“Music is organized sound.”

Edgard Varese

The Association of sound engineers has been founded in 2003 as a professional organization associating sound engineers/designers. In 2006 it became Copyright association of sound engineers (OAZA) and it has been issued an authorization by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Ever since OAZA has been conducting collective management. OAZA’s primary mission is to develop publicly beneficial activities to protect and manage the rights of sound engineers/sound designers as copyright protection organization – a collective management organization.

Statutory bodies of the association

Statutory director

Bc. Tereza Landová, MBA

CEO

Tereza is experienced manager, using her experiences from the multinational publishing house Universal Music, where she worked for 14 years and also from her role as head of licensing department at INTERGRAM (CMO – neighbouring rights). She worked at OAZA as an external consultant since 2023 and became CEO in 2024.

Board

Prof. Ing Karel Jaroš

Chairman

FAMO professor, author of dozens of films from the golden Czech fund, especially in collaboration with directors Juraj Herz, Jiří Menzel, Dušan Klein, Jan Hřebejek.

MgA. Michal Pekárek

Deputy chairman

A leading Czech sound engineer and music producer in audio and audiovisual production. During his career, he has produced hundreds of music recordings, film scores, theater and concert performances, and live television broadcasts.

MgA. Ladislav Greiner

Professor at FAMU in Prague and FAMO in Písek, sound designer for drama performances on Prague theatre stages.

Supervisory board

Robert Jína

Chairman

Sound engineer of the National Theatre in Prague, musician, founding member of OAZA.

Jiří Štěpánek

Deputy chairman

Founding member of OAZA, long-time sound engineer (e.g. FS Barrandov).

Ing. Martin Babický

Founding member of OAZA. Martin graduated at the Czech Technical University of Applied Sciences, Department of Sound Engineering and Vibrations. He worked as a head sound engineer in the Electroacoustics Department of the Gramophone Works (GZ Loděnice). He subsequently worked as a sound engineer at the Palace of Culture and then as the head of the Sound Engineering Department of the Prague Congress Center. From 1998 to 2014, he worked on proposals for technical solutions and implementations of international social events, such as the Annual Meetings of the Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the NATO Summit in Prague and others.

Authorship committee

Ing. Ivo Špalj

Chairman

Winner of several prestige awards Český lev for best sound for feature films, FAMU professor, author of countless short animated films and series.

Mgr. Vladimír Skall

FAMU professor, sound engineer, author of sound design for a number of feature films and series.

MgA. Michal Pekárek

A leading Czech sound engineer and music producer in audio and audiovisual production. During his career, he has produced hundreds of music recordings, film scores, theater and concert performances, and live television broadcasts.

Jiří Štěpánek

Founding member of OAZA, long-time sound engineer (e.g. FS Barrandov).

Robert Jína

Sound engineer of the National Theatre in Prague, musician, founding member of OAZA.

Documents

Agreement on representation

Amendment No. 1

Statutes 2024

Distribution rules 2023

Internal rules

Annual report 2023

Authorization – collective management organization

Partners

CISAC

OAZA is a member of International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers CISAC.

OAZA is proud partner of National Museum

OAZA is member of Czech Chamber of Commerce.

Our partner collective management organizations:

  • AIPA, Slovenia, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2025.
  • ALBAUTOR, Albania, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2016.
  • ANCO, Moldova, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2019.
  • APDAYC, Peru, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2022.
  • ARMAUTHOR, Armenia, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2024.
  • ARMA-UKRAINE, Ukraine, collective management organization.  Bilateral cooperation started 2017.
  • AZDG, Azerbaijan, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2020.
  • BCDA, Congo-Brazzaville, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2022.
  • BSCAP, Belize, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2020.
  • CAPASSO, South Africa,  collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2021.
  • COPYDAN, Denmark, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2018.
  • COSBOTS, Botswana, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2023.
  • COSCAP, Barbados, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2019.
  • COTT, Trinidad and Tobago, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2019.
  • CPRA/GEIDANKYO, Japan, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2021.
  • DGK, South Korea, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2021.
  • DHFA, Croatia, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2024.
  • ECCO, Eastern Caribbean, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2021.
  • ECCO, Eastern Caribbean-Commonwealth, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2021.
  • F.A.A.D., Albania, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2025.
  • ISOCRATIS, Greece, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2019.
  • JACAP, Cayman Islands, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2025.
  • JACAP, Jamaica, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2025.
  • KAZAK, Kazakhstan, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2022.
  • KOPIOSTO, Finland, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2016.
  • NASCAM, Namibia, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2024.
  • NORWACO, Norway, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2020.
  • RSAU, Rwanda,  collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2020.
  • SADIA, Angola, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation starts in 2022.
  • SDADV, Andorra, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2024.
  • SIIP, Uzbekistan, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started in 2023.
  • SUISSIMAGE , Switzerland, collective management organization.  Bilateral cooperation started 2016.
  • SUISSIMAGE, Liechtenstein, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2016.
  • UARA, Ukraine, collective management organization.  Bilateral cooperation started 2018.
  • ZAPA, Poland, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2019.
  • ZIMURA, Zimbabwe, collective management organization. Bilateral cooperation started 2021.

Other associated organizations:

  • VDT, Verband deutscher Tonmeister, Germany.
  • BVFT, Berufsvereinigung Filmton , Germany.
  • Synchronverband, Germany.
  • DTKF, Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband, Germany.
  • VOESD, Verband oesterreichischer Sounddesigner, Austria.
  • AITS, Associazione Italiana Tecnici del Suono, Italy.
  • ACS, Associazione creatori di suoni, Italy.
  • ASD, Association of sounddesigners, United Kingdom.
  • School of Sound, United Kingdom.
  • AMPS, Association of Motion Picture Sound, United Kingdom.
  • HAES, Hungarian Audio Engineering Society, Hungary.
  • AFSI, Association francaise du son á l´image, France.
  • Abbey Road Institute Paris, France.
  • ORG, Ingenieurs et technicien du son, France.
  • École d´ingénieur du son et école de production musicale, France.
  • AES, Audio Engineering Society, USA.
  • SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, USA.
  • IATSE, The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians,
    Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, USA.

Contact

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Ochranná Asociace Zvukařů – Autorů, z.s.
Národní 973/41, 110 00, Praha 1

E-mail: oaza@oaza.eu
Phone: +420 602 744 314
ID: 266 30 192, VAT ID: CZ 266 30 192

Bank account for payments in EUR only:
IBAN: CZ15 2010 0000 0022 0164 7037
BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX
For all other payments:
IBAN: CZ09 2010 0000 0044 4224 4422
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Czech domestic payments in CZK:
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