The Company
Our history, values, and approach to music publishing
The People
Meet the team
Contact Us
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Wixen Music UK, Ltd.
Check out our sister company in London
Music Publishing Primer
Randall Wixen literally wrote the book on music publishing. Read the first chapter here.
Free Advice
So you know what it's worth
Administration Vs. Co-Publishing
An analysis of the pros/cons of both deal types. Hint: do administration deals if you can
So You Want to Sell Your Publishing?
Don't sell yourself short
Protecting Your Musical Copyrights
Lots of great info about copyright terminations and reversions in this guest piece by Lisa Alter.
Legal Problems With Co-Writers
It's all fun and games until you start making money
How to Clear Music
Also, how NOT to clear music
Request a License
Want to use one of our client's songs? Send us a request here and we'll get back to you promptly
"Musings about music publishing, songwriting, and the state of the music industry"
Music
What I Listened To Over My Summer Vacation...
I'm often asked what kind of music I like or what I'm listening to now. True fact: I actually got into the music business because I love music and I still have an entire room of my house filled with thousands of vinyl albums and singles and CDs that...
Randall Wixen
Clients
David Lindley
I’m going to miss the guy. He was a client of mine since the dawn of time and we always had fun together. He’d drive paperwork from Claremont to Calabasas because he didn’t trust the mail. Always wearing a Rayon Hawaiian shirt.&nb...
Royalties
New Royalty Rates: 2023-2027
Physical/Digital DownloadsIn mid December, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its final ruling approving the “Subpart B” (physical product and digital downloads) settlement between record labels and publishers for the Phonorecords IV rate-setting per...
Jason Rys
Publishing Administration
Make a Difference
What makes a musical act stand the test of time? Fashions and styles come and go, but some acts stick around forever. Why? Let’s take the Doors. They only had 3 Top Ten hits: “Light My Fire,” “Hello, I Love You,” and t...
Attribution
Respect in Music
Rodney Dangerfield used to complain that he got no respect. Well, how about songwriters and recording artists? Music plays a huge role in film and TV programs, yet the credit and respect paid to music’s part of the comprehensive work is...