APM 2023 Candidate Statements

Peter Lale

We are in a period transition to a new set of business models for commercial music production and we have to make sure that the principle of “fair and equitable remuneration” is protected for future generations of performers.

This is my motivation for standing for election.

I am already working with PPL on clarifications of roles on film tracks that have resulted in increased payments for many performers.

If elected, I will campaign for the metadata, (which will include the list of performers), to be embedded in sound recordings at the point of production. This is neither difficult nor time consuming and will make all payments, including future streaming ones, much fairer and much more efficient.

Streaming rights need fighting for. I believe the only fair way is for them to be collected by PPL, otherwise there is no real transparency or accountability and no way of knowing if you do receive payments, whether they are “fair and equitable”, or not.

I believe that the “Fix Streaming” campaign will ultimately be successful and I will work to ensure that all the necessary mechanisms at PPL are in place for collecting streaming royalties when there is a change in the law.

I am asking for your vote so I can carry on the work I am doing more effectively, and I will make sure that the interests of musicians from all genres can have positive representation on the board.

Who am I?

I have performed as both a featured and non-featured artist for many years. I was a founder member of The Britten String Quartet who were together for 10 years, released 18 albums and became exclusive EMI Artists. Our recording of the Janacek Quartets was included in The Times top 100 classical recordings of all time. I have since played both featured and non-featured roles on many film tracks.

With my experience and motivation, I feel I’m well qualified for this role and I will be able to fight for our interests on the above issues, as well as on all the others that may come before the Board.

I am contactable at peterlaleppluk@gmail.com so that you can raise any issues you have with me directly.

Thank you.
Peter