On Thursday 10^th August 2018, Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) Board of Directors appointed Anthony Murimi Karani as the new chairman of the Board of Directors, for a period of 3 years with immediate effect.

Commenting on his appointment Anthony Karani said, “I am honored to have been elected as Chairman of this fantastic society and I will continue to devote much of my time and efforts towards helping us make further progress. It’s a real pleasure and honor for me to take up this and I am looking forward to use my experience to support KAMP in achieving its goals."

Anthony Karani has an extensive experience in Music industry. He ventured into music production in the year 2003. This was the year when the industry was undergoing a transformation from cassettes to CDs. In benga genre, he was among the first producers to produce the then famous “one man guitar”. He introduced, promoted and made available for sale Bongo music in Kenya in the year 2006 working with great artists like Ali Kiba, Prof. J, Z. Anto, Matonya, A.Y., Mwana F.A., Marlow among others. As a patriot, he brought the “up town” local music to river road working with the likes of Nameless, Ogopa DJs, Amani, Wahu, Jaguar, Pilipili, D.N.A. among many others.   He is the Founder and managing director Times Square Entertainment which has released numerous productions into the Kenya Market. Anthony Karani has been in the fore front fighting against piracy. In corroboration with KECOBO, he has transversed the country fighting piracy, adducing evidence in various courts and eventually leading to convictions. His vision is to see a thriving entertainment industry where creators are adequately rewarded for their labor.

Anthoni Karani joined Gathirwa & Co. Advocates in 1991. In 2005 he left the company having worked for 14 years and joined the music industry where he established his production label, Times Square. He has amassed wealth and knowledge in Intellectual property and copyright law has undergone training on WIPO IP course from world intellectual property organization (WIPO) and recently he undertook the Harvard copyrightX course where he was issued a certificate on the same. He also undertook the Kenya Accountants Technicians course by KASNEB.

The Board of Directors is convinced that Anthony Karani, with his proven track record of accomplishments as leaders and in-depth experience in the industry, will bring a wealth of knowledge and valuable experiences to the organization.

The Kenya Association of Music producer (KAMP) is pleased to announce the results of this year’s election held on 1^st August , 2018 for the Association’s Board of Directors. The following Members have been elected to serve as directors for a period of 3 years:

• 1.     Rev Gabriel K.O Torome
• 2.     Faith Nziva Kithele
• 3.     Anthony Karani Murimi
• 4.     Rev Antony Musembi
• 5.     Abeddy Ngosso
• 6.     Angela Ndambuki
• 7.     Patrick Ndilango Kumwaka

YouTube has made a positive move with the creator community by expanding music credits on the platform. According to an announcement, “Music in this video” credits the artist, songwriter, label and publishers behind than half a billion music videos. The feature will provide credits and music discovery information on both music videos as well as user-generated content that features recorded music.

Consumers are able to access the credits when they click the ‘Show More’ button under each video.

This drop-down area includes artist, songwriter, publisher and label information, in addition to a link to the Official Artist Channel and official music video when available.

YouTube said in a blog that the move would “provide greater recognition and exposure to the people who contribute to the creative process [and] more opportunities for artists and songwriters to reach YouTube’s diverse audience”.

YouTube has clarified that its move had been made possible by the ingestion of metadata from labels, publishers and music licensing societies around the world.

This data is being fed into YouTube’s Content ID technology, which ultimately allows copyright owners to identify and manage their content.

World Intellectual Property Day – April 26, 2018

Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity

Every Year, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future.

Join us on 26^th April 2018 at the National Museum, Louis Leaky Auditorium, Nairobi from 8:30am- 14:00pm as we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day.