[Fmpro] BMI 200%, ASCAP 100% RapidCue

[Mark Northam]

Very helpful - I don't remember ASCAP or BMI issuing invitations to the
composer community at large to get testers - hence the "selected" composers
situation. We've asked ASCAP a number of questions about RapidCue, and as
usual they refuse to provide any details. Yet another level of secrecy and
non-disclosure at ASCAP, so no surprise there.

Since it's a joint ASCAP/BMI system, maybe the folks at BMI (usually far
more professional from my experience) will be helpful -

Best,

Mark northam



On 6/30/07 1:37 PM, "LB440 at aol.com" <LB440 at aol.com> wrote:

> Mark,
> 
> I've been using RapidCue for the last several months, but I've never
> considered myself elite, just busy. I'm a BMI writer and they were very
> willing and 
> helpful in getting me up and running in RapidCue. It's a major step forward
> over 
> filling paper cue sheets, especially if your writing weekly shows with
> recurring cues. Rapid cue calls the writer/publisher splits as a total 200%
> with 
> each side splitting 100% as it's always been. As I went through this drill
> with 
> an ASCAP collaborator who asked me these same questions, the answer, ASCAP's
> 100% split applies only when registering songs with them, not cue sheets. I
> have 
> no idea when Rapid Cue will be available to everyone but most probably after
> they work out some very minor bugs as it is in beta at this moment with
> ongoing user meetings on how to improve the system. I hope this info helps the
> group.
> 
> Best
> Larry Brown
> www.larrybrown440.com
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/30/07 11:52:51 AM, mnortham at gmdgroup.com writes:
> 
> 
>> However, once the PROs allow us to start using RapidCue, their new online
>> cue sheet system, whatever RapidCue is set up to do in this area will likely
>> become the standard. Anybody heard when people other than the "elites"
>> they've invited already will be allowed to use this instead of sending in
>> paper cue sheets and spreadsheets and hoping the ASCAP Data Entry department
>> does a better job at "keypunching" them into the system does a better job
>> than the ASCAP Member Services department apparently does at returning calls
>> and answering questions?
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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