Frank Handy joins Position Music as Vice President, Head of Administration

June 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based Position Music has appointed music industry veteran Frank Handy to the position of Vice President, Head of Administration.

The news was announced today (June 30) by Position Music President/CEO Tyler Bacon.

Handy will report to Bacon and oversee copyright, royalties, licensing, A&R Administration teams, find new revenue streams, and look after Position’s International interests.

With a longstanding career in music publishing, Handy has held the position of Vice President of Licensing and Copyright at SONGS Music Publishing.

In that role, he oversaw SONG’s copyright functions, including sync licensing, mechanical licensing, contract review, and sample clearances and YouTube content management.

Prior to SONGS, he was Head of Creator & Publisher Relations at AllTrack Performing Rights and spent five years at Bug Music as Senior Copyright Administrator.

A lifelong musician, Handy played guitar in bands for over twenty years and graduated from the Musician’s Institute of Technology guitar program with awards.

“We are excited about the next level of systems we are building and providing more service to our writers and artists. Frank is excellently suited to lead these pursuits.”
Tyler Bacon, Position Music

“I am thrilled to have Frank join our executive team and oversee the administration department,” said Bacon.

“His tremendous experience and true love of music is a perfect fit with how we are evolving as a company.

“Position Music has always been known to have a strong synch presence, but as we continue to expand, we are focusing on making the administration department not just a support team, but also an income-generating department.

“We are excited about the next level of systems we are building and providing more service to our writers and artists. Frank is excellently suited to lead these pursuits.”