Sacem is making new commitments to strengthen support for its members and clients and to contribute to music's comeback
- Supporting young creators at the start of their artistic careers, and the most vulnerable members: new, simplified online membership; a reduction in Sacem membership fees, and the launch of a dedicated complementary health insurance plan.
- Strengthening the members' community and support mechanisms: launch of the Sacem Plus platform for members; creation of a Cultural Consulting Bureau to support creators in their projects.
- Bolstering Covid-related support measures: + 3.5 million euros for the emergency fund for Sacem members; extension of exceptional remuneration on livestreams until September 2021
- Supporting the music-playing economic actors most affected by the crisis: a new financial support programme (700,000 euros) for cafés-hotels-restaurants-nightclubs for 2,000 concerts; the creation of a Sacem Connect platform to put artists-creators in touch with music hosting venues
Since the beginning of the health crisis, Sacem has demonstrated that its collective management model is more useful and essential than ever by supporting its members and music-playing clients affected by the situation and by fulfilling a central role in the mobilisation of the music sector's stakeholders.
Today, while the world of music remains in a state of uncertainty even amid the recent moves [JC1] toward a reopening, Sacem is making new commitments to continue to support authors, composers and music publishers who continue to face serious difficulties, but also to enable the complete success of the resumption of musical and cultural activities and to contribute to the revival of the industry.
In this persistent crisis situation, Sacem is strengthening support offered to young creators at the start of their artistic careers and to its most vulnerable members
As the crisis has increased isolation and uncertainty for many authors, composers and music publishers, Sacem is putting in place new measures to provide them with even more personalised support that is better adapted to their needs, at all stages of their careers.
First of all, Sacem wishes to extend support to a maximum number of creators, including those, especially young people, who were not members until now and who may be experiencing great financial difficulties. So it is setting up an online membership service to simplify the arrival of new members. The launch of this online membership service is accompanied by a reduction in membership fees. These will now be €100 for authors or composers, compared to €154 previously, and €300 for publishers, compared to €500 previously.
In order to meet the needs of its members, notably those who have particular difficulties, have inadequate coverage or do not benefit from any mutual insurance, Sacem has been offering a dedicated supplementary health insurance scheme since June 1st, in partnership with Audiens.
This comprehensive offer includes a selection of 100%-reimbursed procedures and equipment including:
Today, while the world of music remains in a state of uncertainty even amid the recent moves [JC1] toward a reopening, Sacem is making new commitments to continue to support authors, composers and music publishers who continue to face serious difficulties, but also to enable the complete success of the resumption of musical and cultural activities and to contribute to the revival of the industry.
In this persistent crisis situation, Sacem is strengthening support offered to young creators at the start of their artistic careers and to its most vulnerable members
As the crisis has increased isolation and uncertainty for many authors, composers and music publishers, Sacem is putting in place new measures to provide them with even more personalised support that is better adapted to their needs, at all stages of their careers.
First of all, Sacem wishes to extend support to a maximum number of creators, including those, especially young people, who were not members until now and who may be experiencing great financial difficulties. So it is setting up an online membership service to simplify the arrival of new members. The launch of this online membership service is accompanied by a reduction in membership fees. These will now be €100 for authors or composers, compared to €154 previously, and €300 for publishers, compared to €500 previously.
In order to meet the needs of its members, notably those who have particular difficulties, have inadequate coverage or do not benefit from any mutual insurance, Sacem has been offering a dedicated supplementary health insurance scheme since June 1st, in partnership with Audiens.
This comprehensive offer includes a selection of 100%-reimbursed procedures and equipment including:
- coverage for certain "wellness" services
- assistance in the event of an accident or unexpected hospitalisation
- solidarity, particularly in the form of social action
Because there is strength in numbers in a difficult period, Sacem is strengthening the members' community and its support mechanisms
To relieve isolation and develop exchanges, collaborations and professional networking; to enliven its community every day and support musical careers, Sacem is launching Sacem Plus.
With this platform, every member will benefit, entirely free of charge, from content adapted to their professional needs, including:
- Members +, to create your profile and view those of others in the community
- Agenda +, to publish your events and find out about professional meetings
- Classifieds +, to buy, sell, propose collaborations
- Partners +, to benefit from advantages and discounts with Sacem's partners (equipment, accreditations, etc)
- Sacem Connect, to find places to play live
Sacem is also strengthening its support, advice and guidance activities through the creation of a cultural consulting bureau to assist members in carrying out their projects, and through major changes to its programmes to assist self-produced artists and publishers in investing in editorial pre-production and music catalogue services.
In the absence of clear prospects for a return to normalcy, Sacem is extending and reinforcing its Covid-related support measures
Many creators, whose royalties are paid several months after the performance or broadcast of their works, will continue to suffer the "Covid effect" through the current year. Faced with this situation, Sacem has decided to extend and reinforce an emergency plan that it launched on March 27th 2020 and that has so far enabled the payment of more than 11,000 emergency grants to authors, composers and publishers in distress since the beginning of the crisis.
At its General Assembly on June 15th, Sacem decided to reinforce this action by voting to allocate an additional 3.5 million euros for the emergency fund that provides this aid, thus reaching a total budget of 13.5 million euros since its launch.
Furthermore, Sacem will continue to play a leading role in mobilising music-industry professional organisations to solicit public authorities, an effort that has led to historic progress in the framework of the new National Music Centre.
This action, in conjunction with other authors' societies, will soon lead to the creation, announced by the Prime Minister in March, of a "safety net" designed to mitigate the impact of the crisis on authors' incomes. This programme, worth 10 million euros, will be financed 50% by the Ministry of Culture and 50% by the National Music Centre and entrusted to Sacem for management.
Today, Sacem wishes to pursue this behind-the-scenes work and to continue to develop a rigorous and constructive dialogue with the State in order to get the needs of the most vulnerable professions taken into account, to deal with market evolutions, and to continue to reinforce and promote the model of collective management, the only guarantee of solidarity.
Furthermore, in order to support members affected by the drop in royalties from the live performance and broadcasting of their work since the beginning of the crisis, Sacem introduced in 2020 a specific remuneration mechanism for livestreamed concerts — a world first for a collective management society that came in response to the expansion of this practice during the confinement period. Although this remuneration is far from compensating for the loss of traditional modes of income, it represents an additional revenue source that can be valuable for certain members. Sacem has therefore decided to extend it until September 2021.
At a key moment in the resumption of their activities, Sacem is supporting the economic actors who play music and who are among those most affected by the crisis
Since the beginning of the crisis, Sacem has been committed to helping clients who have been forced to close their doors; it wants to support them as best it can when they reopen.
To this end, it has set up a new financial support programme, worth €700,000, for cafés, hotels, restaurants and nightclubs to enable them to organise musical events using artists, DJs, etc. This initiative, called Tous En Live, aims to help these establishments reconnect with their clientele at this crucial time while helping revive music and live entertainment.
More than 2,000 concerts will be organised throughout the country, for the benefit of both operators and the public, contributing to the resilience of the music industry.
With the same objective — promoting live musical performances throughout France — Sacem is launching the Sacem Connect platform. Accessible via the customer area on sacem.fr, it connects cultural and social venues with Sacem members. Creators will be able to offer their DJ sets, concerts and shows to bars, restaurants, cafés and associations looking for artists to entertain their establishments or premises.
This space will allow some to find a venue or a place to play, and others to find artists who may want to perform on their premises.
Sacem is accelerating and strengthening its transformation in an effort to show even more commitment to its members.
In order to better serve and support its members at a time when its role has never been so essential, Sacem has launched an internal transformation plan that will enable it to develop its model so that it is more robust, more innovative, more effective and efficient.
The first very strict cost-saving measures taken in 2020 enabled it to devote most of its resources to its members and to limit the impact of its losses, despite the fall in royalty collections, its sole source of funding.
Sacem will continue this transformation in the coming months in order to further strengthen its relationships with members and customers, and pursue its development by relying on digital tools and the strong expertise of its teams.
In the absence of clear prospects for a return to normalcy, Sacem is extending and reinforcing its Covid-related support measures
Many creators, whose royalties are paid several months after the performance or broadcast of their works, will continue to suffer the "Covid effect" through the current year. Faced with this situation, Sacem has decided to extend and reinforce an emergency plan that it launched on March 27th 2020 and that has so far enabled the payment of more than 11,000 emergency grants to authors, composers and publishers in distress since the beginning of the crisis.
At its General Assembly on June 15th, Sacem decided to reinforce this action by voting to allocate an additional 3.5 million euros for the emergency fund that provides this aid, thus reaching a total budget of 13.5 million euros since its launch.
Furthermore, Sacem will continue to play a leading role in mobilising music-industry professional organisations to solicit public authorities, an effort that has led to historic progress in the framework of the new National Music Centre.
This action, in conjunction with other authors' societies, will soon lead to the creation, announced by the Prime Minister in March, of a "safety net" designed to mitigate the impact of the crisis on authors' incomes. This programme, worth 10 million euros, will be financed 50% by the Ministry of Culture and 50% by the National Music Centre and entrusted to Sacem for management.
Today, Sacem wishes to pursue this behind-the-scenes work and to continue to develop a rigorous and constructive dialogue with the State in order to get the needs of the most vulnerable professions taken into account, to deal with market evolutions, and to continue to reinforce and promote the model of collective management, the only guarantee of solidarity.
Furthermore, in order to support members affected by the drop in royalties from the live performance and broadcasting of their work since the beginning of the crisis, Sacem introduced in 2020 a specific remuneration mechanism for livestreamed concerts — a world first for a collective management society that came in response to the expansion of this practice during the confinement period. Although this remuneration is far from compensating for the loss of traditional modes of income, it represents an additional revenue source that can be valuable for certain members. Sacem has therefore decided to extend it until September 2021.
At a key moment in the resumption of their activities, Sacem is supporting the economic actors who play music and who are among those most affected by the crisis
Since the beginning of the crisis, Sacem has been committed to helping clients who have been forced to close their doors; it wants to support them as best it can when they reopen.
To this end, it has set up a new financial support programme, worth €700,000, for cafés, hotels, restaurants and nightclubs to enable them to organise musical events using artists, DJs, etc. This initiative, called Tous En Live, aims to help these establishments reconnect with their clientele at this crucial time while helping revive music and live entertainment.
More than 2,000 concerts will be organised throughout the country, for the benefit of both operators and the public, contributing to the resilience of the music industry.
With the same objective — promoting live musical performances throughout France — Sacem is launching the Sacem Connect platform. Accessible via the customer area on sacem.fr, it connects cultural and social venues with Sacem members. Creators will be able to offer their DJ sets, concerts and shows to bars, restaurants, cafés and associations looking for artists to entertain their establishments or premises.
This space will allow some to find a venue or a place to play, and others to find artists who may want to perform on their premises.
Sacem is accelerating and strengthening its transformation in an effort to show even more commitment to its members.
In order to better serve and support its members at a time when its role has never been so essential, Sacem has launched an internal transformation plan that will enable it to develop its model so that it is more robust, more innovative, more effective and efficient.
The first very strict cost-saving measures taken in 2020 enabled it to devote most of its resources to its members and to limit the impact of its losses, despite the fall in royalty collections, its sole source of funding.
Sacem will continue this transformation in the coming months in order to further strengthen its relationships with members and customers, and pursue its development by relying on digital tools and the strong expertise of its teams.
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Patrick Sigwalt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sacem:
"Culture was one of the first sectors put in lockdown and remains one of the last to have not returned to a normal rhythm of activity. Authors, composers and music publishers, the first link in the creative chain, are also the most fragile. They are among the professionals most durably affected by the crisis, and their drop in income will extend until 2022, or even beyond. Sacem, alongside the professional organisations of authors, composers and music publishers, is more than ever committed to speaking out for them and defending the collective management model in France and in Europe."
Jean-Noël Tronc, Sacem CEO:
"The collective management model embodied by Sacem has enabled it to act effectively in an emergency to support authors, composers and music publishers in great distress. It will of course maintain this effort in the months to come until the return to full activity enables those dream-makers to live off their creative work.
"To this end, it wants to do an even better job addressing their social and professional difficulties with services that are even more accessible, even more practical, even more adapted, to enable them to overcome isolation and precariousness and to lead their careers happily.
But Sacem is also acting to meet the challenges that will enable the sector to achieve sustainable resilience. By supporting the entire musical ecosystem and in particular its clients who play the works of its members or host their performances; by continuing its commitment to cultural action in the regions and the revitalisation of live music throughout France; by taking up the challenges linked to changes in musical uses and practices."