Spirit Music Group is opening a new office in Miami, having signed a joint venture with legendary Latin hitmaker Rudy Pérez.
Spirit’s JV with Pérez will enable him to identify writers and artists to sign to Spirit Miami.
Rudy Pérez has composed more than 1,000 songs, with over 300 of them having been either No.1 or Top 10 hits.
Pérez is a founder of the The Latin Grammys (LARAS) and is a co-founder of La Musa (the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame).
Pérez has written or produced tracks for Beyoncé, Julio Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, IL Divo, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Luis Miguel, Jose Feliciano, Marc Anthony, Jon Secada, Cyndi Lauper, Roberto Carlos, Los Temerarios, Juan Gabriel, Alejandro Fernandez, Marco Antonio Solis, Jose Luis Rodriguez (El Puma) Alexandre Pires, Arturo Sandoval, Chayene, Luis Fonsi, Dima Bilan, Leonid Agutin and Jaci Velasquez, and Juan Luis Guerra, among others.
In January 2019, Spirit Music Group executives Jon Singer (pictured) and Ross Cameron formed Lyric Capital Group to take ownership of Spirit Music Group and secure a recapitalization of over $350 million.
“Rudy’s track record speaks for itself and the Spirit team is fortunate to have a partner in Rudy to take our Latin division to another level and have immediate impact.”
Jon Singer, Spirit Music Group
“Rudy is one of a kind – when you think of Latin music there is nobody more qualified,” said Jon Singer, Chairman, Spirit Music Group.
“Rudy’s track record speaks for itself and the Spirit team is fortunate to have a partner in Rudy to take our Latin division to another level and have immediate impact.
“We’re very excited about what we can accomplish working with Rudy and Betsy Pérez. Spirit Miami is open for business!”
“Jon and I both share a passion and commitment to Latin music, so I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with.”
Rudy Pérez
Rudy Pérez added: “Partnering with Spirit is a great step for me. My goal has always been to bring music to people, and supporting and empowering writers as their publisher is an exciting new way for me to do that.
“Jon and I both share a passion and commitment to Latin music, so I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with.”
“Jon and the Spirit team are ideal partners for a joint venture and we look forward to doing good work together.”
Mike Atkins, management
Mike Atkins, management said: “A major part of all the success that Rudy has had throughout his career has been working with people who have the same vision and work ethic that he does.
“Jon and the Spirit team are ideal partners for a joint venture and we look forward to doing good work together.”Music Business Worldwide
