Business services
Music publishing is an integral part of the UK’s world-leading music industry. Publishers have built their success upon a passion for greatmusic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and sound business judgement. The MPA exists to support and encourage these qualities.
- The MPA negotiates various guidelines, standard form licences, schemes and agreements, saving our members time and money.
- Template contracts are available exclusively to MPA members.
- MPA members can take advantage of a free half hour financial advice session with a leading firm of chartered accountants.
- The MPA actively protects copyright, through our contribution to industry-wide initiatives, and by acting against individual websites offering unlicensed sheet music, tablature and lyrics.
- The MPA Catalogue of Printed Music promotes sales of sheet music, providing up to the minute information to publishers, retailers and the
general public. - The MPA is the UK agency for ISMNs, a unique numbering system for printed music equivalent to ISBNs for books.
- The Printed Music Section of the Music Industries Association Awards is administered by the MPA.
- Need a meeting space in central London? The MPA Boardroom and a smaller meeting room (both wi-fi equipped) are available for members to use.
- MPA members can advertise job vacancies free of charge on the MPA’s website.
- Members receive discounted subscriptions on a range of publications including Billboard, Record of the Day, Classical Music and more.
- The MPA negotiates group discounts on behalf of its members with service providers such as the Official Charts Company and Nielsen Music Control.
- Liaison meetings are arranged between MPA members and service providers such as Counterpoint.
The MPA is constantly working to expand the range of benefits and services it offers in response to our members’ requirements.