Julie Swidler

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences operates recording professionals membership organization. It is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers, and recording professionals that improves the cultural condition and quality of life for music. The firm provides professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Sony Music Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of prerecorded record, tapes. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

SoundExchange, Inc. collects and distributes royalties with relation to the music industry. It works at the center of digital music, developing business solutions to benefit the entire music industry. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Baldwin Piano, Inc. manufactures and distributes pianos. The company was founded on October 26, 2001 and is headquartered in Trumann, AR.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Universal Music Group, Inc. operates as a music publishing firm. It owns and manages businesses engaged in music recording, publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content. Its brands include Decca Records, EMI, Abbey Road Studios, Bravad, and Republic Records. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

American Association of Independent Music operates as a not-for-profit trade organization representing diverse group American record labels. It represents musical genres as diverse as their membership, including Bluegrass, Blues, Children’s, Classical, Comedy, Country, Dance/electronic, Gospel, Folk, Hawaiian, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Latin, Metal, New Age, Pop, R&B, Reggae, Roots, Soca/Caribbean, Traditional American, World, and more. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce conducted extensive market research on the music industry, surveying over 2,500 people and conducting 3 focus groups. The 10-county Nashville economic market has a population of 1.9 million and is the largest metropolitan area within a five-state region. The non-profit company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber is a nonprofit business federation focused on facilitating community leadership to create economic prosperity. The region is known for its creativity, growth, and business opportunities, and is home to risk takers. The CEO of the company is Ralph Schulz.

WMG Acquisition Corp. engages in recording and publishing of music. It operates through two businesses: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. The Recorded Music business engages in marketing, sale and licensing of recorded music in various physical format such as CDs, LPs and DVDs, and digital format such as downloads, streaming and ringtones. The Music Publishing business owns and acquires rights to musical compositions, exploits and markets these compositions. The company was founded on March 18, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IFPI Secretariat in London is responsible for co-ordinating international strategies in the key areas of the organization's work anti-piracy enforcement, lobbying of governments and representation in international organizations, legal strategies, litigation and public relations. It is also the recording industry's most authoritative source of market research and information, providing a comprehensive range of global industry statistics. IFPI's regional offices for Asia, Europe and Latin America are responsible for implementing IFPI's strategies at regional level, co-ordinating the work of national groups and setting lobbying priorities tailored to the political environment in their regions. IFPI's office in Brussels is the recording industry's representation to the European Union. It interacts directly with the EU institutions and coordinates the industry's representation throughout Europe. IFPI's Regional Office for Asia is located in Hong Kong, with additional offices in China and Singapore. It co-ordinates the region's lobbying activities and legal strategies. IFPI Latin America, has an executive office in Miami and co-ordinates the region's lobbying, anti-piracy and communication activities.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC publishes records and distributes music. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Razor & Tie Direct LLC operates as an independent music labels and publishing companies. It provides strategic marketing, publicity, new media/online marketing, tour marketing, radio and video promotion, as well as in-house creative team and video production services. The company was founded by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP provides legal services. It is a business and litigation firm with a diverse client base, includes business, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individual clients. The firm represents business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. The company was founded by Robert D. Klingler in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

New York Edge provides school-based afterschool programs in New York City and the metropolitan region. It helps to bridge the opportunity gap among underserved students by providing programs designed to improve academic performance, health and wellness, self-confidence, character and attitudes for success in life. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Woodside, NY.

Universal Music Publishing Group publishes, distributes, and markets music. It controls the rights to more than a million songs. The company collects royalties for mechanical reproduction and licenses its songs for use in movies and television. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Base Holograms LLC produces and manages live entertainment properties and venues. It partners with artists, cultural and educational institutions, media companies and other investors to entertain crowds. The company was founded by Brian Evan Becker in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

WhiteFence, Inc. provides online shopping services. The firm's product include telephone, cable and satellite television, Internet, electricity, natural gas, and home security. The company was founded on March 24, 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Columbia Records Group produces music albums. It produces soundtrack albums for films such as A Mighty Wind, Men in Black II and Strictly Ballroom, and also compilation albums such as we're a happy family - A tribute to the ramones. It also markets DVDs and distributes videos, and streaming audio over the internet. The company was founded in 1800 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moss Adams LLP engages in the provision of assurance, tax, consulting, risk management, transaction, and wealth services. It focuses on serving public, private, and not-for-profit enterprises. The company was founded by John G. Mcintosh in 1913 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

S-Curve Records LLC provides recorded music, music publishing, artist management and broad spectrum digital capabilities. The company was founded by Steve Greenberg in 2000 and is based in New York, NY.

Selectable Media, Inc. provides premium video advertising solutions for brands and publishers. Its services utilize proprietary technology to enable consumers to unlock digital content and services in exchange for viewing and interacting with brand advertising. The company was founded on February 16, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hollywood Records deals with recording and playing of music online, which is a division of Walt Disney. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in Burbank, CA.

Farm Aid operates as a charitable organization. It gives grants for food and emergency aid, hotlines, legal assistance as well as for education, outreach, and research. The organization helps rural farmers throughout the United States. Farm Aid was founded by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp in September 1985 and is located in Somerville, MA

Natrol LLC engages in the manufacturing and marketing of nutritional products, functional teas, and sports fitness products. Its products include bone and joint support, energy support, hair growth and rejuvenation, heart health, immune and antioxidant support, and weight management. The company was founded by Elliott Balbert in 1980 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, CA.

Greenberg Traurig LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in business aviation, futures and derivatives, financial regulatory and compliance, financial services litigation, project and infrastructure finance, public finance, restructuring, bankruptcy, and structured finance. The company was founded by Larry J. Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert H. Traurig in 1967 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Performance Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. The company was formed to attempt to acquire, merge or effect another type of exchange with one or more businesses in the publishing, entertainment and/ or media industry. Peformance Acquisition is headquartered in Jackson, WY.

The State Bar of Georgia is an organization that provides resources and support for lawyers in the state of Georgia. The organization is based in Atlanta, GA and offers programs such as committees, sections, and a lawyer assistance program. The private company's website offers a variety of services, including a member directory, legal aid resources, and virtual law museum. Additionally, they offer a comprehensive law library called Fastcase, which is a free member benefit for lawyers. The State Bar of Georgia also recommends Member Benefits, Inc. as a broker for members' health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as other approved products.

Atlanta Bar Association, Inc. operates as a voluntary bar association. It offers professional, social, financial, charitable and civic programs and services. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers operates as a membership association. It is composed of U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. The firm protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. The organization was founded in 1870 and it is headquartered in New York, NY

National Music Publishers'' Association, Inc. is a non-profit organizations that represent American music publishers and songwriting partners. It provides reproduction licenses, public performance licenses, synchronization licenses, and folio licenses. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Internet Education Foundation operates as a non-profit organization committed to a strong Internet to promote communications, commerce and democracy. It is supported by public interest groups, corporations and associations representative of the diverse Internet community. The company was founded by Jerry Berman in January 1997 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Premiere Networks, Inc. operates radio stations. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA.