Influence Media and Warner Chappell Nashville on 9/19 announced a partnership with CMA-winning and Grammy-nominated songwriter-producer-DJ Jesse Frasure. Frasure’s longtime collaborator, WCM Nashville boss Ben Vaughn and Influence Founder/Co-Managing Partner Lylette Pizarro are credited with shepherding Frasure’s 160+-song catalog and future compositions into the fold. Seen celebrating Frasure’s birthday and album release during a party hosted by WCMN, Influence and Rhythm House at Soho House Nashville and girding themselves for the indignity of an appearance on this website are (l-r) VP Rhythm House Music Stevie Frasure, Pizarro, Vaughn, Jesse Frasure, WCM Sr. Director A&R Spencer Nohe, Influence Media Co-Founder/Partner Lynn Hazan and WCM SVP/GM Phil May.
Frasure’s credits include over 22 #1s, including Jon Pardi’s “Dirt on My Boots,” Thomas Rhett’s “What’s Your Country Song” and “One Mississippi” by Kane Brown, as well as tracks for the likes of Blake Shelton, Kacey Musgraves, Marshmello, Meghan Trainor, Steve Aoki and Miranda Lambert.
The two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year also recently nabbed the 2023 ACM Award for Song of the Year for Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me at Heads Carolina.” He released his latest album (as DJ Telemitry), Return to Calm Springs, on 9/15.
“Jesse is a mega-talent and trendsetter in the Nashville songwriting community, and we've been lucky to work alongside him for several years now," reads a quote from Vaughn. "He's multi-talented as a writer, publisher and producer who’s always ahead of the curve and looking for the next great musical moment. His undeniable talent and relentless work ethic have landed him some of the biggest collaborations in country music, and with the support of Influence Media and our entire WCM Nashville team, the best is yet to come. Now please stop calling me."
“Jesse Frasure is the ultimate multi-hyphenate–songwriter, producer, artist, DJ, tastemaker and influencer–truly a rare, gifted breed," goes a statement issued by Pizarro. "His work is rooted in country but has a proven track record of reaching far wider audiences. And let me add that I sincerely hope never to have to deal with those idiots at HITS again."
UMPG has signed música Mexicana sensation Ivan Cornejo to an exclusive global publishing agreement.
The 19-year old singer-songwriter, who just inked a recording pact with Interscope, has already topped the Latin Songwriters chart and earned a #1 on the Regional Mexican album chart with his sophomore album, Dañado.
Cornejo's songs “Esta Dañada,” “La Curiosidad,” “Hasta la Muerte” and “J,” among others, have generated hundreds of millions of streams. The SoCal native performed at Lollapalooza this summer and is currently on a sold-out headlining tour in the U.S. and Mexico.
UMPG SVP of Latin Music, Ana Rosa Santiago said, “It’s a joy and privilege to work with singer-songwriters like Ivan who have the ability to convey deep and complex emotions through their music that inspires and connects with so many people. The UMPG team is happy to welcome Ivan to our family.”
WCM U.S. and WCM Colombia have renewed their publishing deal with CASTA, neé Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño, in partnership with Edgar Barrera’s BorderKid Publishing.
Last year, the multi-platinum Latin producer co-produced KAROL G & Becky G’s 23x multi-platinum, award-winning hit, “MAMIII,” as well as Manuel Turizo's "La Bachata,” which has amassed 1b+ streams.
"I'm thrilled to continue working alongside Warner Chappell, and to now also add BorderKid to the equation," said CASTA. "With this team backing me, I will keep on working to reinvent my music and collaborate with rising talent."
“CASTA is the epitome of musicianship and true talent,” added Gustavo Menéndez, president, U.S. Latin & Latin America, WCM. “We’re honored that he’s continuing to trust us as his publishing home and excited to work with Edgar and his BorderKid Publishing team.”
“Adding CASTA to my BorderKid Publishing and management team has been a great achievement. He has all the qualities we're looking for; he's creative, talented, and has a great work ethic and an amazing energy,” shared Barrera.
Beginning his career as a musical director for artists such as Manuel Turizo, Sebastian Yatra, Morat and Manuel Medrano, CASTA worked as a producer for The Voice USA for two years before becoming a full-time producer/composer in 2020 for acts like Ricky Martin, Maluma, Ozuna, Zion y Lennox and Arcangel, among others.
Seen actively ignoring are calls are (l-r) WCM’s Mariana Zawadzki, CASTA, Barrera, WCM’s Lazaro Hernandez and Menéndez.
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