British Music Rights has today announced the appointment of a new Press & Communications Executive. 

Adam Webb will take up the newly-created role at the end of August.  Adam is a freelance journalist who has worked for a number of publications, including Music Week, The Guardian and New Media Age.

Adam Webb said of his appointment:  “Personally speaking, this is a huge opportunity to work for an organisation where music and the value of music are among its core values. Particularly at this present place in time. Amidst some fundamental changes to our industry, I look forward to an exciting and challenging future with both British Music Rights and its member organisations.”

British Music Rights’ Acting Chief Executive, Cathy Koester adds:  “We are delighted that Adam will be joining the British Music Rights team.  His journalistic experience and wealth of industry contacts will bring a fresh perspective and an extra dimension to our media strategy.”

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For further information, please contact Cathy Koester on 020 7306 4446 or email cathy.koester@bmr.org.  www.bmr.org

Notes to Editors:

• British Music Rights was established to promote greater awareness of the interests and concerns of British music composers, songwriters and publishers to UK and EU policymakers and the wider public. The primary focus is to communicate an understanding of the rights and rewards for creativity in the music business; the value of those rights to UK plc; the impact of new technologies upon music creators and publishers and the resulting policy and legislative implications.
  
• Our member organisations are the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the Music Publishers Association, the Performing Right Society and the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society.