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"Music World" redirects here. For the record label, see Music World Entertainment.
Music World Corporation is an American music production and music publishing company, representing hundreds of song and music cue titles for a small clientele of composers and lyricists including the company founder. The company was founded in 1958 by Academy Award-winning songwriter Robert B. Sherman.
The company is based in Beverly Hills, California and is affiliated with the performance rights organization BMI.
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Company history
Music World was incorporated on January 8, 1958 in the state of California. Within its first year, the company became the first music publisher to cobrand with Wonderland Music Company, Walt Disney Company's then fledgling BMI music publishing subsidiary. Some of Music World's hit song titles include: "Tall Paul", "Bright and Shiny" the Billboard #1 song, "You're Sixteen". "Tall Paul" reached #6 on the Billboard charts in 1959 making it the first top ten single for a solo female rock and roll singer[1].
In 2000 the company branched into corporate "jingle" publishing, writing and production. Clientle includes Time Warner, Disney, Aero California and others.
Current corporate officers
- Robert B. Sherman (President and Founder)
- Robert J. Sherman (Vice President)
- Gregory S. Davis (Treasurer and Secretary)
References
- ^ Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
External links
Categories:- Companies based in Los Angeles, California
- Companies established in 1958
- Music publishing companies
- Sherman Brothers
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