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13th COMPASS Awards Presentation: Annual Address

ANNUAL ADDRESS BY DR EDMUND LAM CEO & DIRECTOR / COMPASS & CHAIRMAN/ CISAC (ASIA PACIFIC) AT COMPASS AWARDS 2008 CEREMONY AT SWISSOTEL THE STAMFORD SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY 25 MAY 2008 Ladies and gentlemen, a very good evening. On behalf of the Chairman and the Board of Directors of COMPASS, I extend our warmest welcome… [Read more]

16 years, 6 months ago

13th COMPASS Annual Awards Presentation

GUEST OF HONOUR: MR. LEE YI SHYAN, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY CATEGORIES REMARKS RECIPIENT Top Local English Pop Song 最佳本地英语流行歌曲 Lagu Pop Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local English Composition in the pop music genre for the year in review 年度得最高税收的本地英语流行歌曲 Penerimaan Royalti Tertinggi Gubahan lagu Inggeris tempatan kategori muzik… [Read more]

16 years, 6 months ago

“Projek Rentak”, A Malay language songwriting competition

Project Rentak”, a Malay language songwriting competition presented by COMPASS, Ria 89.7FM and Warna 94.2 FM and supported by PERKAMUS. The competition starts on 28th April 2008 and will end with a grand finale on 16th August 2008 featuring the top 2 songs from the competition and the current local Malay hit songs and artistes…. [Read more]

16 years, 6 months ago

12th COMPASS Awards Presentation: Annual Address (English)

ANNUAL ADDRESS BY DR EDMUND LAM CEO & DIRECTOR / COMPASS & CHAIRMAN/ CISAC (ASIA PACIFIC) AT COMPASS AWARDS 2007 CEREMONY AT SWISSOTEL THE STAMFORD SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY 20 May 2007 Ladies and gentlemen, a very good evening. On behalf of the Chairman and the Board of Directors of COMPASS, I extend our warmest welcome… [Read more]

17 years, 6 months ago

12th COMPASS Awards Presentation: Annual Address (Malay)

ANNUAL ADDRESS IN MALAY BY DR EDMUND LAM CEO & DIRECTOR / COMPASS & CHAIRMAN/ CISAC (ASIA PACIFIC) AT COMPASS AWARDS 2007 CEREMONY AT SWISSOTEL THE STAMFORD SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY 20 May 2007 UCAPAN MALAM ANUGERAH COMPASS Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan Ahli COMPASS yang saya muliakan, Tahun lalu adalah tahun yang sekali lagi kita mencapai kejayaan,… [Read more]

17 years, 6 months ago

12th COMPASS Awards Presentation: Annual Address (Mandarin)

第12届新加坡词曲版权协会颁奖典礼 新加坡词曲版权协会总裁兼董事及国际艺创家联会亚太地区主席,林建鸿博士中文致词 亲爱的会员和朋友们: 晚上好。谢谢你们抽空前来参加今晚的颁奖典礼。我很高兴能在这里向你们汇报协会在去年所取得的好成绩。 我们去年成功地征收了接近1千200万元的版税,再一次交出了漂亮的成绩单!值得高兴的是,本地音乐不仅在本地市场征得了更高的版税,在海外市场的税收更是猛涨了五十个百分点。 亚太区的音乐市场继续面对许多艰难的挑战,比如互联网上的猖狂盗版行为,音乐使用者拒绝缴付版税等问题。即使如此,我们还是见到了一线曙光。电话铃声、接驳铃声以及下载到手机的歌曲,这些所谓的手机音乐的广泛使用,刺激了整个市场。因此,尽管唱片销量直线下滑,整个音乐市场的总收益仍旧取得了增长。实际上,在韩国,手机与互联网的音乐销售额已经超过了传统唱片的销售额。印度今年预计也将会有同样的情况。相信这股趋势在亚洲将迅速蔓延开来。因此,我要在这里呼吁音乐出版商,尤其是本地的独立版权公司,就这股趋势,重新探讨运作模式,做出适当的调整。 我曾经说过很多次,本地的市场太小了。所以,本地的音乐业者要比外国公司更积极的开拓海外市场。随着中国和印度的经济起飞,亚洲经济迅速扩张,本区域的消费者对音乐的需求量将会越来越大。因此,我们应该着重于开拓具潜力的区域市场。我们协会将与国家艺术理事会和媒体发展管理局合作,协助本地公司进军这些市场。我们在今年上半年带领一些本地公司参加了在法国和香港的音乐展。我们也组团到越南去考察。参与的公司也对那次考察感到满意。我希望接下来会有更多公司参与我们的活动,借着这些机会扩展海外的业务。 我们这次的越南之行受益不浅。其中,最令我们惊叹的是韩国音乐在当地的普及度。著名韩国艺人星Rain在越南开了一连两晚的演唱会。虽然票价不菲,但每晚仍吸引了1万名观众。由此可见,越南的市场潜力不容忽视。退一步想,韩国能够跨越语言和文化的障碍,成功进军越南,那我们或许应该检讨,我们到底忽略了什么,为什么会被韩国抢先一步? 协会在过去主办新谣节,虽然成功地吸引了不少人参加,但入围决赛的参赛者却无法在音乐界大展拳脚。因此,协会决定今年停办新谣节。目前,我们正与本地电视台商讨是否能主办一个节目来发掘优秀的音乐人,同时提升国人对本地创作的欣赏和支持。 我日前与马来会员商谈,希望他们能多与其他种族的音乐人合作,共同创作能外销到亚洲各国的新加坡音乐。我在这里也呼吁华族会员,不要一味地附和台湾的创作潮流。我们的作品必须有所区别。我们应该善用我们多元种族的文化特点,创作出富本地特色的音乐作品,加强市场竞争力。就如”韩流”席卷亚洲一样,希望有一天,我们的”新光”也能照耀整个亚洲市场! 谢谢。 English Translation Dear Members and Friends, We did well once again last year with our total income approaching $12 million mark. Royalty collections for local musical works have also gone up in the local market. The additional good news this year is that income… [Read more]

17 years, 6 months ago

12th COMPASS Annual Awards Presentation

GUEST OF HONOUR: DR. VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND SPORTS CATEGORIES REMARKS RECIPIENT Top Local English Pop Song 最佳本地英语流行歌曲 Lagu Pop Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local English Composition in the pop music genre for the year in review 年度得最高税收的本地英语流行歌曲 Good Time Composed and Lyric by Electrico Top Local Chinese Pop… [Read more]

17 years, 6 months ago