American Association of Independent Music

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The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is a trade association that represents independent record labels in the United States.[1] A2IM is headquartered in New York City. There are also chapters of A2IM located in Nashville, Chicago, Northern California, Southern California, and the Pacific Northwest.

History

A2IM launched on July 5, 2005.[2] The organization has some 400 independent music label members and over 150 associate members (companies who don't own masters but rely upon, provide services for, or otherwise support independent music labels). A2IM was preceded by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) founded in 1972. In 1997 it changed its name to the Association for Independent Music (AFIM). As AFIM, the organization was best known for the annual issuing of Indie Awards, recognizing artistic and commercial success among artists signed to independent music labels. These were known as "NAIRD awards" prior to the name change. The AFIM Indie Awards were last issued in 2003, and the organization dissolved in 2004.[3][4] The name "Indie Award" has since been adopted by the Canadian Music Week convention.

Structure

A2IM's CEO is Richard James Burgess.


The organization's board of directors is composed of the following:

Stephanie Alexa - ATO Records VP of Finance and Licensing

Craig Balsam - Razor & Tie CEO and Co-Founder

Glenn Dicker - Yep Roc Records Founder

Amy Deitz - INgrooves EVP and GM

Dave Hansen - Epitaph Records/Anti General Manager

Andrew Kautz - Big Machine Label Group COO

Martin Mills - Beggars Group Founder/CEO

Louis Posen - Hopeless Records Founder/CEO

Scott Robinson - Dualtone Records CEO/Co-Founder

Tom Silverman - Tommy Boy Founder/CEO

Darius Van Arman - Secretly Label Group Co-Owner


The organization's president's advisory committee is composed of:

Alisa Coleman - ABKO Music and Records COO

Randy Chin - VP Records President

Amit Nerurkar - Mass Appeal Records General Manager .

Associations

A2IM is a member of the World Independent Network (WIN). WIN is the organization that includes all of the world's independent music label trade organizations, 26 in all, from the Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, UK, etc.

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Paul F. (March 20, 2007). "The fate of indie music as we know it". Salon. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ Steve Gordon (2011). The Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies, pp. 273–276. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1617130729
  3. ↑ Chris Morris (17 April 2004). "AFIM to Shut; New Era begins?. Billboard, pp. 6 and 77
  4. ↑ Geoffrey Hull, Thomas Hutchison, Richard Strasser (2011). The Music and Recording Business, pp. 188; 317. Routledge. ISBN 113691112X
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