New York, NY, October 14, 2009: John A. LoFrumento, CEO of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) today announced the launch of Member Access (http://members.ascap.com)– a secure, online portal giving ASCAP's songwriter, composer and music publisher members 24/7 access to their membership, catalog, performance and royalty information. This new, sophisticated technology will allow ASCAP members to conveniently conduct their business with the performing rights organization from anywhere in the world.

"ASCAP is committed to providing our members with the best service possible to meet their evolving needs," said LoFrumento. "Through the deployment of innovative technologies like Member Access, we are able to provide even greater choices and make it more convenient for ASCAP members to conduct their business and pursue their creativity."

ASCAP's Member Access instantly provides the following benefits:

• Combination searches that allow members to view and manage their works information more effectively.
• The ability for members to request and receive PDF or MS Excel copies of their catalog.
• Members can create designated users who are able to view and/or edit aspects of their membership, catalog or royalty data.
• Publishers can search for and manage their worldwide agreements.
• A secure paperless option to view, download and sort statements by music user, by earnings, by domestic or international distributions and by distribution date ranges thereby providing ASCAP members with the industry's most innovative royalty services.
• An automated direct deposit selection. By signing up for direct deposit, members will receive their royalties faster, andthey can go green by turning off paper statements.
• Members can update their contact information, membership profile, and more.
• Members can submit an inquiry to Member Services with referencing attachments, and view the status of their inquiry.

Other time-saving business tools will be integrated into the online services portal in the coming months.

ASCAP members are invited to unlock Member Access by visiting http://members.ascap.com

to activate their accounts. Member Access is also reachable via ASCAP's website at www.ascap.com.

"As a writer and musician for ASCAP who is constantly writing, performing and traveling, I find the member access tools for managing my catalog and distributions so fulfilling. Having access to my account 24/7 is a huge benefit," said songwriter Jeff Franzel, an ASCAP member beta-tester for Member Access. Jeff has been a member of ASCAP for 25 years and recently had one of his songs recorded by Josh Groban and Placido Domingo. "Now I find that I am more connected and involved with ASCAP not only for my personal use but also for being informed with many of the issues that are important for all of us writers to understand in this new digital age. I strongly encourage songwriters to participate in the new member access site."

"APM has beta tested ASCAP's Member Access and can say with confidence that this new system provides a host of new business tools never before available to publishers, songwriters and composers," said Adam Taylor, President of APM Music. "It reinforces ASCAP's leadership in innovation and member service."

A Fresh New Look for ASCAP.com
In addition to launching Member Access, ASCAP has redesigned the home page of its website (www.ascap.com), which r eceives 2.5 million page views per month. The new design offers a fresh new look and simplified navigation to thousands of pages of content offering up-to-date news including updates on advocacy and legislative issues, a calendar of events, audio & video features, member benefits and discounts, career development resources, articles and features from Playback Magazine, and much more.