IMSTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Andreas Stelling - Managing Director - Steinberg Media
• Daniel Haver - CEO - Native Instruments
• Greg Hendershott - CEO - Cakewalk
• Michael Logue - CEO - MiiM
• Paul Fattahi - Executive Director - IMSTA
• Ray Williams - President - Music Marketing
• Seiji Murai - Managing Director - MI7 Japan

INTERNATIONAL BRANCHES

Aditya Mehta - IMSTA India
Andrea Pozzi - IMSTA Italy
Eric Nolot - IMSTA France
Michael Logue - IMSTA United States
Paul Fattahi - IMSTA Canada
Seiji Murai - IMSTA Japan
Stephanie Sobey-Jones - IMSTA United Kingdom
Thomas Wendt - IMSTA Germany


IMSTA’S ANNUAL MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS

'Buy the software you use’

IMSTA works to spread this message to as many people as possible worldwide. So far this slogan has been translated to many different languages and is used by our member companies in countries around the world.

IMSTA’s goal is to promote the legal use of software and to educate the end-users on the negative effects of software piracy. Every year, to promote the legal use of software IMSTA will:

  • Conduct end-user behavior survey and other research
  • Exhibit at Winter NAMM, Musikmesse, AES Convention, and MIAC
  • Expand piracy education campaigns to other major industry trade shows around the world with the help of IMSTA Ambassadors and other volunteers
  • Continue with the “Software Day” campaign at NAMM and Musikmesse where IMSTA distributes hundreds of free T-shirts with the ‘buy the software you use’ slogan printed on them
  • Place educational ads in numerous well-known industry magazines
  • Print and distribute thousands of brochures and other educational materials
  • Promote a “Piracy Free Zone” where studios, songwriters, producers, artists, sound engineers, and other music industry professionals endorse the legal use of software and certify that they use legitimate software only
  • Organize contests to promote the legal use of software
  • Invite more educational institutions to participate and help spread IMSTA’s message to their students
  • Design and implement new piracy awareness and educational campaigns
  • Motivate new representatives and volunteers to help IMSTA in other countries in order to improve its global presence
  • Continue and improve the IMSTA bulletin which is currently sent to approximately 1000 industry professionals
  • Build new alliances with other organizations and industries

Contact






GENERAL INQUIRIES
info@imsta.org

MEDIA INQUIRIES
Brian McConnon - USA
Thomas Wendt - Germany
Stephanie Sobey-Jones - United Kingdom

International Music Software Trade Association
1160 Ellesmere Rd.
Toronto, ON
M1P 2X4
Canada
Tel: 416-789-6849 • Fax: 416 789-1667