Overview
The National Recording Preservation Board, mandated by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, is an advisory group bringing together a number of professional organizations and expert individuals concerned with the preservation of recorded sound. The Board is one of three components established by the legislation to form a comprehensive national program to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's sound recording heritage. The other two components of the program are the National Recording Registry and a fund-raising Foundation.
The Board is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and consists of one member and one alternate from each of seventeen organizations representing composers, musicians, musicologists, librarians, archivists, and the recording industry, as named in the law. In addition, the Librarian of Congress may appoint up to five "at-large" members.
National Recording Board Objectives
The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 charges its Board to:
- Formulate Selection Criteria for the Recording Registry and to assist
the Librarian in the review and recommendation of nominations for the Registry
- Develop a comprehensive National Recording Preservation Study and Action Plan. A comparable preservation study and action plan was produced in 1993 by the National Film Preservation Board. The study will address issues such as the current state of sound recording archiving, preservation, and restoration activities; research and other activities carried out by or on behalf of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at Culpeper, Virginia; the establishment of clear standards for copying old sound recordings; current laws and restrictions regarding the preservation and use of sound recordings, including recommendations for changes to allow digital access and preservation.
Members of the National Recording Preservation Board
American Federation of Musicians
Member: Billy Linneman
Alternate: Vacant
American Folklore Society
Member: Burt Feintuch
Alternate: Timothy Lloyd
American Musicological Society
Member: Mark Katz
Alternate: José Antonio Bowen
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Member: Sue Drew
Alternate: Loretta Munoz
Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Member: David Seubert
Alternate: Bill Klinger
Audio Engineering Society
Member: George Massenburg
Alternate: Elizabeth Cohen
Broadcast Music, Incorporated
Member: Del Bryant
Alternate: Robbin Ahrold
Country Music Foundation
Member: Kyle Young
Alternate: Alan Stoker
Digital Media Association
Member: Lee Knife
Alternate: Gregory Alan Barnes
Music Library Association
Member: James Farrington
Alternate: Philip Vandermeer
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Member: Kristen Madsen
Alternate: Maureen Droney
National Association of Recording Merchandisers
Member: Rachelle Friedman
Alternate: Jim Donio
National Archives and Records Administration
Member: Daniel Rooney
Alternate: Tom Nastick
Recording Industry Association of America
Member: David Hughes
Alternate: Patrick Kraus
SESAC
Member: Shannan Hatch
Alternate: Justin Levenson
Society For Ethnomusicology
Member: Jonathan Kertzer
Alternate: Alan Burdette
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Member: Vacant
Alternate: Oscar Brand
At-Large
Member: Michael Feinstein, www.michaelfeinstein.com
Alternate: Sam Brylawski, Chair
At-Large
Member: Brenda Nelson-Strauss, Indiana University
Alternate: William Ivey, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy
At-Large
Member: Sandy Pearlman, McGill University
Alternate: Chris Sterling, George Washington University
At-Large
Member: Bob Santelli, GRAMMY Museum
Alternate: Jay Carr
At-Large
Member: Eric Schwartz, Mitchell, Silderberg & Knupp, LLP
Alternate: John Simson, Lommen Abdo