FamilyMan wrote:Just curious... Does Augeri need - and did he in fact receive - permission from Journey to sing the catalogue?
Performing a Live Cover Version of Another Artist's Song
According to SESAC, one of the three big Performing Rights Organizations (PRO) in the US, “Anyone who plays copyrighted music in a public establishment is required to obtain advanced permission from the copyright owner, or their representative.” A PRO, sometimes referred to as Performing Rights Society (PRS), is a licensing agent for songwriters and their music publishing companies, and it coordinates royalties for the appropriate parties. (Amazingly, “SESAC” is not an acronym—the name doesn't stand for anything.)
However, the responsibility for procuring this license usually falls on the venue or organization hosting the band. Owners of performance venues purchase license agreements from one or all of the big PROs. In addition to SESAC, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) also coordinate performance licensing for such venues.
So, if you perform cover songs at weddings or nightclubs, the venue would need to have the appropriate licensing agreement or face legal exposure. (The same obviously goes for venues hosting tribute bands—bands that cover many songs by the same bands.)
Each of the three PROs covers certain artists, so the entity one goes to depends on the songs being performed. Many locations get performance rights from more than one PRO, as artists whose work might be performed are covered by different licensing agents.
The rates a venue can expect to pay for performance rights can vary: costs depend on type of venue, type of performance, frequency of performances, entrance fees, and other factors. Certain venues are exempt from royalty requirements altogether: churches and other places of worship often qualify for exemption, as can non-profit educational venues (so long as the songs are part of an in-person teaching activity). Anyone considering whether a performance will be exempt should check with the appropriate PRO in advance.
Memorex wrote:I'm going to schedule a hearing test for this upcoming week. Cause I sure as hell ain't hearing what you all are hearing. Sorry, but these do not sound good to me. But I'll hand it to him for staying out there and doing his thing. I hope he does well.
Memorex wrote:I'm going to schedule a hearing test for this upcoming week. Cause I sure as hell ain't hearing what you all are hearing. Sorry, but these do not sound good to me. But I'll hand it to him for staying out there and doing his thing. I hope he does well.
Tomulator wrote:Ouch!
Bad...just BAD.
No voice left to speak of IMO.
Tomulator wrote:No voice left to speak of IMO.
annie89509 wrote:I'm sorry, nothing against SA, but those renditions are really bad. I just don't understand why he's out there singing old Journey songs that is obviously out of his range. I mean, there is a reason why SP won't attempt them anymore.
Good for SA to be still singing and performing, but (imo) he should stick to his own songs.
perryfan61 wrote:annie89509 wrote:I'm sorry, nothing against SA, but those renditions are really bad. I just don't understand why he's out there singing old Journey songs that is obviously out of his range. I mean, there is a reason why SP won't attempt them anymore.
Good for SA to be still singing and performing, but (imo) he should stick to his own songs.
Agreed. Although possibly no one would show up if he didn't sing the songs people want to hear. Still, I find them painful to listen to.
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