DJ Euphonik recently caught up with the CEO of SAMRO to clarify the recent arrest of a DJ for playing without a license, what you the DJ need to do to get yourself licensed and what the legalities are: SAMRO: The reason a DJ need a license is because they are playing music that is owned by either record labels or people who have paid to record that music and they play it in a commercial space. So, what we at SAMRO do is we issue a license that is valid for the whole year, and you pay one fee which is R930 and you dont need to pay again for another 12 months and it allows you to play in any venue anywhere, without having to pay each and every time you play, so that is how the license works. Euponik: Oh I see because a lot of DJs, including myself were under the impression that for instance, if I was playing at venue x, venue x should have a venue license and if I am coming there to play music then i just fit in under that music venues license. SAMRO: Sure, then you see, venue licenses are then calculated differently, so, you might have a venue thats a restaurant, and they would be licensed to have music but that license includes a live band playing or includes a solo singer which might come in and play a guitar and sing. A DJ still needs their own license which covers you to play at any venue in any type of scenario. So, whether you go and play at an outdoor festival, or whether you are playing in a hotel, or conference centre being turned into a venue for a special event, then as a DJ you have one blanket license that covers you to play anywhere, anytime. So yes, a venue gets their own license but its based on a different format than what a DJ gets a license for. More: pulseradio.net/articles/2014/08/dj-euphonic-interviews-samro-ceo-on-the-music-license-for-djs
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:04:10 +0000
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