April 19, 2010 - The BPI Sync Licensing Mission to Los Angeles has been postponed as a consequence of the disruption to air traffic from the Icelandic volcano. It is hoped that this will be rescheduled to a date later in the year.
Over 40 UK companies were registered to attend the three day event in Los Angeles and the extensive programme included 30 plus presentations by senior US sync licensing executives and music placement companies, as well as a number of networking events and a formal reception at the UK Consulate in LA.
Julian Wall, Director of International Events at the BPI and event organiser said;
“With the travel situation being so uncertain, there was no choice but to look at postponing the event. It is with great reluctance that we took this decision and obviously this is a huge disappointment for everybody concerned.
“I am optimistic that we can reschedule and look forward to announcing another date soon……..in the meantime, I am now a firm believer in that part of chaos theory which states that the outpourings of a 1,000 year old plus volcano in Iceland can affect the gathering of a few UK music people in a city 5,000 miles away...”
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Adam Liversage on 020 7803 1326 / 0780 1179032 or email adam.liversage@bpi.co.uk.
Lynne McDowell on 020 7803 1395 / 0776 3619709 or email lynne.mcdowell@bpi.co.uk.
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The BPI is the representative voice of the UK recorded music business. We are a trade organisation funded by our members - which include the UK's four major record labels and hundreds of independent music companies. BPI Members account for approximately 90% of all recorded music sold in the UK, and globally the UK's recorded music market is the third biggest.
The BPI also organises the annual BRIT Awards show as well as the Classical BRIT Awards show. The organising company BRIT Awards Limited, is a fully owned subsidiary of the BPI. Substantial proceeds from both shows go to the BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the BPI that has donated almost £15m to charitable causes nationwide, since its foundation in 1989.