Famous Music Industry Organizations in Several Countries, Here are The Names

FEMUSINDO.com - Organizations in the music industry play a very important role. The music industry is a business sector related to music, where compositions, recordings, or other things related to music are traded.

The music industry is also a subsector of the creative industry related to the creation, composition, writing, creation, production, to marketing of musical works.

This organization has a role, ranging from promoting music sales, enforcing copyright laws, research and others related to the music industry.

Here are some names of organizations in the music industry in several countries.

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is an organization that works in the world recording industry.

IFPI was founded in 1933 in Italy and is registered as a non-profit organization in Switzerland. IFPI is currently operated in the main secretariat located in London, with branch offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, and Miami.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States.

Its members are record labels and distributors, which "make, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of the legal sales of recorded music in the United States." The company's headquarters are in Washington, D.C.

Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) is a trade association of Japanese companies engaged in the music industry.

It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and changed its name to its current name in 1969.

RIAJ's activities include music sales promotion, copyright enforcement, and research related to the Japanese music industry.

The association also publishes the RIAJ Yearbook, a summary of music sales statistics by year, and disseminates a variety of other data.

Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo; there are 20 RIAJ member companies and a number of associate and supporting member companies.

Some of its members are Japanese offices of multinational companies. The association certifies gold and platinum albums in Japan.

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the trade association of the British recording industry. Its members are hundreds of record companies, including the big four (Warner Music Group, EMI, Sony BMG, and Universal Music Group).

Formed in 1973, its purpose is to combat copyright infringement or piracy. It awards the Brit Awards and the Mercury Prize each year.

Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI)

Bundesverband Musikindustrie or BVMI (The Federal Association of Music Industry) is a German organization that regulates the recording industry in Germany. It is a branch of the IFPI.

Syndicat National de l'édition phonographique (SNEP)

Syndicat National de l'édition phonographique (SNEP) is an inter-professional organization that protects the recording industry in France. SNEP was founded in 1922, and has 48 member companies.

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON)

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) (English: Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A.C.) is a non-profit organization and is a multinational and national Mexican recording company.

Founded on April 3, 1963, AMPROFON is an associate member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE)

Spanish Music Producers (Spanish: Productores de Música de España, abbreviated PROMUSICAE) is a trade group in Spain.

The group is part of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry group for Spain.

Pro-Música Brasil (PMB)

Pro-Música Brasil (PMB), formerly Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) (Brazilian Recording Producers Association) is a music industry association in Brazil.

Związek Producentów Audio-Video (ZPAV)

Związek Producentów Audio-Video (ZPAV) is an organization representing the interests of the music industry in Poland and the Polish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Established in 1991, ZPAV is authorized by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage to act as a collective management body for the management of copyrights of phonogram and videogram producers.

Związek Producentów Audio-Video, abbreviated as ZPAV, publishes the Polish Music Charts and provides certification of music recordings. (*)