Brooklyn Coffee Tea House
Resists Corporate Music

Our policy has always been to allow musician to perform their own music.

All material performed must be original or in the public domain as follows:

Hold the copyright to all their own songs,

- or -

They have been granted permission to perform the material by the copyright

holder Artist have been granted permission to perform the material by a

licensing scheme that encourages the free sharing of cultural artifacts

(such as a Creative Commons license).

Our Policy

To provide a place for ongoing and new performers to play

in a non-noisy non alcoholic environment. We also

provide a place for all musicians, artist, actors etc. to

network and to improve their musical performance

Any one insisting on playing cover music will be asked not to perform

Why Do We Resist Corporate Music

Corporate control of music is hurting our culture and hinders the free development of

artistic expression. The “blanket Licensing” scheme enforced by the major music

licensing corporations does not directly benefit musicians or fans. It helps fund major

labels that perpetuate homogenized music, marginalize independent labels, engage in

pay-for-play radio and undermine musicians.

Please respect our resistant to corporate music performance and to the

staff at our coffee house who will be enforcing this policy. We value your

right to freely express yourself artistically and thank you for

bringing your original work to the Brooklyn