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About NYMIA

ARChive of Contemporary Music

The NYMIA was conceived and created by the ARC, a New York based not-for-profit. With over two million recordings, ARC is the largest collection of popular music in the world.

New York State Music Fund

The primary funding of the NYMIA is through a grant by the New York State Music Fund. This fund was created through a settlement with the recording industry over unfair competitive practices.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The New York State Music Fund and the awarding of grants is administered by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Columbia University

Web hosting, server space, digital storage facilities and partial funding for the NYMIA is provided by Columbia University.

Major Contributors

The following organizations and businesses provided significant help in compiling the NYMIA and you should know more about them

The Musicians Union, NY Chapter

Redub LLC

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