by Dan Beck | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund Announces New and Increased Grant Budgets, Urges Grant Use Discretion During COVID-19 Outbreak $1.7 million in grant funding will support more than 3,000 free, live music performances throughout the United States...
by Dan Beck | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2019 / PRNewswire The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) announced today the fund has doubled the number of live MusicianFest performances they will support in senior centers throughout the U.S....
by Dan Beck | Aug 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Dan Beck, Trustee Music Performance Trust Fund In June of this year, I celebrated my fifth anniversary as trustee of the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF). The time has passed remarkably fast! When the recording industry’s oversight committee approached me to...
by Dan Beck | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Dan Beck, Music Performance Trust Fund Trustee As the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) approaches its 70th anniversary, it is gratifying to report that we recently embarked upon a renewed level of sustainability. After weathering nearly two decades of music...
by Dan Beck | May 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) co-sponsors hundreds of free live events annually that enrich municipalities across North America with the talents of inspiring professional musicians. It is the hard work and creative efforts of community organizations, working...
by Dan Beck | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) co-sponsors hundreds of free live events annually that enrich communities across North America with the talents of inspiring professional musicians. Here we shine the light on one of our outstanding partners: Symphonic Jazz...
by Dan Beck | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Dan Beck, Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) Trustee Members of the AFM recognize the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) as a long-time source of supplemental income for performances that are free to the public. Generally, those who are familiar with the trust...
by Dan Beck | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Although the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) fiscal year ended April 30, the validated details from our auditors often take several months to process. While we anticipate the imminent release of the final audit report, I am eager to provide an overview of how the...
by Dan Beck | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) began its 2016-17 fiscal year May 1. The usually busy summer months of live music events, free to the public, are a tradition extending back 68 years since the MPTF was founded in 1948. The Trust Fund’s work...
by Dan Beck | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) provides grants to co-sponsor free live music events for the public, while ensuring that professional musicians are compensated fairly. However, the process of applying for an event grant may seem daunting to organizations...
