2022 CIAM Elections
CIAM 2022 elections for the Exco and Presidency for the 2022 to 2024 term will be conducted through the third party online voting service, Simply Voting, which will ensure a secure, transparent election process and privacy for voting delegates.
Voting delegates who were designated by their collective management society, or CIAM partner alliance, will receive by email the credentials required to access their voting ballot. Once these are sent, voting delegates will have 5 business days to cast their vote.
To review the candidates presentations, please see below to view the recorded CIAM GA, which includes all the presentations.
Please note that Zoom only allows us to record the original language of the meeting, which will be held in English, and does not allow us to provide for simultaneous translations of the recording. However, each candidates statement has been transcribed in English, Spanish and French. Below the GA video you will find the list of all candidates, with their pictures, bios and statements written in the 3 languages.
Should you have any question please contact Luisa Luna (luisa.luna@cisac.org)
Executive Committee Candidates
Alessandro Solbiati
Declaration
I’m an Italian composer 65 years old and I live and work in Milano.
As a composer, my music has been performed more or less in every European country, I received commissions from a lot of international institutions (French Ministry of Culture (5 times), Radio France, the South Bank in London, Teatro alla Scala of Milano, Siemens Foundation, City of Augsburg etc.) and I’ve my music recorded on labels like Decca, Stradivarius, Bis records etc.
In the last 13 years I had three operas commissioned and performed in the Lyrical Theatres of Trieste, Torino and Bologna.
I’m absolutely involved in teaching Composition and in working, “defending” and proposing young composers: I teach composition since 1982, and in particular I teach in the Conservatory “G.Verdi” of Milan since 1995, being also the Vice-Director of this institution from 2000 and 2004 and responsible of the musical production of the Conservatory from 2013 and 2016.
At least fifteen my students are actually published and performed composers.
Believing in the importance to work for the diffusion of music of art, since 2013 I work for the Italian Radio (RAI-Radiotre), recording for them at least 160 emissions called “Lezioni di musica” proposing and introducing every time a piece of classical or contemporary music.
Since 2013 I am proud to be member of the Consiglio di Sorveglianza of SIAE and from 2015 to 2019 I proposed and worked a project of aid to Contemporary music, with the distribution, in 4 years, of 1.200.000€, to performers of contemporary music (ensembles, soloists etc.) and to composers as commissions for new works. Unfortunately this wonderful project called SIAE_Classici di oggi has been stopped by the problems given by Covid.
The role of a composer is not only to write music, but also to propose, defend and help the work of the other composers, young or less young, in the not easy world of today.
Biography
Born in Busto Arsizio in 1956, Alessandro Solbiati obtained diplomas in both Piano (with Eli Perrotta) and composition (with Sandro Gorli) from the Milan Conservatoire, after having spent two years studying at the faculty of physics. In addition he studied with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena for four years (1977-80). In the early 1980s he won various national and international competitions and, over the last 25 years has received commissions from the most important Italian and European institutions. Furthermore his music can be heard in the main festivals and many European and American radio stations and it’s regularly recorded for Stradivarius, EMA Vinci Records, Aura, Decca, Bis Records etc.
In April 2009 he made his debut in opera with “Il carro e i canti “, by Puŝkin, commissioned by the Teatro Verdi of Trieste for its opera season 2008- 09. A second opera, Leggenda, from the Legend of the Great Inquisitor in the Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, commissioned by the Teatro Regio in Turin for the 2010-2011 Opera Season, was staged at the Teatro Carignano in September 2011, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and produced by Stefano Poda. A third opera, Il suono giallo, from texts of Kandinskij, commission of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna for the 2014-2015 Opera season, has been performed in June 2015, conducted by Marco Angius; for this Opera, Alessandro Solbiati has received in April 2016 the Premio Abbiati of Italian Musical Critics as "best first performance in Italy in 2015". In 2021 he publishes Nella mente del compositore, a wide biography with some analysis essays, between whom one by Ivanka Stoianova about Il suono giallo.
Since 1995 he has been Professor of Fugue and Composition at the Conservatorio “G.Verdi” in Milan, after having fulfilled the same role at the Conservatorio in Bologna between 1982 and 1994.
Since 2013, RAI_Radiotre has recorded and broadcast more than 160 of his Lezioni di Musica.
His music is published since 40 years by Suvini Zerboni of Milano
Amanda Brown
Declaration
My name is Amanda Brown and I’m a screen composer, musician and songwriter from Sydney, Australia.
I’ve been a member of Australian CMO APRA for over thirty years and a writer director on the APRA board for six years. I know it’s always been challenging to sustain a career in music and I feel we are at the nexus of a critical junction. Our music and its integral role in a globalised world needs to be valued and protected.
I am committed to equitable remuneration for streaming audio and video on demand, safeguarding against writer buyouts and advocating for copyright legislation that future proofs creators across all platforms.
I’ve been fortunate to observe CIAM meetings for the last 6 months and have met some great people, with a wealth of knowledge and experience. I hope to contribute meaningfully to the CIAM ExCo, share my stories with creators from around the world and to help champion writers across all generations, genders and genres.
COMPOSER, AUSTRALIA
EXCO MEMBER
Biography
Amanda Brown has been composing music for the screen since graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2000. She has written scores for several feature films including Step Into Paradise, Here Out West and Babyteeth. She has a long list of television music credits, most recently drama series Underbelly: Vanishing Act for the Nine Network and The Secrets She Keeps (Season 2) for Channel 10/BBC1. In 2022 Amanda will compose music for Amazon series Deadloch.
In 2020 Amanda won the AACTA Awards for Best Music Score (Babyteeth) and Best Documentary Score (Brazen Hussies) and in 2019 she won the Soundtrack Stars Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival for Babyteeth. She has released multiple soundtrack albums in addition to an extensive discography of work with a range of artists including silverchair, The Vines, Youth Group and The Church.
Amanda has also had a career as a multi-instrumentalist in several bands, playing violin, guitar, oboe and singing. She was a member of The Go-Betweens and has performed with a variety of artists including R.E.M. and Toni Collette.
Amanda is a writer director board member and screen music ambassador for APRA, the Australian Performing Rights Association. In 2020 she was inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Music Branch).
Anna Lidell
Declaration
I want to run for the board of CIAM, because I believe I can strengthen the voice and work of the council. As a board member, I will continue to contribute to CIAM’s ongoing work with projects, lobby and studies of rights. Furthermore, I will continue the work in the newsletter group, keeping my eyes on the latest news relevant for creators of music around the world. Illustrate them and formulate them in news.
Technology is a big interest of mine. I’m very interested in technology and how it changes human behavior and creativity. At the University of Copenhagen, I have studied literature, music and philosophy, which gives me a starting point for understanding major tendencies in technology so we as composers can face the future with open eyes. I think it’s crucial for the music business to focus intensely on the fast development of technologies. As Autor (songwriters and composers in Denmark, see bio), we’ve arranged several panels about AI in composing and curating of music, NFTs, Blockchain and other relevant developments in music business.
Biography
I started playing the violin at the age of four and since then I’ve embraced more and more instruments. Today I work as a composer and producer with a discography of more than 20 music releases well as compositions for films, tv-series, computer games, radio broadcasts and podcasts. As a performing artist, I’m part of the transatlantic pop duo Teenage Love, which combines playful lyrics and melodies with sparkly production coated in layers of lush classical strings. Currently, I’m composing for an italian tv-serie, and in march my music premiered on CPH:DOX film festival, earlier I composed also the title track from SKAM italia. All told, I always look for new ways of challenging myself and developing my music.
I run for the board of CIAM as chair of the organization of songwriters and composers in Denmark, Autor, and vice-chair in the Danish CMO KODA. Thus, my job is to give songwriters a strong public voice in Denmark, so both listeners and politicians understand conditions for creating and how it can be supported. Furthermore, I have a Master of Arts from the University of Copenhagen.
Link: https://www.annalidell.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidell/
Antun Tomislav Saban
Declaration
Dear colleagues! As a CIAM ExCo member since 2007, I participated in the transformation of CIAM into a true global organization of music authors as we know it today.
With your support, I would like to continue serving in the ExCo in the next mandate. Since the last election in Tokyo two and a half years ago the world changed dramatically, far beyond any possible prediction. We have experienced the pandemic and its consequences like lockdown, travel restrictions and bans on gatherings, including concerts and shows. Currently, the world is experiencing a geo-political transformation unprecedented since the Second World War. The global warming might have skipped out of our focus, but it is progressing. We all should be questioning the sustainability of our lifestyle and activities, and contemplate about the future of our civilization.
All of this impacts authors in a number of negative ways. Our royalties have first been diminished by the absence of live events and the closure of hotels, bars and restaurants; now they are pressured by inflation. In the coming years, most countries will prioritize energy transition and military expenditure over financing of cultural, social and artistic projects. I am afraid that the position of authors and artists around the world will further deteriorate. More than ever, now we need a strong and vigilant CIAM, with experienced people in the ExCo, people who have a broad and comprehensive view on the new reality. I believe I can serve this role well and I ask you for your support. Thank you.
Biography
Antun Tomislav Šaban (born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1971) is a composer of classical and jazz music whose works were performed by leading orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists in his home country, as well as in numerous European countries, China, Australia, and the USA. He also acts as a conductor and a music producer in various musical setups on concert stages and in recording studios. He publishes his works as sheet music, sound and video recordings through his family owned company Fonart.
Tomislav studied music in his native Zagreb, in Miami (USA) and Vienna (Austria), where he obtained Masters Degree in classical composition in 1998. He was awarded several prizes for his compositions in the fields of symphonic and jazz music, as well as for his activities in the recording industry. His transcription of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for two pianos appeared in 2001 on a CD release by EMI Classic and rated among the best selling classical albums in several European countries. He acts regularly as a jury member at international composition contests for contemporary classical, improvised or stage music.
He holds the post of the Secretary General of the Croatian Composers’ Society (HDS) since 2001. Between 2000 and 2013 he was engaged as the artistic director of HDS jazz projects, producing around 200 concerts with musicians ranging from jazz legends to emerging artists and crossover projects.
He is one of the founding members of European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA). Between 2013 and 2019 he acted as Vice-President of ECSA and chairman of its committee for the classical/arts music /(ECF).
He is also active within the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) where he is a member of the Executive Committee of its International Council of Music Authors (CIAM) since 2007.
Arriën Molema
Declaration & Biography
I’ve been awarded Platinum and Golden records for my work with the band “Room Eleven”, with which I’ve had many successful sold-out tours in The Netherlands and toured extensively in Canada, Japan, South-Africa, Germany and Belgium. Currently active as a songwriter, composer and producer, and I’ve released multiple EPs and music for documentaries/films.
Since 2013 I've been active in the field of authors rights, with the aim to improve the position of creators and musicians in the music industry. I’ve co-founded and am currently chair of BAM! Popauteurs, the youngest fastest-growing (and at the moment the biggest) Dutch Songwriters Society in The Netherlands, which unites young songwriters to discuss issues related to the digital exploitation of copyright.
I’m also vice-chair of the supervisory board of the Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra since 2013, and have been an ECSA boardmember from 2019-2022. At CIAM I’ve been active as an ExCo-member since 2017, and was elected Vice-President in 2019. At the ExCo I’m part of the Governance Working Group, the Metadata & Technology Working Group, and the Presidents Working Group.
I’d love to put my experience, knowledge and skills to good use for another CIAM ExCo-term, to keep on working on a fair remuneration for creators worldwide and to think about solutions for the challenges that are facing us (buy-outs, new technologies, etc). My areas of expertise are IP-law, good governance, technology (AI/NFTs, etc), and the involvement of young creators.
I’ve graduated as a Bachelor of Music Education at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, graduated in Philosophy at the University of Utrecht, and am currently finishing up my law-degree. I also hold several positions that are culture-related, such as an advisory position for the Dutch Performing Arts Fund (FPK) and supervisory boardmember of the HKU, the biggest Dutch University of Arts.
Carlos Lara
Declaration
Dear CIAM members, my name is Carlos Lara.
I am a songwriter, and the Operative Vice President of SACM, Mexico’s Authors and Composers Society.
Everyone knows that creators are the heart of the music industry.
However, even in the middle of the most significant transformation and economic growth this industry has experienced, the future is threatening to leave us behind.
For over ten years, I have focused my job on new technologies, and I humbly believe that my expertise in this area has helped us achieve some of the most important goals we had as a collective.
SACM has been an essential part of Mexico’s incredible growth in the digital field; as a matter of fact, the statistics show that our market is one of the worldwide champions in this area.
Today, we are again on the verge of a new digital tsunami; Web 3.0, altogether with the Metaverse, Casual Gaming, Mobile Advertising, and the Internet of Things, could multiply our creator’s revenue in the decades to come.
That’s why I humbly ask you to consider my candidature to be part of the next CIAM Executive Committee.
I am sure that my experience in these areas could contribute to achieving the goals that our creators seek to accomplish in this fantastic moment of transition.
Thank you very much for your time.
SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, MEXICO
EXCO MEMBER
Biography
Carlos Lara is a very successful and seasoned songwriter and music producer in Latin America.
He has sold over 30 million copies during the last three decades, writing and producing for artists like Ricky Martin, RBD, Menudo, Luis Fonsi, Timbiriche, Magneto, Gloria Trevi, Eiza Gonzalez, and Jenni Rivera, to name a few.
Songs like “Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo” (Ricky Martin), “Bazar” (Flans), “El” (Jenni Rivera), “Para Siempre” (Magneto), “Rebelde” or “Salvame” (RBD) and many more, have been part of multi-platinum albums and number one in different countries around Latin America and the US Latin Market.
Carlos has written and produced the music for different sitcoms for Televisa (the biggest TV Network in the Hispanic Market) like “A mil por hora,” “Clase 406”, “Rebelde,” or “Lola,” for example.
He is the music producer behind one of the most prominent selling teen pop bands of the last 20 years in Latin America and the US Latin Market, RBD (13.5 million albums), and the songwriter of several of the biggest hits of this band.
His music has been part of many advertising tv campaigns for Pepsi, Cheetos, Volkswagen, Bimbo, and Walmart.
Currently, Carlos Lara is the Operative Vice President of SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México) with a vast experience in new technologies thanks to several specializations in topics like Blockchain, Metaverse, IoT, and the application of VR and AR in the music field.
Facundo Saravia
Declaration
Hello.
My name is Facundo Saravia.
I am Secretary of the Board of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers -SADAIC-
I am an author and composer of Argentine folklore musical compositions.
As a performer, I was part of "Los Chalchaleros" (band\ensemble) for 25 years. I have toured the world extensively playing with the band and performing as a soloist as well, I have also released several albums.
The submission of my application as a candidate for the Executive Committee of CIAM is due to the fact that I consider regional representation to be very relevant, in an organization that brings together authors and music composers from all over the world.
Spanish-speaking Latin America, the region to which I belong, has a strong cultural imprint in a context of shared roots.
In addition, I consider of key importance the debate on ideas about a culture that, beyond regional differences, requires further integration every day, without losing the individuality of each territory.
CIAM is an extremely useful tool due to the participation of its creators in its operation, and I think it would be better if there were a diversity of territories represented, with the contribution of ideas from each reality.
From my personal and professional experience, I believe that my participation would be very useful.
I count on your support.
Thank you very much.
Biography
Born in the city of Buenos Aires on 18 October 1958, he is the son of Juan Carlos Saravia and María Susana Arias Uriburu. He attended primary and secondary school at the San Agustín School in the Federal Capital.
At the beginning of 1980 he joined the Argentinean folk group Los Chalchaleros as a member.
In 1995, he released his first solo album, Transparencias, with his own songs. He obtained gold record and was nominated as a revelation that year, being the first in the folk genre to sing against drugs in his zamba Después del resplandor.
In 1997 he released his second solo CD called Artesanos de la Voluntad and began touring the country performing in different places. He won the Santa Clara de Asís and Madre María de la Música awards.
In 1999, together with Yamila Cafrune, he recorded De changuitos y chinitas with the Miguel Gómez Carrillo boys' choir, an album nominated for the Carlos Gardel awards for music of the year 2000. All this always in parallel to his main activity as a member of the group Los Chalchaleros.
In 2002 he released his solo album Facundo, seeking in this new stage to achieve a place within folklore as a soloist and to continue with themes that concern him, such as En Espera, a song referring to organ donation, or the zamba Viejo amigo, dedicated to the elderly who do not have the attention they deserve.
He retires from the stage in 2018.
Discography:
- Transparencias (1995)
- Artesanos de la voluntad (1997),
- De changuitos y chinitas (Together with Yamila Cafrune)
- Facundo (2002)
- Por esas cosas de vida (2004)
- Estaba cantado (2006)
- Buenas costumbres (2008)
- Rasgos Naturales (2011)
- Tierra Salta 2013
Javier Portugués
Declaration
My name is Javier Portugués Arribas and I am standing for election as a member of CIAM's ExCo on behalf of SGAE, of which I have been a member for more than thirty years and, for the last two years, an active member of the Board of Directors.
Without previous experience as a CIAM member, but with a real interest in contributing and helping colleagues in this new venture.
In SGAE we have a long experience in working and collaborating worldwide and, specifically, in the European and Latin American regions. Undoubtedly, the continuous connection between these two areas and our development of Spanish repertoire has always given us a position of management and connection with these repertoires and fellow partners and executives of the societies.
Also SGAE wants to maintain the level of work and continuity in building regional authors’ alliances. We constitute a bridge between the two authors' councils (WDW and CIAM) both in their internal developments and pursuit of common goals, as well as in the ongoing relationship and negotiation with CISAC. We aim to develop the inter-council working group to address and implement the roadmap of common objectives, as well as to renew relations with the associations and the ALCAM alliance in the Latin American region.
I therefore present my candidacy for the CIAM ExCo.
Biography
Nacido en junio de 1969 en Madrid.
Licenciado en Derecho por el CEU Luis Vives (Universidad de Alcalá de henares) en 1997.
Autor de canciones con títulos grabados por artistas como Modestia Aparte, Cómplices, Efecto Mariposa, Ernesto D’Alessio, David de María… También Músico de directo (batería).
Miembro de la Junta Directiva de SGAE desde 2020.
Amplia experiencia en la industria discográfica y editoriales musicales. Detalle:
EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL
A&R freelance para Sony Music Entertainment España: www.sonymusic.es
A&R freelance para Sony Music Publishing Spain: www.sonymusicpub.com
Miembro de la Junta Directiva de SGAE España: www.sgae.es
Actor de doblaje y locutor publicitario, documental, corporativo… www.portu.tv
Formador habitual en cursos sobre industria de la Música:
(SAE Institute, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad de Cantabria, UEM, EOI…).
Experiencia en televisión:
GESTMUSIC Endemol S.A.U. - Jurado televisivo del talent Operación Triunfo (OT2020)
FREMANTLE Media Spain - Director de productores musicales de FACTOR X España
Experiencia en industria discográfica y editorial:
SONY Music Entertainment España S.L. - (Senior A&R discográfico)
UNIVERSAL Music Publishing, S.L - (A&R editorial)
Sony Music Spain / COLUMBIA - (Director A&R discográfico)
WARNER Music Spain - (Jefe de producto local)
Ediciones Musicales BMG Ariola, S.A - (A&R editorial)
Experiencia como músico y artista:
Lunas Rotas S.L (Músico de directo de la artista Rosana).
Modestia Aparte S.L (Artista/intérprete/administrador, coautor)
OTRA FORMACIÓN DE INTERÉS
2005: Ley de Propiedad Intelectual
Fundación Autor (S.G.A.E) impartida por el gabinete jurídico de SGAE.
2005: Los Contratos de la Música
Especialidad: Redacción, interpretación, actualización y análisis de los contratos editoriales, de producción fonográfica, de management… (Fundación Autor – S.G.A.E).
2012: Action learning – Forward
Especialidad: Curso avanzado de liderazgo y resolución de problemas. Formación de directores específica para ejecutivos Sony Music. Método Birkmann. Miami 2012.
2017: Internet Foundations
Especialidad: Curso avanzado de transformación digital en la empresa.
RRSS, comercio digital, marketing en la red, SEO, SEM. Impartido por el ISDI – Madrid.
- Miembro en activo de SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores), AIE (Artistas, Intérpretes y Ejecutantes), AISGE (Artistas Intérpretes, Sociedad de Gestión), ADOMA (Sindicato de Actores de Doblaje de Madrid) y LGL (La General de Locutores).
Jörg Evers
Declaration
Dear friends and colleagues,
CIAM is a wonderful institution !
If it hadn’t been founded already, we would have to found it today, (hooray )!
CIAM‘s like a big international orchestra, open to all music creators worldwide, respectfully open to all languages, cultures, regions, genres or styles, and beyond.
Thus CIAM is You !
Yes, Your voice is so important for the irresistible „Sound of CIAM“ , praising creativity, solidarity, diversity , humanity, especially freedom of thoughts, speech and the arts!
CIAM, Your institution, will never stop supporting the protection and enforcement of your rights and its adequate remuneration, globally and even in the metaverses !
That’s what I’m standing for as your ExCo candidate.
Nowadays there are increasingly both threats and booming chances for us and our collection societies:
- there‘s still massive rights grabbing piracy going on,
- coerced total buy-outs,
- disbalance between label and songwriter streaming revenues,
- missing metadata and data conflicts,
resulting in billions of unmatched monies , etc.
On the other hand, there’s a full plethora of new monetizing opportunities:
- thru Web3, NFTs, Metaverse, MLC,
- stunning value increases of catalogues,
- enhanced markets for music and music-related items on a global scale etc.
Yes, CIAM still gotta whole lotta work to do !!!
Dear friends, I’d be honoured if you would entrust me again with fighting for our rights and with serving the next CIAM ExCo with all my old chap’s knowledge and experience.
Cheers !
Biography
JE is a songwriter, composer, musician, arranger and music producer for different musical genres. He studied musicology at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, as well as orchestration and music arrangement at the Richard Strauss Conservatory.
He was a member and released albums of various rock-groups such as Amon Düül II, Embryo, Peter Maffay Band, The Pack etc.
JE has scored many gold and platinum records and had countless #1 hits all around the globe i.e. with Montell Jordan, Da Brat, Claudja Barry, Ronnie Jones, Sylvie Vartan, Joe Dassin, Die Jungen Tenöre etc. and composed film scores for feature films , TV series and advertising ( for global brands) .
In 1980 he won the „Best Composer’s Award“ at the 9th Tokyo Music Festival and has received 2 ASCAP Awards ( Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, 2001 ).
Since his first election in 2000 JE is continually serving as a member of the supervisory board of GEMA, the German Collective Management Organization ( CMO ) and has been Chairman of the GEMA Board between 2009 and 2012.
2006-2007 he completed a course for specialist solicitor in inter/national copy- and media-right at the IUM (Institute für Urheber- and Medienrecht, Munich ).
From 2007 until 2012 he was also President of the DKV , the German Composers‘ Association, and became board member of ECSA for APCOE 2013-2016.
Since 2005 JE is serving on the Executive Committee of CIAM and has accompanied the foundings of the various partner alliances. From 2018 on he’s been working as CIAM‘s Vice President and as a member in diverse CIAM-Working-Groups.
Beginning in 2008 he has represented both CIAM and ECSA as a Metadata & Tech delegate in the negotiations between CMOs, digital platforms, creators and publishers in respect of building a GRD ( Global Repertory Database ).
Later on he became a CIAM and ECSA representative of music creators in the various CIS-Net Cross-Industry Projects by CISAC i.e. „Rights Holders Access“ , „IPI Lookup Service“, „ISWC Allocation Service“ and „ Musical Works Information“( introducing worldwide access for creators and publishers alike to their works‘ global data registrations ) etc.
2019 he was delegate/candidate as Board Member of the AMLC ( applicant to run the MLC – under the terms of the US Music Modernisation Act) and participated 2021 for CIAM at the „Unclaimed Royalties Study Roundtable“ of the US Copyright Office.
Moreover he’s a regular DDEX workshop participant.
Marek Hojda
Declaration
My name is Marek Hojda. I am a songwriter, singer and keyboard player. Currently, in addition to my creative work I am the Polish collecting society ZAiKS board advisor and the Director of Music Export Poland, a foundation established by my CMO. I am also a board member of the European Music Exporters Exchange, the umbrella association for 26 European music export offices.
Some of you remember me as a former vice president of the Polish collecting society and a former member of the CIAM ExCo from 2016 to 2017.
When I ask for your vote, you could ask, why we need another European guy in the Executive Committee, when CIAM should represent worldwide composers. Well, Europe has been always leading in copyright issues. Bern Convention was established in Switzerland, private copy levies were invented in the 60s in Germany, and now, the new DSM directive is implemented in the EU member states, which gives hope to make big DSPs pay us, creators, fairer remuneration. But then, the ideas should be spread around the globe. That's our role and that's what our solidarity is all about. The word solidarity, associated with the Polish movement from the 80s, has now regained its value. It was my society that encouraged other CISAC members to help our Ukrainian brothers and sisters by launching the #Creators for Ukraine program. We coordinate aid from the funds contributed by CISAC members by buying medicines and transporting them to Ukraine. In properties owned by ZAIKS, we host artists, their families, and employees of cultural institutions from Ukraine. We give allowances to artists and their families in Poland. We support financially actions that help Ukrainian culture - because culture empowers democracy.
Ukraine is fighting also for our democracy and freedom, and we must stay united. We can’t let them down.
I represent the largest CEE CMO in the region. Poland and other countries, despite having problems with democracy and the rule of law, are fast-growing, emerging music markets.
As for me, besides composing, I have always been interested in new technologies in the music industry. At Berklee College of Music, I graduated in "Music Marketing" and in July I'm going back there to study Data Analytics. With a broader view of what's going on in the music industry, I'd like to come back to ExCo to prepare the music creators’ community for the new opportunities that are opening, and also to define the threats that may affect us. We once made a mistake, and deals were signed with DSPs that were unfavourable to creators. As a result, we are still struggling with the problem of low salaries. Let's not repeat that mistake and let's be prepared to fight for our rights in the fast-approaching reality of METAVERSE, the challenges that AI, blockchain, NFTs, and many other things that are invented now by thousands of startups. That's where I see my role at ExCo.
Biography
Marek Hojda – Authors Society ZAiKS board advisor, the Director of Music Export Poland, a foundation established by the Authors Society ZAiKS, board member of European Music Exporters Exchange and long-time activist (including Deputy President of Authors Society ZAiKS, member of the CIAM ExCo in 2016-2017); jazz, pop and rock music composer, arranger, vocalist and bands’ member. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2022 with a certificate in Music Marketing.
Marek was born in 1966 in Krakow and graduated from the Jazz Faculty at the University of Music in Katowice in vocal class, arrangements, and compositions. He was a member of famous Polish bands.
Throughout his career, Marek cooperated with Polish Radio and TV and worked as a music director for dozens of shows. He is also recognized by his extensive works for children, presenting at the famous TV shows, composing songs and cooperating with artists like Majka Jeżowska or Aida (Armenian artist, platinum record, 2006)
From 1996 to 2002 Marek run his record label 2Marx. Currently, he runs his own recording studio Homar Music working as a music producer with many Polish artists.
With his extensive background in the music industry both as a music creator, artist and businessman, Marek is involved in various initiatives related to new technologies in the music industry such as participating in ECSA working groups: "WG on Tech and AI" and "WG on Music Streaming" or another semester at Berklee College of Music "Data Analytics in Music"
Passionate marathon runner, mountaineer, and movie lover.
Stan Meissner
Declaration
I’m Stan Meissner. I’m a SOCAN board member and its past-president, and it has been my honour to have been a member of the Exco for the last few terms.
In my role as chair of the ExCo governance committee, together with my esteemed colleagues, we’ve had to deal with things we never could’ve imagined when our term began. But in revamping our internal rules to allow for this meeting and for online voting, we’ve made changes that will continue to serve us now and well into the future.
With everything happening in our world these days, with issues surrounding rights withdrawals, sales of catalogues, sales of writer shares, buyouts, NFTs etc., and all of the ways that can and likely will affect the PRO and MRO landscape globally, I can’t stress enough how important it is that on the ExCo, we have strong representation from North America, and specifically Canada, for its unique perspective.
We’ve all seen how the music business has been continually changing around us. And not just small changes. In the last 20 years alone, much of our music business has reinvented itself, probably at least twice. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. Some things remain constant.
The fight for songwriters to be compensated fairly for our work has remained constant. As you well know, at every turn there are many forces that continually conspire to grab as much of the pie as possible and creators are often left fighting over the scraps.
Our role at CIAM is to speak up. To be one voice, an international voice, that speaks purely for creators and our rights, and louder than any of those who continually claim to speak for us. Only we can truly speak, and fight, for ourselves.
I’ve spent my entire songwriting career, being involved in advocating for creator’s rights. Given all of my experiences, I feel I can continue to bring an informed perspective to the ExCo, and I would appreciate your vote and support.
Biography
Stan Meissner has been a professional songwriter/composer for more than 40 years, under contracts with BMG Music Publishing, Warner-Chappell and Rondor/Universal Music, writing for many international acts including: Céline Dion, Lara Fabian, Eddie Money, Shania Twain, LeeAnn Womack, Ricochet, Rita Coolidge, BJ Thomas, Lee Aaron among many others. As a recording artist, he released three solo albums on A&M and Duke Street/Universal garnering several top 10 hits in Canada.
Meissner has also written music for several TV shows and films including: Beverly Hills 90210, A&E's Biography, Berenstain Bears, Tropical Heat, Friday the 13th and Ghoulies and many more. Stan's work has earned him numerous gold and multi-platinum records, as well as a Gemini Award, two JUNO nominations, Canadian Music Publishers Association Award, British Columbia Country Music Association 'Songwriter of the Year' Award, and a SOCAN #1 Award.
As a member of the CIAM ExCO since 2012, President of the Board of Directors of SOCAN (2012-2018), Chair of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2012-2024), President of the SOCAN Foundation (2006-2012) and President of the Songwriters Association of Canada (2000-2006), Stan has been very active in the songwriting community, working as a tireless advocate to further a more positive environment for creators in Canada and around the world.
Wally Badarou
Declaration
Hi, I am Wally Badarou, composer songwriter from Benin, West Africa, french citizen and representing Sacem here.
During my first mandate as part of the Executive Committee of CIAM, I have enjoyed the privilege to witness, measure up and participate to the collective effort that has been carried out through these last years, coping with all the ubiquituous and everlasting challenges authors right had to face, and will not stop facing anytime soon: those that were and will remain forever inherent to the very nature of authors right, added to those the pandemic, the politics and all the new technologies have and will continue to throw before us, here and around the world. I therefore wish to continue participating to that effort so that, together with your support, we can carry the fight in a positive, pro-active and collective spirit. Many thanks in advance.
Biography
Longtime associate of british band Level 42, Wally Badarou has co-written, performed on and co-produced with the band from the beginning.
Also member of the Compass Point All Stars, the in-house recording team working with Grace Jones, Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, etc, he has also recorded with Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithfull, Talking Heads, Foreigner, Power Station, Manu Dibango and Miriam Makeba, among many others.
He has produced albums by Fela Kuti, Salif Keita, Wasis Diop, Trilok Gurtu, Carlinhos Brown; wrote for films Countryman, Kiss of the Spider Woman; directed and wrote for Jean-Paul Goude's French Bicentennial parade in 1989; and helped organise the Kora All Africa Music Awards in the late 90s.
His solo instrumental work includes “Words Of A Mountain” and “Echoes”, the latter featuring "Chief Inspector", "Mambo" (sampled for Massive Attack's "Daydreaming", Blue Lines debut album), and "Hi-Life".
As a member of Sacem's board since 2012, founder of the newly born African Music Academy, and from within many organisations in France, Europe and abroad, he has been a strong advocate of authors rights around the world.
Presidency Candidate
Eddie Schwartz
Declaration
No matter what genre of music you work in, no matter what culture you grew up in or language you sing, no matter who you are or where you are, if you create music, CIAM is about you.
It is a very special privilege to play a role in this unique global fellowship of music creators, a community it has taken decades to build. And going forward our job is to continue to build and strengthen our alliances, to continue to learn from each other, to continue advocating for diversity, for equity, and always advocating for our rights wherever and whenever they are challenged or threatened, and for a fair and sustainable music ecosystem.
Being part of CIAM has been one of the greatest honors of my life, I do not take it for granted, and I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve my community.
I want to thank our entire outgoing Exco, and in particular our Working Group Chairs, Anna Liddell, Brendan Gallagher, Stan Meissner, Marvin Dolgay, our two Vice Presidents, Jorg Evers and Arrien Molema, our Honorary President Lorenzo Ferrero, and we would be lost without Luisa Luna, our CIAM Coordinator.
Thank you all. I very much look forward to continuing this important journey together.
Biography
Eddie Schwartz is best known for writing such classic hit songs as “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” recorded by Pat Benatar, “Don’t Shed A Tear” by Paul Carrack, and “The Doctor” by the Doobie Brothers, as well as some two hundred songs recorded and performed by artists such as Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Robert Palmer, America, Jeffrey Osborne, Donna Summer, Rita Coolidge, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts and Mountain – among others.
As a record producer, he has enjoyed success with numerous projects, including the Doobie Brothers’ “Cycles” album, Paul Carrack’s “Groove Approved”, Rita Coolidge’s “Fire Me Back”, as well as his own recordings as an artist. Worldwide physical sales before the streaming era were well in excess of 65 million units, and that remarkable popularity of many of his songs continues on all formats to this day.
With roots in both the US and Canada, Eddie has won numerous JUNO, BMI, and SOCAN awards, including SOCAN’s prestigious Cultural Achievement award in 2020, and he was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.
Eddie has served as President of the Songwriters Association of Canada, Co-Chair of Music Creators North America, Chair of Fair Trade Music International, President of the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM), and was elected to six consecutive terms on the SOCAN Board and Executive Committee before moving to Nashville in 1997, where he graduated from the renown Leadership Music program in 2000.
In 2013 Eddie was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.