Restructuring is afoot in the world of British music publishing bodies, with Music Publishers Association (MPA) boss Jane Dyball now taking up a CEO role for fellow organisations MCPS, IMPEL and PMLL.
Their general manager Steve Burton will now be director of operations for the umbrella MPA Group of Companies.
“Bringing all four MPA businesses under the same umbrella was logical move from an operational sense,” said Dyball. “Following this period of restructuring we will be in position to deliver even greater value to our members and ensure music publishing is better understood both inside the industry and the wider world.”
Dyball has already shown herself willing to fight publishers’ and songwriters’ corner in the digital-disruption debates: earlier this year, she gave SoundCloud a piece of her mind in a Music Ally feature about publishing: “SoundCloud present themselves as the musicians’ friend, for example. I am friends with musicians and I buy them a drink every now and then. SoundCloud haven’t even bought anyone a cup of tea as far as I can tell.”
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