Songs Music Publishing, also known as SONGS, is a

music publishing A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distributing music. Music publishers originally published sheet music. When copyright became legally protected, music publishers started to play a role in the management of the intellect ...

company founded by

Matt Pincus Matthew Storrs Pincus is an American music publisher and investor who founded Songs Music Publishing. He was a former bassist of the band Judge. Early life and education Pincus is the son of Lionel Pincus, co-founder and chairman of private ...

and joined by partners Ron Perry in 2004 and Carianne Marshall in 2006. The company has offices in

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and

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. SONGS represents songwriters and producers across all genres of music. SONGS' growth has been achieved through the signing of worldwide, exclusive co-publishing agreements with individual writers and through catalog acquisitions. As of November 2013, founder Matt Pincus continues to serve as

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of SONGS, Ron Perry serves as the company's President, and Carianne Marshall serves as the Head of Creative Licensing. In June 2017, SONGS Music Publishing signed worldwide co-publishing deals with four songwriters in contemporary music: Xxxtentacion, Linus Eklow, S1, and Andrew Wyatt. In September 2017, Songs Music Publishing was put up for sale for over $160 million. In December 2017, SONGS was acquired by

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Clients

Among SONGS' current and past

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and producer clients are:

SONGS

External links

Songs Music Publishing Web Site
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