. I need something for him to give to his mother.
0:08.5	I've got a dragon eight foot tree into my lounge. Then build a trampoline and gift wrap it.
0:14.0	Elf duties are a full-time job, and this elf deserves a Christmasy coffee.
0:20.0	Our sticky toffee latte is now at Costa.
0:23.2	That's Christmas, made a little better.
0:25.7	At Costa coffee. Hey guys we are doing a few updates here with our alumni who we love dearly and we hope
0:51.4	all of you guys are staying healthy, safe, and staying at home during this quarantine
0:59.2	and hope you enjoy listening to a few of our previous guests telling you what's been going on in their life
1:05.5	since they did their interview. Here are some updates for the quarantine versions of And The Writer is.
1:14.0	Welcome back to And the Writer is.
1:17.0	Welcome back to And the writer is for your update with David Israelite.
1:28.0	Tell me what has been going on with you and everything that's happening in in Maryland right now. How are you
1:36.9	and your family? We're all doing great. Thank you. And MPA has been working from
1:41.9	home now for about three weeks and it looks like it's going to be a while longer
1:46.2	That's going to be going on but we're able to get a lot done still and so everyone here is on the NMPA team and on my family personally are all doing just fine so
1:55.9	thanks for asking.
1:56.7	Now the last time we spoke was right before the Music Modernization Act passed, which is very exciting.
2:04.4	All the things that have happened for songwriters in Washington, D.C.
2:08.6	And around the world that have been a, that have moved forward because of your leadership and what we're doing as a community is obviously very exciting but the first thing I want to talk about before we get to some updates on what's happening with our community is
2:27.1	Is that the stimulus bill that passes week includes some relief for musicians and songwriters and I wanted you to
2:37.6	explain how that happened and what songwriters and musicians can do to collect some of that money?
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