NASHVILLE |DT: JANUARY 15, 2015
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MIKE GOWEN
MSO PR
WIXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.
ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF
SHARON MASTERS
TO COMPANY’S CREATIVE DEPARTMENT
Effective immediately, WIXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. announces they have hired SHARON MASTERS who will play an important role as Vice President Creative and Promotion in the company’s exclusive in-house Creative Department, according to company president Randall Wixen.
Above: Sharon Masters
Prior to joining the company, MASTERS spent the last 14 years at Atlantic Records Group (Atlantic, Roadrunner, Elektra and Fueled By Ramen, among others) and most recently serving as Vice President of Film/TV/Video Gameswhere she was responsible for securing placements for the Atlantic Records Group’s master recordings. Her duties withWIXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.’s Creative Department will follow suit, working towards sync placements for the company’s catalog. In addition, MASTERS will also be active in securing co-writes, producing digital compilationsfor music supervisors and ad agencies, arranging for writer showcases, and the like. MASTERS previously worked with WIXEN MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. as one of the first five employees of the company during its rise and at New West Records as label manager.
“I’ve known Sharon a long time,” says Randall Wixen. “She was one of my first employees and left us to pursue music marketing. A few years back we began offering our client marketing services through a partnership. When the opportunity arose and Sharon was available, we knew that this was the perfect person to head up our exclusively in-house department.”
“I’m excited to join the team at Wixen Music in this newly created position and to work with such an established, legendary roster of artists and writers and future legends,” commented SHARON MASTERS.
With an office in Los Angeles and a sister company, Wixen Music UK Ltd. in London, the companies administer the song catalogs of many top artists from the last 50 years, ranging from George Harrison, the Doors, Neil Young andTom Petty, to the Black Keys, Andrew Bird and Fitz & The Tantrums.
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Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
24025 Park Sorrento #130
Calabasas, CA 91302
Tel. 818 591-7355
Fax 818 591-7178
Sharon Masters can be reached at: smasters@wixenmusic.com
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