Son writers & Publishers ARTISTS & MUSIC NO_ 7 SONG CR T I T L E W R I T E R P U B Again THE HOT 100 Mustier, Stirling Together BENT Rob Thomas EMI Blackwood /BMI, Bidnis /BMI & Publisher Seek Label For Musker's Catalog HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS Songwriter I HOPE YOU DANCE M.D. Sanders, T. Sillers Universal- MCA /ASCAP, Soda Creek /ASCAP, Choice Is Tragic /BMI, Ensign /BMI BY NIGEL HUNTER and "Grandma's Party," recorded by success with albums by Hugh Mas- LONDON -The pendulum has Paul Nicholas; and "Modern Girl" by ekela, who at that time was on the HOT R &B SINGLES Paul Simon tour. LETS GET MARRIED James Dupri, Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Bryan -Michael Cox So So swung back after 25 years, and song- Sheena Easton, plus successful cuts Graceland Def/ASCAP, EMI April /ASCAP, Them Damn Twins /ASCAP, Babyboy's Little/SESAC, Noontime/SESAC writer Frank Musker and music pub- by Chaka Khan and Bette Midler. Meanwhile, Bugatti, Musker's col- lisher Johnny Stirling are in business "Every Woman In The World," re- laborator, had gone to live in France. HOT RAP SINGLES CALLIN' ME Z Copeland, Jr., I. Folmar, D. Warren, K. Jones Kalinmia /ASCAP, Lil' Nettie /ASCAP, together again. Musker moved to Los Angeles for 10 Mr. Fiss & Diggie /BMI years, where he worked with Arif Their current assets include Mus- HOT LATIN TRACKS ker's back catalog of some 600 songs Mardin and Quincy Jones, among A PPURO DOLOR Omar Alfanno EMOA /ASCAP that reverted to him on June 30. They others. After 10 years Musker decid- say the songs are eliciting widespread ed it was time to return to the U.K. interest among companies eager to ad- His linguistic skills have led to co- minister and promote them. writing work in Italy, Spain, and "We're looking for a good home for France and links with leading artists Carlin Makes Multi -Catalog Deals; Frank's songs," Stirling says, "a com- such as Zucchero, whose cover of Mus- pany which will support us in creating STIRLING & MUSKER ker's "Senza Una Donna" was a hit Hal Leonard Readies Holiday Folios an independent publishing venture and worldwide, and Monica Naranjo, whose a good business model. It was great to corded by Air Supply, was their big- album containing a Musker cut recent- HOST OF CARLIN DEALS: Car- among the top five or six, although it be at MIDEM this year with every- gest American success with over 2 ly went to No. l in Spain with 2 million lin America, the giant independent is difficult to rank publishers be- body wanting to work with us. We've million plays logged by BMI. sales worldwide. Another of his titles, music publisher, has grown by some cause most companies do not break got to make sure we get the right struc- Pendulum won the rating of top "The Rhythm Is Magic," was No. 1 in 4,000 to 5,000 copyrights through out their financial results. ture for the next five years to enable us U.K. independent publisher during Italy for seven weeks before being cov- various acquisitions and deals. to do what we want to do, which is form the early '80s and had a co-publishing ered by the Gypsy Kings and Olga New York -based chairman Fred- O N A YULETIDE NOTE, Hal a joint company with somebody to con- deal with Chappell Music, including Tañón. It was also featured in "Il die Bienstock tells Words & Music Leonard Corp. is debuting a variety centrate on Frank's songs and sign new use of the latter's demo facilities. Ciclone," an Italian box -office block- that his company has acquired the of Christmas songbooks. In the and established writers." "Those were stimulating days," buster film that played for two years. Paxton group of companies from the matching folio department there is They are pondering a name for the recalls Musker, a Cambridge Univer- Musker has songs on hold with estate of George Paxton, compris- "98° -This Christmas" ($14.95); venture, having rejected an earlier sity law graduate. "Chappell had four Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez. ing the Paxton, Paxwin, Winneton, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" idea of Frankie & Johnny Music in studios on the premises as well as a One of his efforts, titled "Fate," Dunbar, and Whiting catalogs. Car- ($12.95), which is returning to the view of the eponymous song's open- musical instrument store, and you recorded by Chaka Khan and pro- lin America has also acquired a con- marketplace; "Contemporary Chris- ing lyrics and its violent conclusion. could also get Chappell executive duced by Mardin 20 years ago, was trolling interest in Golden Phoenix tian Christmas" ($12.95); and "The The story began back in the '70s decisions on your songs the same day recently sampled by Stardust and Music Corp., a Canadian publisher Lighter Side Of Christmas" ($14.95). when Musker was writing with Dom- that you demoed them." made No. 1 in 20 countries under the that has a worldwide deal with Steve New piano solo books are "The inic Bugatti, and Stirling, heading Stirling sold Pendulum to Warner title of "Music Sounds Better With Wilkinson of the Wilkinsons, the Christmas Collection" ($12.95), Pendulum Music at the time, signed Bros. Music in 1983 and joined the lat- You." He's involved in a DVD musical hot -selling country act. "A Celtic Collection" ($10.95), them. The duo penned a string of hits ter as co- manager with Peter project with Ronan Hardiman of Globally, Carlin Music U.K. has "Songs Of Christmas" ($8.95), including "My Simple Heart" and "A Reichardt for three years. He also "Lord Of The Dance" fame and is concluded a renewal of its represen- and "Christmas At The Piano" Woman In Love" for the Three Deg- had a production deal with Nesuhi writing for a Fred Bassett animation tation of Aretha Franklin's Spring- ($10.95). rees; "Dancing With The Captain" Ertegun during this time; it achieved (Continued on page 89) time catalog and Newcomers Dolly Parton's in Hal Leonard Velvet Apple cat- Corp.'s five-fin- alog. Carlin U.K Words &Musìç ger piano series has also acquired are "Carols Of i Axis Music rriemomiim The Season" Y E AY N Corp., which con- ($6.95) and THEW 'RT E LV IA MY. SONG'L L trols the pub- "That Christ- lishing of heavy by Iry Lichtman mas Time Of "WALKING IN MY SHOES" live show cover, he wasn't initially slower, but the beat was faster," metal act Saxon. The Year" Written by Martin Gore met with a warm reception, but says Black. "I obsessed over the Carlin has also organized a new ($6.95). Big -note newcomers are of Depeche Mode after playing the tune the group be- song so that our cover would remain subpublishing company, Greenhorn "Children's Christmas Songs" Published by EMI Blackwood gan experimenting with the sound. true to the original. We duplicated Musikverlag, a full- fledged member ($10.95), "Sacred Classics Of Christ- Music Inc. (BMI) "We wanted to tap into the dark- the integral parts, replacing the of German authors' rights group mas" ($9.95), and "Disney's Christ- ness of the song," says Black, whose keyboards with guitars." GEMA. This company will repre- mas Songs" ('.:.95). New among "E- Music has always been a melting Finger Eleven bandmates are Rick One of the more noticeable dif- sent certain Carlin copyrights in Z Play Today" titles are "Season's pot of styles: From the all-encom- Jackett, Scott Anderson, Sean ferences, according to Black, is the Scandinavia, Benelux, Germany, Greetings" ($14.95) and "Children's original has Spain, and Christmas Songs" ($9.95). passing spirit of rap to the fusion of Anderson, and Rick Beddoe. "The amount of layers the Austria, Switzerland, '80s gave as compared with Portugal and make new deals in In the big -really big -category jazz, music continues to mix and keyboards the song more conno- the cover. these territories. Greenhorn will be is "The Ultimate Guitar Christmas a punk/metal out- match. So when tation, and we wanted "The original has administered for the next seven Fake Book" ($19.95), with 200 songs fit like Finger Eleven covers '80s to bring out the rock tons of layers with years by Warner /Chappell, from arranged with melody, lyrics, and pop /synth bands, the impressive influence." samples and key- which Carlin acquired the firm, chord frames. Other guitar releases results are often unexpected. The Although the song boards, whereas we're which has a wholly owned sub- are "Christmas Songs For Guitar" band takes its turn with Depeche had become part of a five -piece band so sidiary in France called Nota Bene. ($10.95) and "A Merry Christmas Mode's "Walking In My Shoes " on the group's live reper- the arrangement is a Bienstock would not reveal the Songbook" ($8.95) in the "Strum It!" "The Greyest Of Blue Skies," the toire, it wasn't initially slated to he lot simpler." overall cost of his various new acqui- series and "Happy Holiday" ($10.95) sitions and deals. and "Let It Snow!" ($10.95) for fin- group's sophomore effort on Wind - on "The Greyest Of Blue Skies." The audience response to Finger other in to Eleven's version of "Walking In My In another development, Carlin ger- style guitar. Up Records, due out July 25. "When we went record the album, we had a preconceived notion Shoes" often depends on the aver- America has acquired a townhouse "Initially, the song stuck out to of the songs we wanted to include, age age of the crowd. next to its headquarters at 126 E. PRINT ON PRINT: The follow- me because it was incredible," and we didn't think that it would "It's weird- younger all -ages 38th St. in New York. The 134 E. 38th ing are the best -selling folios from says Finger Eleven guitarist fit," says Black of the 11 -track set. crowds aren't really familiar with St. site is described by Bienstock as Cherry Lane Music: James Black. "I fell in love with "But as the songs came together, it the song," says the 24- year -old a smaller building that will serve as 1. Metallica, "Legendary Licks the song's dark sounds and haunt- [the song] sounded like a starting Black. "To them Depeche Mode is an annex site for personnel overflow 1983- 1988." ing chorus. It made me realize that point for all the other songs." just one of the '80s pop bands. Audi- Bienstock's Carlin operation is the 2. "The Brian Setzer Orchestra." there may be more than '80s pop Although the two groups have ences in our age group often re- second -largest independent pub- 3. Powerman 5000, "Tonight The and fluff to Depeche Mode." very diverse sounds, Finger Eleven member the song. And I can't re- lisher in the world after peermusic. Stars Revolt." When Black brought the song to wanted to remain true to the origi- member one girl in my high school In rankings among all publishers, 4. Shedaisy, "The Whole Shebang." his fellow bandmates as a possible nal composition. "The original was who didn't love Depeche Mode." Bienstock's company would place 5. Sevendust, "Home."

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