Licence for Reproduction of Sound Recordings

http://www.rips.com.sg/wedding

Hweestudios have applied, paid and received the approved licence under Category A - "Reproduction of Sound Recordings into a videocassette tape or VCD or DVD as background music by wedding studios for wedding videography or photo montage."

RIPS (Recording Industry Performance Singapore Pte Ltd) is a collective licensing body representing major record companies such as Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music Singapore.

http://www.rips.com.sg/our_record_companies

There's a certain confusion between RIPS and COMPASS (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore) licences.

COMPASS licences are issued to hotels for playing of background music without video, such as march-ins. RIPS covers synchronisation of music and video together.

There's an increase in hotels and banquet locations insisting on RIPS licence prior to playing of any videos. Do contact us for a copy of our licence permit before your wedding to prevent any unpleasant surprises.