PRS for Music has announced its membership has now hit 100,000 on the eve of the organisation’s centenary.
A member of unsigned Sheffield band The Gentlemen was the 100,000th to sign up to the collecting society, which represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers.
Nicholas Rognli-Olsen Noble, Sean D’Souza Walsh, Josh Cana and Joel Cana make up the band. They've already enjoyed a support slot with fellow Sheffield musician Jarvis Cocker as well as receiving radio plays from BBC Radio 2’s Dermot O’Leary.
Nicholas Noble, The Gentlemen frontman, said: ‘I can’t believe I am PRS for Music’s 100,000th member!
‘My dad, Keith is a songwriter too. He sang in the Screaming Abdabs who went on to be known as Pink Floyd - he has been nagging me for years to join after one of his songs in the 60s achieved PRS for Music awards and several million radio plays. The Gentlemen have recently released our new single, Lights of Tokyo which is getting some great support. We're proud to be members of such a key music institution - this is really important right now.’
Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, added: ‘As a local MP I know Sheffield has an outstanding record of producing chart topping musicians, so it’s appropriate that a Sheffield band has helped PRS for Music reach this important milestone. Music from our country is successfully exported around the world and PRS for Music do an important job in ensuring the rights of our home-grown musicians are protected.’
Further statistics from the collecting society reveal that an average of 750 songwriters join PRS for Music each month. Almost half this number are aged 20-29.
Last year, PRS for Music collected £641.8m in royalties for its members of which £153m came from TV and radio, £51.7m from online and £19.3m from the live music sector.
A member of unsigned Sheffield band The Gentlemen was the 100,000th to sign up to the collecting society, which represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers.
Nicholas Rognli-Olsen Noble, Sean D’Souza Walsh, Josh Cana and Joel Cana make up the band. They've already enjoyed a support slot with fellow Sheffield musician Jarvis Cocker as well as receiving radio plays from BBC Radio 2’s Dermot O’Leary.
Nicholas Noble, The Gentlemen frontman, said: ‘I can’t believe I am PRS for Music’s 100,000th member!
‘My dad, Keith is a songwriter too. He sang in the Screaming Abdabs who went on to be known as Pink Floyd - he has been nagging me for years to join after one of his songs in the 60s achieved PRS for Music awards and several million radio plays. The Gentlemen have recently released our new single, Lights of Tokyo which is getting some great support. We're proud to be members of such a key music institution - this is really important right now.’
Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, added: ‘As a local MP I know Sheffield has an outstanding record of producing chart topping musicians, so it’s appropriate that a Sheffield band has helped PRS for Music reach this important milestone. Music from our country is successfully exported around the world and PRS for Music do an important job in ensuring the rights of our home-grown musicians are protected.’
Further statistics from the collecting society reveal that an average of 750 songwriters join PRS for Music each month. Almost half this number are aged 20-29.
Last year, PRS for Music collected £641.8m in royalties for its members of which £153m came from TV and radio, £51.7m from online and £19.3m from the live music sector.
