Latin Music Sensation Juan Luis Guerra Affiliates with HFA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Latin Music Sensation Juan Luis Guerra Affiliates with HFA New York, September 29, 2010: The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), the nation’s leading provider of licensing and royalty calculation and distribution services for the music industry, is pleased to announce that internationally celebrated songwriter and Grammy winning artist Juan Luis Guerra has affiliated with and made his catalog available for licensing through HFA. Guerra’s compositions can be licensed for CDs, permanent digital downloads (PDDs), ringtones and interactive streams. Guerra is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and self-producer who has sold over thirty million records worldwide and has won numerous awards, including ten Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards and two Latin Billboard Music Awards. Guerra released his most recent studio album in June, A Son De Guerra. HFA currently represents over 46,000 music publishers and has a database of more than 3.5 million songs, of which nearly one million include Mexican rights holders. Guerra’s HFA affiliation demonstrates the company’s continuing growth within the Latin music scene. Ed Hunt, Senior Vice President of Publisher Services and Distributions for HFA and executive sponsor of the Latin team commented, “We are very happy to welcome acclaimed songwriter Juan Luis Guerra to the HFA family. We are looking forward to providing seamless licensing for one of the most recognized Latin catalogs.” “The decision to affiliate with HFA was an easy one – the company’s Latin team is passionate and dedicated. We know our catalog is in the best hands with HFA,” added Guerra’s manager Diego Guerra. About Juan Luis Guerra Guerra is one of the most internationally recognized Dominican artists of the past decades. His pop style of Merengue and bolero and Afro-pop/Latin fusion have garnered him considerable success outside the Dominican Republic. Guerra is sometimes associated with the popular Dominican music called Bachata, and while this association is partially true, he actually uses the basics of Bachata rhythm with a more Bolero feel to the melodies in some of his songs. He does not limit himself to one style of music, instead, he incorporates diverse rhythms like merengue, Bolero-Bachata, Balada, Salsa, Rock & Roll, and Gospel. "Ojalá que llueva café" is one of his most critically acclaimed self-written and composed pieces. A remix of "Llave De Mi Corazón" with Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas is also an example of his fusing of different genres. Guerra was recently featured in Enrique Iglesias' Spanish single, Cuando Me Enamoro, and appeared with Iglesias in the music video. The single has currently spent 15 weeks at #1, the longest consecutive weeks for both artists. About HFA HFA is the nation’s leading provider of licensing and royalty calculation and distribution services for the music industry. With over 46,000 music publishing clients, HFA issues the largest number of licenses for the use of music in both physical and digital distribution formats. HFA makes licensing fast and easy with Songfile®, its online application. The company also offers a variety of outsourced technology solutions designed to facilitate the administration of intellectual property rights. As a technology innovator, HFA is leading the industry in establishing global data standards and is a founding member and Board member of the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX). In fact, HFA was recognized by InformationWeek on its 2010 Top 500 Relentless Innovators list, where the company ranked 121. HFA was the only music company to be included on the list. In business for more than 80 years, HFA is the music industry’s most comprehensive resource for rights management. For more information about HFA visit our website www.harryfox.com. Songfile, eMechanical and eSong are registered trademarks of The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., all rights reserved. Contact: Elizabeth Perri, VP of Marketing & Communications 212-922-3297 [email protected] .

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