PRS For Music has appointed three new directors to its Members' Council.
Composer Dobs Vye, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Emily Phillips and composer Simon Anderson have joined the council, confirmed during the performance rights organisation’s annual general meeting.
The role of the Members' Council is to ensure that the views, concerns and needs of PRS members are heard and met. The council also focuses on strategic oversight and reviews company performance.
Vye is a composer best known for television scoring and creating title themes for more than two hundred TV formats across major UK broadcasters, including Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping, Time Is Money, Win Win and The Travel Show.
Emily Phillips is known for Top 10 records in the UK and the US, and has three platinum albums in the UK. She has collaborated with artists ranging from Sigrid to Rizzle Kicks.
Anderson’s works have been placed in TV adverts, feature films, trailers and TV shows, underpinning his leadership in music publishing as SVP of global publishing at Audio Network.
I welcome Dobs, Emily, Simon and Ross and look forward to their expertise and input
Julian Nott
Ross Greening, EVP, global administration of Universal Music Publishing, has also been appointed to the council as a designated publisher member.
Julian Nott, chair, PRS Members’ Council, said: “PRS belongs to the songwriters, composers and publishers it represents. In a world where there is greater competition for eyes and ears than ever before, the Members’ Council is vital in putting members’ voices first and ensuring the society continues to adapt and evolve to meet creators’ needs, now and in the future. I welcome Dobs, Emily, Simon and Ross and look forward to their expertise and input over the coming years.”
This year’s AGM also marked the final year of Andrea Czapary Martin’s tenure as CEO, following a period of sustained growth and transformation at PRS. The organisation will begin the process of identifying its next CEO, with a focus on continuing to deliver for members in an increasingly global and digital music landscape.
Elsewhere, Nott highlighted Martin's “bold commitment to transform PRS into a billion-pound society in just five years”, and thanked Jackie Alway, V V Brown, Laura Mvula and John Truelove who have stepped down from the council.
Martin added: “As we look to the future, it’s clear that the opportunities for creators are expanding. Our role is to make sure the system continues to work for them so that as the industry grows, the value flows back to the people who create the music. They have a right to be rewarded for their contribution, for their creativity to be protected and encouraged, to know that those who look after their rights do so with comparable energy and innovation."
PHOTO (L-R): Simon Anderson, Emily Phillips, Dobs Vye
