DT: JUNE 18, 2024

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‘THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING’
BY VETERAN MUSIC PUBLISHER AND INDUSTRY EXPERT
RANDALL WIXEN
ARRIVES ON JUNE 28 IN A FIFTH EDITION VIA HAL LEONARD

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“[This book] could be the most valuable writing partner you’ll ever hook up with.”
—Tom Petty, from the foreword to THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING

The fifth edition of veteran music publisher and industry expert RANDALL WIXEN’s widely praised book THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING (Hal Leonard, $29.99) arrives on June 28, with an array of new topics pegged to the ever-changing music industry landscape. Previous editions of this book have made it the industry standard publishing guide and it is used frequently as the standard music publishing text in music industry programs. The book will be available at all major chains, including the Hal Leonard website and Amazon.

Explaining the need for an expanded fifth edition of THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING, WIXEN says, “This fifth edition of THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING constitutes the biggest change of any edition of this book since the first.  There have been so many changes in music publishing over the past few years including two CRB hearings and the results of various appeals to the rates which those hearings determined, the passage of the music modernization act, the operation of the MLC, the conversion of BMI from a non-profit organization to a for-profit organization, the mania and hype for catalog sales and much much more.  Anyone seeking to operate in or make meaningful decisions about music publishing matters needs the information this updated book contains.”

THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING, which explains essential information about protecting and profiting from music copyrights, is written for the lay musician/songwriter but with enough substance to be worthwhile for those already holding positions within the business. The late, great Ray Manzarek of the Doors described previous editions of WIXEN’s book as “Clear, lucid, tight, and concise.” With hundreds of actual reviews on Amazon, the fourth edition garnered a 4.6 star rating out of 5.

RANDALL WIXEN, one of the most respected names in the music industry, is the founder of Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. in Los Angeles.  With 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 Santana, the Doors, Missy Elliot and Al Green, to the Black Keys, Andrew Bird, Angel Olsen, and Sturgill Simpson.

MORE PRAISE FOR THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING:

“Dan and I have trusted Randall Wixen with administrating our publishing for over 15 years. His knowledge and guidance have been invaluable to us and helped us really have a grasp on a very complicated area of the music business.”
—Patrick Carney, The Black Keys

“There isn’t anyone more knowledgeable about music publishing. Randall is ‘the man.’ He has guided The Doors catalogue for many years, and we feel quite secure and safe that it’s in the right hands. What better author to hold your hand through the maze of music publishing?”
—John Densmore, The Doors

THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING

Hal Leonard: https://www.halleonard.com/product/1275562/the-plain-simple-guide-to-music-publishing-5th-edition

For more information on Randall Wixen:

https://wixenmusic.com/
https://a.co/d/cynicEo
https://www.facebook.com/p/Wixen-Music-Publishing-Inc-100063899957825/

 

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