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 Doug Wood, Composer, Producer b. Mineola, New York, 1950. Ed: Manhattan School of Music (major: Composition). Joined ASCAP in 1976. Elected to the Board of Directors in 1999.
A working composer and producer, Doug has composed music heard on hundreds of local and network television programs and commercials, including Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, promos for ABC, CBS, ESPN and NBC, as well as national spots for Coca Cola, Volkswagen, Verizon and scores of others. A classically trained pianist and oboist, and composition major at Manhattan School of Music, (as well as rock and roll guitarist and band leader), Doug is the founder and Creative Director of the Omnimusic Library.
During his tenure on the board, Doug has established an outstanding (99%) attendance record and is a frequent contributor at all board committee meetings. He is familiar with all aspects of ASCAP operations and has spent countless hours helping ASCAP members resolve their issues with the Society. As the result of his successful protest in 1991, ASCAP implemented the Special Library Survey which has brought millions of dollars in royalties to non-feature writers and publishers.
Doug is the founder of the Professional Composers of America, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating young composers about the music business; he is the author of The Commercial Composers' Guide to Music Publishing and Licensing Agreements as well as several feature articles on music copyright and licensing. He is a frequent guest lecturer and panel participant discussing media music, music licensing and the rights of composers and songwriters as they relate to the Internet.
For almost 20 years Doug has championed the cause of independent composers and songwriters, and advocated openness in operations and fairness in policies. He has earned great respect among ASCAP writers, publishers, staff and colleagues for his unwavering dedication to the principles of common interest and equitable distribution on which ASCAP was founded. Doug's independence from multi-national music publishers and movie studios makes him an important voice on issues which affect writers. Doug has authored several proposals to prevent non-writers from taking a portion of writer's royalties from ASCAP, has fought against industry practices which infringe on the rights of writers and is the architect of the Music Creator's Bill of Rights.
Doug and his wife Patti live in Port Washington, Long Island. They work together managing their music business and are also the founders of Grassroots Environmental Education, an award-winning non profit recognized for its groundbreaking educational programs.
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