Event Entertainment News You Can Use
by Mark Sonder Productions, Inc., booking headline entertainment and production services since 1985. Celebrating our 26th Year!

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Summer 2011 Issue Features:


Industry News: Music Licensing: What Event Planners Must Know

The history of licensing your music for meetings/events goes back to the late 1980's.  At that time Jon Howe, who assisted in negotiating the license, was speaking on the topic around the USA.  He was asked to present at Meeting World in the summer of 1991 in New York City.  Unfortunately he had a conflict.  Management at Meeting World still wanted this very important subject to be presented to its registrants and asked Jon to recommend a substitute.  That substitute was Mark Sonder.

This free webcast, Music Licensing:  What Event Planners Must Know, marks the 20th anniversary of that Meeting World presentation, now given by both Jon Howe, Esq, Partner, Howe & Hutton and Mark Sonder, CSEP, Chief Entertainment Officer, Mark Sonder Productions, Inc.  The moderator will be Meeting & Conventions Magazine Senior Editor, Sarah JF Braley.

For more information and to register for this free webinar: click here.



Featured Act: Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is a rhythm and blues vocal group best known for emotional ballads and complex, intricate a cappella harmonies. Based on record sales, Boyz II Men is the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. This says it all. Now available for corporate and association meetings and special events.

For more on Boyz II Men click here.



Event Tip: Selecting the Correct Music Licenses

To assist our corporate and association clients we list the different music licenses you may be liable for. These various license fees would be paid directly to ASCAP, BMI and/or SESAC not Mark Sonder Productions. These documents are in addition to your Mark Sonder Productions Personal Services Agreement, Riders, etc.

To download the actual music licenses please click here.



As an award-winning entertainment agency, Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. is the national leader in designing event marketing solutions through headline entertainment and production services for facilities, corporations and associations. Since 1985.

We Keep You Center Stage for more than a quarter of a century and counting!

For booking information on Boyz II Men or other headliners, call Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. at +1-540-636-1640 or visit our website at www.marksonderproductions.com.

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