Saltzman and ASCAP receive Bull Moose Award

While performing last month at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC we met Seth Saltzman, Senior Vice President of Member Management at ASCAP.   Seth’s band Otto was performing at the same showcase hosted by the No Pulp Music Group.   We exchanged information and discussed meeting up the next time we were in town.  So when I told him we were returning for a show at the Living Room, he invited me to the ASCAP office for a chat.  I happily accepted and brought Sammy and Craiger for a little networking 101. 

For those of you who aren’t hip to the workings of ASCAP, in short, its an organization that oversees the distribution of royalties to publishers and composers/writers when his or her intellectual property is broadcast to the masses.  

Seth, being musician himself, was happy to take us in and show us around the place.  The company’s rich history would be evident to anyone pacing the halls.  From the Tony Awards to the Oscars to the Grammys, ASCAP has its fingerprint on music history and is proud of it.  I have to admit after hanging out at ASCAP, I was proud to be a member.  The “Corporate Culture” was that of a bunch of writers looking out for other writers.

After the office tour, we sat down with Seth in his office and had a good discussion about where the band is and where it’s heading.  Sammy, Craiger and I agree – Saltzman is a good dude.  We didn’t feel rushed or out of place – he even helped us find Mets tickets for that evening.   We give Seth Saltzman and the folks at ASCAP the Bull Moose Award for this month.