Michael Stack Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for negotiating songwriter publishing deals with their attorneys • Negotiate with sub -publishers worldwide with regard to representing the catalog in their respective territories• Selected, acquired and implemented royalty administration software; train staff in utilization• Created contract template used in all artist signings• Exploit copyrights in film, television and with recording artists• Facilitate co-writing opportunities• Responsible for all creative matters on a global basis regarding the exploitation of the Company copyrights resulting in the following:• Negotiating and completing a merchandise deal with UK company Backstreet Merch for the licensing rights to the Company artwork• Negotiating and completing a deal with Sony to license the Leyendas catalogue• Negotiating and acquiring the Moon Publishing Regional Mexican catalogue and then negotiating with Sony to release a series of compilation albums• Renegotiating record deals on behalf of Bethlehem Records with the estates of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, John Coltrane and Mel Torme amongst many others in order for them to receive more favourable royalty rates• Negotiating a distribution deal with Naxos of America for the US distribution rights to those Bethlehem recordings• Oversaw the creation of the various websites that Verse Music Group owns• Coordinated domestic and international A&R meetings for VMG songwriters• I have advised VMG regarding strategic and creative planning for catalogue and songwriters• Completed a deal with Pledge Music to handle all of our pre-sale releases across our entire catalogue of masters.

Established a contact program for the members and their representatives of PRS for Music residing in the USA including Paul McCartney, Bee Gees, Seal, Nick Glennie Smith, Peter Frampton, The Scissor Sisters, Shania Twain, Leiber and Stoller and Mutt Lange amongst many othersProvide a service to members to help resolve account issues and to develop their careersIncrease revenues through setting up co-writes, introducing members to A&R staff and launching a joint venture with a leading music supervision firm Facilitated monthly discussions with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and HFA to discuss the exchange of data and information in order to improve efficiencies and business practicesExplore new technologies in order to improve efficiencies and increase revenueSigned Roc Nation

Hold primary responsibility for handpicking artists and musicians to be signedSolely responsible for negotiating publishing deals with attorneys Negotiate with publishers worldwide including Sony ATV USA, Warner Chappell Italy, Clippers Spain and Sony Australia and Japan with regard to representing the catalog in their respective territoriesSelected, acquired and implemented royalty administration software; hire and train staff in utilizationCreated contract template used in all artist signingsExploit copyrights in film, television and with recording artistsFacilitate co-writing opportunitiesPitch songs to record companies, artists and management firms

2004-06 Founder/Owner, Music Advisory Service, New York, NY• Established independent freelance service with demographics including, but not limited to, UK, Scandinavia, USA, Australia and Japan• Advised individuals and companies on international profiling and music publishing• Aided clients in establishing their own companies and facilitated business introductions throughout the domestic and international entertainment industry• Clients included James Brown, Intrigue Music, Kyodo Tokyo, Jack L, Mcgowan, 180 Records and Target • Established relationships with artists including Michael Brecker, Peter Gabriel, Moving Units, Oasis, Josh Groban, VHS or Beta, Patrick Watson, William Orbit, Genesis, Kate Bush, Blur and Corinne Bailey Rae

• Signed a worldwide, multimillion dollar deal with Alanis Morissette• Acquired songs individually and as part of a catalog with revenues accruing in territories outside of the USA • Acquired high-earning catalogues from The Knack, Bill Frisell and Ringo Starr – including several titles by The Beatles – as well as single song assignments for songs on multimillion selling albums by Santana, Josh Groban and Alejandro Lerner

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the membership offices in Chicago and New York; managed staff of 18 • Administered annual operations budget • Signed Pink, Kelis and N’Sync; developed and maintained strong relationships with legal and managerial representatives of these artists• Paired Sabelle Breer and Curt Frasca as songwriting team; they subsequently co-wrote songs featured on albums by Avril Lavigne, O.A.R. and Ryan Cabrera

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the membership offices in Chicago and New York; managed staff of 18 Administered annual operations budget of more than $1.5MOversaw artist showcases at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW and CMJSigned John Mayer, Pink, Kelis and N'Sync; developed and maintained strong relationships with legal and managerial representatives of these artistsPaired Sabelle Breer and Curt Frasca as songwriting team; they subsequently co-wrote songs featured on albums that collectively sold more than 25M

Signed artists including Radiohead, The Cranberries, Dido and Max Martin Educated European songwriters and publishers regarding American PROsHandled inquiries regarding income from the USA Organized workshops, showcases and networking opportunities Developed an extensive and substantial global contact database Personally responsible for artist signings which earned more than $20M for ASCAP Developed and raised the profile of the company in important markets such as UK

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