Todd Brabec Leaves ASCAP after Distinguished 37 Year Career

Todd Brabec, ASCAP Executive Vice President and Director of Membership, has left the Society after 37 successful years. As head of the Membership Department, he was in charge of all membership policies and personnel, writer and publisher signings, the retention of members, songwriter, composer and music publisher payment formulas and execution, foreign society member dealings, competitive payments and systems analysis, advances and projections of income, dealings with lawyers, managers and agents, and directing ASCAP's success in the competitive world of licensing and songwriter, composer and music publisher royalty payments.

As a highly regarded copyright authority, he will continue to teach courses at USC and other universities on music publishing, the licensing of music and film, television and videogame scoring and song contracts, as well as lecturing throughout the country on his successful book, Music, Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business.

He will also continue his law practice as well as his involvement in the Entertainment and Sports forum of the American Bar Association, where he is the current Budget Chair.