At SoundAware we're all about data. Data that is vital to all stakeholders in the business of intellectual property, neighboring rights, media and advertising. Data that needs to follow the dynamics of an ever changing technical and legal landscape. But as abstract this may sound, don't forget it's all about people as well. People who are involved in or are dependent on fair and equitable remuneration for the use of intellectual property. People for whom it is necessary to focus on various developments in the world in order to optimise their message or strategy.
We're starting a series of articles on and with these people. The people for whose interests we work, whom we are interested in: especially their Sound Visions.
In November 2019, Bernard Kobes starts as chairman of the board of directors and CEO of Buma/Stemra. Buma/Stemra is a Dutch organisation advocating for music copyrights on behalf of Dutch composers, writers, poets and music publishers on music copyrights. Buma/Stemra is the working organisation of the Union of Buma/Stemra and foundation Stemra. In spring 2020, at the start of the first Dutch lockdown, Marleen Kloppers joined him on the board and in daily management as CFO. Kobes has great managerial experience in media and ‘Hilversum’. He was, amongst other functions, active at companies such as NOB (Nederlands Omroepproductie Bedrijf), Technicolor, DutchView, Ericsson Broadcast and the NLPO (Nederlandse Lokale Publieke Omroep).
Jan Hautekiet has been chairman of Sabam since 2018. Besides his work for Sabam, Hautekiet is active as a producer, radio maker, musician and writer. He is active as a musician in various projects and line-ups, as a composer of soundtracks for film and theater, program tunes for radio and TV, and as an author of columns, bios and books. In this interview Jan Hautekiet expresses his Sound Vision on the changes and implications of the Covid19 crisis.
