Music News (12/10/14)

(L-R): AJ Burton (Nettwerk One), Mark Jowett (Nettwerk One), Barry Coburn (Ten Ten Music), Blair McDonald (Nettwerk One)

Nettwerk One Music (NW1) has acquired a 50 percent stake in Ten Ten Music and the two companies have formed a publishing joint venture.

Under the acquisition agreement, NW1 now retains publishing interest in significant hits including Miranda Lambert’s “Fastest Girl In Town,” Reba McEntire’s “Turn On The Radio,” Tracy Byrd’s “Watermelon Crawl,” Blake Shelton’s “The Baby,” Alan Jackson’s “Here In The Real World” and many others.

Through the joint venture, NW1 and Ten Ten will combine creative resources to work already signed writers David Lee, Porcelain Black, Scott Stepakoff and Femke Weidema, and will look to build on that roster together with Nettwerk Nashville head, AJ Burton, and the Ten Ten team.

NW1 will take over worldwide copyright and administration duties for the existing catalogue and will provide film, TV and advertising sync services through its existing team based in Los Angeles, New York and London. NW1 is the publishing division of Nettwerk Music Group.

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Emily Robison and Martie Maguire

Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, best known for their roles in duo Court Yard Hounds and trio The Dixie Chicks, have signed with Big Deal Music’s roster. This marks the first-ever publishing agreement for both of them. Previously, Maguire and Robison each held their own publishing. Their back catalogs continue to be administered by Words & Music Copyright Administration (North America territory), as well as Sony/ATV Music Publishing (outside North America).

Among those signed to Big Deal Music are My Morning Jacket, Ray LaMontagne, Jim James, Ethan Johns, Missy Higgins, the Black Angels, as well as songwriters Tim James, Brett Beavers, Brad Tursi, John Ryan, Matt Morris, and Matt Mahaffey.

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MusicRow recently published exclusive interviews with songwriters Chris Tompkins and Aaron Scherz.

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Independent company Razor & Tie is moving the company’s Nashville office to a new SoBro space, located at 511 Eighth Ave. S., near Cannery Row. Razor & Tie’s music publishing division will transfer operations from Music Row to the new space, following completion of renovations. The new location will be a “hub” for artists, songwriters, and producers. It will feature several recording studios, writer and listening rooms, a rehearsal space, a performance area, and an open floor plan.

The new hub will open in March 2015.

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Don Gallardo

Southern Crossroads Music has signed Don Gallardo to an exclusive worldwide co-publishing agreement.

Gallardo’s songs have been placed in TV shows The Vampire Diaries and Nashville, and films Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa and Jolene. The California native is now based in Nashville and first began a relationship with Southern Crossroads in 2012 via an administration agreement.

Gallardo also recently signed to UK Americana label Clubhouse Records and is working on a new album with producer David Pinkston (Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band, Kansas, Gretchen Peters, Linda Ronstadt). The album is slated for release in early 2015.

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