Music News (12/4/13)

Jesse Frasure

Jesse Frasure has been named VP of Major Bob Music after Mike Doyle‘s shuffle from Director of the publishing company into management with Bob Doyle and Associates. Frasure, a 10-year Major Bob veteran, will help lead the company with his experience helping to accelerate the careers of Neil Thrasher, Cary Barlowe, The Band Perry, Shane Stevens, John & Jacob and others. Frasure has also produced or co-written for Hot Chelle Rae, Rascal Flatts, Leah Turner, TobyMac and others. He will continue work for Major Bob Productions.

Tina Crawford

Tina Crawford will join the Major Bob Music family as Director of A&R from her most recent post at Broken Bow Records. Crawford’s industry career began in Country radio in Michigan. She was then hired at BBR where she worked in all areas of promotion, A&R/Artist Development, as well as song plugging at Magic Mustang Music, and most recently as Director of Creative Services for the label’s three imprints: BBR, Stoney Creek and Red Bow Records.

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Pictured, seated (L to R): Cole Taylor and Noah McPike (attorney Almon Law, PLLC). Standing (L to R): Ryan Beuschel (ASCAP), Ron Stuve (VP UMPG), Kent Earls (Executive VP/General Manager, UMPG Nashville), and Greg Hill (manager, Hill Entertainment Group.)

Cole Taylor has signed to Universal Music Publishing Group’s writer roster. The Cuthbert, Ga. native won the title of Male Artist of the Year and Georgia Artist of the Year last year at the Georgia Country awards.

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Pictured (L-R): CTM’s Rebekah Long, Shawn Bowling, Shona Robertson Burr, Eddie Robba, Debi Cochran and Brandon Perdue.

Catch This Music (CTM) has signed songwriter Debi Cochran as a staff writer and Creative Coordinator of the newly-formed publishing company, Writers Ink. Cochran will serve as the company’s anchor writer and will oversee future signings, as well as assist with PR and other aspects of development, according to owner Eddie Robba.

Cochran’s hits include “My Kind of Girl,” a No. 1 song for Collin Raye, and “This Is Me Missing You,” a No. 5 hit for James House. Her song “Barefoot Ballet,” which aired on ABC’s General Hospital, won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2002. The Fort Payne, Ala. native has also written songs recorded by Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Bramlett, Diamond Rio, Clay Walker and others.

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Pictured (L-R): Amy Kadish, John Barker, Michael Gungor, Chelsea Jones, Courtney Kruckeberg

ClearBox Rights has signed an exclusive administration agreement with artist Gungor, led by Michael and Lisa Gungor. ClearBox Rights represents all songs in Hither & Yon Music/ASCAP including songs from the group’s most recent release I Am Mountain, out Sept. 24.

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Pictured (L-R): Gilles Godard, VP, Corporate Affairs and Development; CEO Robert Ott; Billy Falcon and John Ozier, GM, Nashville Creative.

ole has signed a worldwide administration deal with singer, songwriter and producer Billy Falcon. The agreement includes multiple cuts on the 2013 Bon Jovi album, What About Now, including the lead-off single, “Because We Can.” Among the artists to have recorded songs by Falcon are Stevie Nicks, Cher, Manfred Mann, Sherrie Austin, Meatloaf, Trace Adkins and Faith Hill, whose recording of the song “Give In To Me,” co-written by Falcon’s daughter Rose and Elisha Hoffman, was heard on the soundtrack of the film, Country Strong.

Falcon, a native of Valley Stream, New York, moved to Nashville in the early ’90s. Since then he has spent time writing and producing, including production work for his own daughter Rose, and performing with the band The Sowing Circle.