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Saturday, the 21 st of February 2026  #musicians #orchestredharmoniedechamonix #sousphone #flute #baritone #ski #Chamonix  What a treat to meet up with musician friends in Chamonix and be invited to join a rehearsal of the Orchestre d’Harmonie de Chamonix. We were provided with instruments from their store cupboard. I ended up with a sousaphone, a first for me! We played through a mass setting by Jacob de Haan. We must have done a good job as we were invited to play in their

Tuesday, the 17 th of February 2026  #musicindustry #history #nationalarchives #25yearrule #copyright #musicians #producers #termextension #nationalcurriculum #composing #DCMS #government #newlabour   It must be 25 years ago, because the documents have been released to the National Archives!     They reveal my role as Music Industry Adviser to the Government and numerous actions before and after that time getting better rights for musicians.     And now, a young academic is

Friday, the 30 th of January 2026 #MusicRights #Musicians #Artists #IMARA #SeaSymphony   In Paris for a board meeting of IMARA, the global organisation for music performers. Exciting to have been asked to set up this new organisation and continue to work to improve the rights of musicians. Having led the campaigns in Europe to get an extra 20 years of copyright and then streaming rights, I am now in a position to make improvements worldwide, especially in AI.  I was able to