KOMPRO, an Independent Management Entity (IME) and a subsidiary of Negre Marron Records in NYC, stands for "Keeping Opportunities Moving, Promoting Representation in Organizations."
It is an empowering entity that functions as a MRO for underrepresented Haitian indies and DIY artists, ensuring fair compensation and recognition for their creative work. KOMPRO serves as a central authority, authorized to collect mechanical rights royalties directly without intermediaries.
It handles most mechanical licensing and collections in Haitian music, including cross-territorial collections. Non-members of KOMPRO must license directly for mechanical collections.
The public performance collections are managed by another entity called SCOMPAM. Together, KOMPRO and SCOMPAM work to ensure comprehensive rights management and fair royalties for Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
Our slogan, ‘ "Empowering Haitian Indies, Driving Music Revolution.’
This organization, founded by CEO and Label Director René Guemps, is dedicated to empowering and promoting the interests of Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
It is an empowering entity that functions as a MRO for underrepresented Haitian indies and DIY artists, ensuring fair compensation and recognition for their creative work. KOMPRO serves as a central authority, authorized to collect mechanical rights royalties directly without intermediaries.
It handles most mechanical licensing and collections in Haitian music, including cross-territorial collections. Non-members of KOMPRO must license directly for mechanical collections.
The public performance collections are managed by another entity called SCOMPAM. Together, KOMPRO and SCOMPAM work to ensure comprehensive rights management and fair royalties for Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
Our slogan, ‘ "Empowering Haitian Indies, Driving Music Revolution.’
This organization, founded by CEO and Label Director René Guemps, is dedicated to empowering and promoting the interests of Haitian indie artists and DIY musicians.
"Thanks to KOMPRO's efforts in keeping opportunities moving and promoting representation in organizations, underrepresented Haitian indie musicians and DIY artists can now directly collect their mechanical rights royalties, while SCOMPAM handles the public performance collections for their music."
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It's often referred to simply as"Konpa Etno" in Haitian Creole, .
Though sang by Artist or singers of Non-Haitian origin, the instrumental s or bavkung tracks arw usually accompanied by live Kompa musicians of Haitian origin.
Simply put, it'a a hybrid style which incorporate elements of one or many genre of Non-Haitian music and combine them with Kompa themes, Musical Structures and Instruments
Singable-Melodies , Scales, modes, mysical Inflections
Modern instruments include:
electromechanical such as Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument, Keytar, Telharmonium, Hammond organ, Drum machines, and Electronic Drum kits, Key board/Keytar, Electronic Guitar, Bass guitar, and Keybass
Electronic Music Technology or Electronic Musical Instruments such as Modern synthesizers, Sequencers, Sampler, Loops, Sound effects, MIDI
Drum machines, Modular synthesizer, Percussion, Personal computer,and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), sound bites, sound effects can be used as well.
Other traditional ethnic instruments include: the didgeridoo, Sitar, Steel drums, pedal steel guitar
Kora (West African Harp, the Pan flute, Berimbau, and the Yoruban drum
A notable label of this kind of Ethno-Kompa is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
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It's often referred to simply as"Konpa Etno" in Haitian Creole, .
Though sang by Artist or singers of Non-Haitian origin, the instrumental s or bavkung tracks arw usually accompanied by live Kompa musicians of Haitian origin.
Simply put, it'a a hybrid style which incorporate elements of one or many genre of Non-Haitian music and combine them with Kompa themes, Musical Structures and Instruments
Singable-Melodies , Scales, modes, mysical Inflections
Modern instruments include:
electromechanical such as Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument, Keytar, Telharmonium, Hammond organ, Drum machines, and Electronic Drum kits, Key board/Keytar, Electronic Guitar, Bass guitar, and Keybass
Electronic Music Technology or Electronic Musical Instruments such as Modern synthesizers, Sequencers, Sampler, Loops, Sound effects, MIDI
Drum machines, Modular synthesizer, Percussion, Personal computer,and Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), sound bites, sound effects can be used as well.
Other traditional ethnic instruments include: the didgeridoo, Sitar, Steel drums, pedal steel guitar
Kora (West African Harp, the Pan flute, Berimbau, and the Yoruban drum
A notable label of this kind of Ethno-Kompa is Negre Marron Records which was founded in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
Yo Rene-Lo, Tonight Ima take you to this great spot in the West Village where ww can hwar some great Ethno-Kompa
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