Warner/Chappell Music (NYC) Acquires Production Music Company 615 Music
Warner/Chappell Music with world headquarters in NYC, and the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group Corp. and parent company of Non-Stop Music, a leading production music company, announced the acquisition of 615 Music, a Nashville-based production music company.
(l-r) Randy Thornton, CEO, Non-Stop Music, Randy Wachtler, 615 Music’s President and CEO, and Brian Roberts, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Warner/Chappell Music
The agreement establishes Warner/Chappell’s first Nashville production music operation and expands their presence in the rapidly-growing sector of the music publishing business. As part of the agreement, 615 Music’s team of producers and composers will continue to create library content that will be owned, exclusively marketed and distributed by Warner/Chappell.
In addition, 615 Music’s President and CEO, Randy Wachtler, will take on the role of EVP, North America, for Warner/Chappell’s production music business.
For more than 25 years, 615 Music has worked for top network and cable clients and earned many awards. The company is one of the world’s most prolific providers of production music to the entertainment, broadcast, advertising, and corporate industries, and is the recent recipient of an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Original Song” for NBC’s “Today Show.”
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