Wixen Music Publishing has agreed a sub-publishing agreement with independent Australian and New Zealand firm Native Tongue.
The deal means Native Tongue will represent Wixen’s catalogue in its home territories.
That catalogue features over 4,000 clients and publishing companies including The Doors (pictured), Tom Petty, Styx, Journey, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Beach Boys’ Brother Publishing, Jonathan Richman, Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers, and Stephen Stills.
Contemporary clients include Rage Against The Machine, Rancid, NOFX, Cake, Fitz and The Tantrums, Weezer and Missy Elliot.
“We love multi-generation family-owned publishers and Native Tongue is the exact sort of company we look for to partner with for our subpublishing.”
randall wixen, wixen publishing
Founder Randall Wixen said: “We love multi-generation family-owned publishers and Native Tongue is the exact sort of company we look for to partner with for our subpublishing.
“Not only do they have the independent spirit we look for, but they have the experience and infrastructure we need to have for a catalogue of our size.”
“Wixen is a legendary name in music publishing and a catalogue we have always looked up to and admired. We look forward to a successful collaborative future with the Wixen family.”
jaime gough, native tongue
Managing Director of Native Tongue, Jaime Gough, added: “Wixen is a legendary name in music publishing and a catalogue we have always looked up to and admired.
“Their repertoire includes many great songs we grew up listening to and still love to this very day. To now represent them in our territory is a great privilege. We look forward to a successful collaborative future with the Wixen family.”
Wixen was formed in 1978 as an alternative channel for publishing administration, copyright management, and royalty compliance review.
The company has offices in Los Angeles and a sister operation in London that’s led by President and Company Secretary Naomi Asher.
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