Recording royalty collecting society PPL held its third Annual Performer Meeting this week - the event for the society's recording artists members. In the formal bit of meeting Marillion member Mark Kelly was elected to the society's Performer Board and the main PPL Board. Kelly is also a board member of the Featured Artists' Coalition.
Welcoming Kelly to the two boards, PPL chief Fran Nevrkla told CMU: "The election of Mark Kelly onto the Performer Board, and the main PPL Board marks a new and exciting chapter for PPL. The Performer Board fundamentally exists to represent the rights and needs of our 42,000 performer members, with the main PPL Board overseeing the various areas of our entire business. It follows therefore, that a greater representation and involvement of artists in the PPL environment is a welcome development".
Kelly himself said this: "I am delighted with my election onto the PPL Boards. This is a fantastic opportunity for me. I have lots of questions to ask and will take my direction from the performers who voted me in and ensure I do them proud".