second interview

Unit 31, Tileyard Studios
Tileyard Road
London
N7 9AH
+44 (0)20 7700 5755

ABOUT

I've found a second group I could interview it's the featured artist foundation  -
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) was founded in 2009 to support, promote and protect the artist community in the music industry.

Community

The FAC nurtures a community of artists and provides support, advice, and education in order to empower artist entrepreneurs in the ever-evolving music industry. This includes running workshops, mentoring and networking sessions for our members.

Advocacy 

The FAC functions as a collective voice, actively promoting transparency and fairness within the industry. Artists possess a persuasive voice in influencing political debates, so the FAC ensures that voice is heard by government and policymakers in the UK, USA, and EU.

Within the music industry, the FAC encourages better standards and business practices from record labels, music publishers, and other business partners.  The FAC has secured a seat on the board of UK Music, an umbrella organization that brings together all sides of the music industry.  This ensures the artist's voice is heard at the highest level and on an equal footing alongside labels and other stakeholders.

The FAC is also at the heart of umbrella artist organization IAO (International Artist Organisation) in order to unite artists on an international level.

Thought Leadership

As music and technology evolve, the FAC considers emerging forms of creative expression and new and innovative ways for artists to earn a living from what they do. The FAC works positively with the technology sector to stand up for the artist’s position while identifying solutions and opportunities to enhance the options available to artists

http://www.thefac.org/

message - 

Hello I'm a student from Sussex downs college and I'm studying broadcast journalism and for my story, I'm writing about how internet piracy effects the music and film industries and I was told you'd be a good group to talk to about this.

I'd like to set up an interview over the phone however if this is not possible a statement of the following questions.

what kind of effect does online piracy have on the music industry as a whole?
how does it effect the creators/producers of the music?
how else does it affect the music industry?

thank you for your time.