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    Music Licensing Services

    Wedding receptions are private and it seems like most event centers don't even know what ASCAP and BMI are. DJs know about BMI and ASCAP, but simply pass the responsibility to the venue.“BMI licenses the “public performance” of music… events such as private parties and weddings are not...
  2. Lake Jon

    Music Licensing Services

    From BMIA “public performance” of music is defined in the U.S. copyright law to include any music played outside a normal circle of friends and family. Songwriters, composers, and music publishers have the exclusive right to play their music publicly and to authorize others to do so under the...
  3. Lake Jon

    Music Licensing Services

    I believe there are educational and religious exceptions.
  4. Lake Jon

    Music Licensing Services

    Thats a good point on the rental agreement.
  5. Lake Jon

    Music Licensing Services

    I checked on the ASCAP site and for a private club the rates are reasonable. They are higher for a bar, but another cost you've got to pay.
  6. Lake Jon

    Music Licensing Services

    I understand the reasons behind BMI and ASCAP, however, I've been to multiple event centers and none of them had any audio/video restrictions, nor were aware of what music licensing was. I talked to a couple DJs and they say it's the event center's responsibility. I had another place say they...
  7. Lake Jon

    Motorized Curtains

    I could easily add a valance to cover up the suspended tracking. Weight might be an issue, I'd be looking for lighter-weight tracking and curtain fiber, not the big huge thick black curtains. I'd like light-weight, with as much blackout as possible.
  8. Lake Jon

    Motorized Curtains

    The stage will be permanent, same with lighting etc... The fully closed curtains will conceal the stage as much as reasonably possible, so the two curtains will be more like 11' - 12' feet wide so there's a little extra. I envision the curtains would cover roughly half the base of the stage so...
  9. Lake Jon

    Motorized Curtains

    The stage will be ~20x8 about a foot tall, all seating will be in front and there will be a full wall behind the stage and full wall to the right. The ceiling is ~9'8". The two curtains will open in the middle and be in a basic rectangle shape of 20x9 when closed. I want the curtain width to...
  10. Lake Jon

    Motorized Curtains

    I'm an uneducated newbie just looking for advice. If I have a 20 ft wide stage and want a basic black motorized curtain about 9' ft tall, where do I go and roughly how much would it be? There are quite a few things going into this and this would be a cool part, but this is much needed in my...
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