The ADJA made this press release today regarding Sony Music. Once again you can see the music industry and the ADJA shooting itself in the foot
The ADJA has learned that Sony Music Group is now tightening the requirements for pools to vend their content to DJs. Instead of just taking a good faith pledge if you will, they are now requiring multiple forms of proof that the DJ is actually a professional working DJ.
This is a great step forward to our eliminating unethical people from our industry. It is our hope that all labels follow suit with said requirements of proof of being a professional DJ.
There about 12 different options, with DJs having to provide at LEAST 4 options. The 4 listed below are some of the options that the ADJA has fought for to ensure fair competition amongst DJs and professionalism within our ranks.
1.) Membership in a recognized professional Trade Association like ADJA.
2.) Proof of current Liability insurance on going during their subscription.
3.) A company website. ADJA provides members with FREE webhosting and tools for a
professional site.
4.) Company Email address,(not a personal email e.g. Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, etc) ADJA
provides members with FREE domain based email for all their needs.
5.) A business license issued by a state or local government.
These represent substantial gains for our industry. It is our hope that this will elevate the view of our profession outside our industry and also start the process of weeding out illegitimate music pools that are not playing by the rules. This is a good day for DJs.
Best Regards,
Dr. Drax
President
American Disc Jockey Association
American Karaoke Host Association