George Belanger

"I have been a songwriter since the early sixties and have dealt with Record Companies,Publishers and managers who have all had the opportunity to "share" the rewards of my work! Like most artists of that era I was taken advantage of by unscrupulous people! The only royalties I get are the ones that they could not take or steal and some publishing that I retained in later years after I learned the ropes! My biggest hits were in the early 80's and most of that music never went to cd format.  I thank God for the neighboring rights legislation and I wish I could be reimbursed for all the copying of my songs that I know of! I hear from fans all the time who download my songs for free and though they feel badly about it ... still do it! I don't blame them but I do blame "the powers that be" who could easily legislate an act that would help. It may be too late for me but I have a son who writes music now and I would hope that things will change in time for him to be able to get just compensation for his work!!"

My music has been played all over the world yet I live a very modest life. As I reach my retirement years I only wish my royalty cheques reflected somewhat all my years of work!!