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General Assemblies 2023

Elections

Election of the Election Committee  

The members of the Election Committee will be newly elected at the General Assembly 2023. Below you will find short portraits of the candidates.

Ordinary members

GEMA member since 1981,  
full member since 1990 

Functions within GEMA: 
Member of the Assessment Committee for arrangers from 1992 to 1994 and deputy member between 2004 and 2017; Chairman of the Election Committee in the professional category of composers since 2017  

Main activities: 
Studied musical composition at the Richard-Strauß-Conservatory in Munich (Peter Jona Korn); composition awards in serious and entertainment music. 1989 Bavarian State Award for young artists.  Freelance composer, arranger, conductor and producer in symphonics, film, advertising, songwriting, theatre, choir and church music in cooperation with national and international artists, ensembles and orchestras. 
Secretary in the Board of the Bavarian Media Council. 

Photo: Private

GEMA member since 2011,  
full member since 2017 

Functions within GEMA: 
Delegate in the professional category of lyricists from 2015 to 2016; member of the Admissions Committee in the professional category lyricists since 2021; Chairman of the Election Committee in the professional category of lyricists since 2021  

Main activities:  
I am a versatile songwriter of pop, rock-Schlager (Santiano, Kerstin Ott, Ben Zucker etc.) and Metal (Beyond the Black). I also write books for children and young people as a “sideline” and often travel with a book and a guitar on a musical reading trip. I have always been politically engaged and since the times of the big GEMA bashing around 2012, I have been involved with GEMA and the DTV [German Lyricists’ Alliance]. What’s mainly on my mind at the moment: the framework conditions of our professional sector, as they have been changing for quite some time, and that at a fast and increasing speed. Today’s and future career starters should be given the opportunity to earn a living as a songwriter as soon as their works are used on a large scale. They should be able to enjoy fair conditions as much as possible and have a strong and supportive GEMA. 

Photo credits: Holger Bünte

Furore Verlag Renate Matthei e. Kfr. [reg. trader] 

Publisher has been a member of GEMA since 1/1/1986,  
full member since 1/1/2008 

Functions within GEMA: 
Delegate in the professional category of lyricists from 1995 to 2007; member of the Admissions Committee in the professional category lyricists since 2021; Chairwoman of the Election Committee in the professional category of lyricists since 2021 

Main activities:  
Furore Verlag has been around for nearly 40 years now. It is the only classical music publisher whose offer includes sheet music, books and CDs of and about composers ranging from instruments such as the recorder to operas.   
I have been working for the Furore Verlag since 1993 and look after the following areas as a member of the Executive Management: Rights and licences, promotion of composers, press and public affairs, marketing and distribution. 

Furore Verlag, photo: Candy Welz 

Alternate members

GEMA member since 1960,  
full member since 1966 

Functions within GEMA: 
Member of the Supervisory Board 1981-2009, of which Chairman from 1991 to 2009; in that period, member of several committees and commissions of the Supervisory Board; deputy chairman of the Election Committee in the professional category of composers since 2017  

Awards granted by GEMA: 
Richard Strauss-Medaille (1999), Ehrenring (2001), Ehrenmitgliedschaft (2003), Deutscher Musikautor*innenpreis für das Lebenswerk (2023) [Richard Strauss Medal (1999), Honorary Ring (2001), Honorary Membership (2003), German Music Authors' Award for Lifetime achievements (2023)] 

Main activities:  
Songs, pop, music for film and television, music for commercials, jazz, musicals, song cycles, music for children, music producer.   

Photo credits: Karl Kramer Pictureman Munich 

GEMA member since 01/01/1977,  
full member since 1/1/1982 

Functions within GEMA:  
Member of the Election Committee in the professional category of lyricists since 2020 

Main activities:  
Ulla Meinecke has been a permanent fixture in the German music and culture landscape. In her lyrics, she reflects on the mysteries of everyday life and love in an ironic manner. Her velvety voice, her poetic language and, not least, her pensive ironic view on daily matters are the foundation for her reputation as a singer, poet and author. Over the last years, Ulla Meinecke completed several thousand concerts, and held the same number of readings of her three books published so far. She is currently writing her fourth book. Far more than one million of her albums were sold. Ulla Meinecke is the mistress of the fitting words. Her stories are images of the everyday that pursue the particular in an incomparable way. The most important area has always been and is, in her eyes, the stage - with a band, as part of a trio or a duo. As such, she appears in 60 to 80 concerts all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She also writes lyrics for colleagues, e.g. Anett Louisan.  

Photo credits: Daniel Biskup 

BMG Rights Management GmbH 

The publisher has been a member of GEMA since 1/1/2008,  
a full member since 1/1/2014 

Functions within GEMA:  
Member of the Election Committee in the professional category publishers since 2021 

Main activities:  
As a member of the legal division of BMG Germany, my main activities involve, in particular, drafting and negotiating of publishing agreements. I also look after the legal aspects of the Production Music (Germany) GmbH.  

Photo credits: Sarah Sharks 

By-election of Delegates for the General Assemblies 2023-2024

Since some of the Delegates elected in the course of the General Assembly 2021 have left office, e.g. due to the fact that they became full members etc., a by-election of delegates is going to take place in the course of the meeting of the associate members on 9 May 2023.

As of today, by-elections must be held for Delegates for the following professional categories:

  • 3 delegates in the professional group of composers
  • 2 delegates in the professional group publishers

Please note that it is possible for further professional groups to be added shortly before the General Assembly. In that case, we will update the above-mentioned details.

If you wish to stand as a candidate for the Delegate election, please submit your candidacy by 5 May 2023. Please use the following form and send it to GEMA. Please take note of the information therein regarding the requirements that have to be met to stand for election and regarding the office term of the Delegates.

Any candidacies submitted in the course of the Assembly are possible once more this year. You can use this form beforehand and submit it in the meeting or use the printed hardcopies available on site.

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