Peermusic
| Industry | Music publisher |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 (as Southern Music) |
| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
Key people | Ralph Peer, II: Chairman and CEO |
| Subsidiaries | Digitalpressure |
| Website | peermusic |
Peermusic is a United States based independent music publisher.
History
Ralph Peer, a field recording engineer and A&R representative for Victor Records, went on a scouting trip to Bristol, Tennessee. For two weeks, he recorded artists such as Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family in what later became famous as the Bristol sessions. With the success of these recordings, Peer would later establish Southern Music, which later was called peermusic.[1] The company became very successful and influential in the 1930s. It hit the big time through Peer's introducing Central American music to the world. In 1940 there came another watershed when a dispute between the ASCAP and US radio stations led to the inauguration of the rival Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). BMI supported music by blues, country and hillbilly artists, and Peer, through his Peer-International company, soon contributed a major part of BMI's catalogue.
During and after World War II Peer published songs such as "Deep in the Heart of Texas " and "You Are My Sunshine" (sung by Jimmie Davis, covered by Bing Crosby and many others), "Humpty Dumpty Heart" (Glenn Miller), "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" (Russ Morgan), "The Three Caballeros" (the Andrews Sisters), "Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There" (Deanna Durbin), and "I Should Care" and "The Coffee Song" (both Frank Sinatra). In 1945, he published Jean Villard Gilles's and Bert Reisfeld's composition "Les trois cloches" ("The Three Bells"), which was recorded by the Browns.
In the 1950s Peer published "Mockingbird Hill", a million seller for Patti Page; "Sway" (Dean Martin and Bobby Rydell); and the novelty "I Know an Old Lady" (Burl Ives). Then came rock 'n' roll, and Southern published hits by Buddy Holly, Little Richard, The Big Bopper and the Platters.
In 2007, peermusic announced the 50% acquisition of Malaco Music Group.[2]
Ralph Peer II, the son of Ralph and Monique Peer, is the current Chairman and CEO of peermusic.[1] Peer II is also the vice president and director of the National Music Publishers Association and the Harry Fox Agency.[3] He is also a director and past president of the Country Music Association, an editor/director of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and Chairman of the International Confederation of Music Publishers.[3] At the 2008 MIDEM, he was honored as "Music Maker of the Year."[3] In 2013, he received the inaugural International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) award for "outstanding contribution to music publishing". [4]
Writer/Artist roster and repertoire
Among the well-known composers and producers that are affiliated with peermusic are: The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Hoagy Carmichael, Buddy Holly, Donovan, David Foster, Consuelo Velázquez y Miguel Angel Poventud Aponte, Martha Cancel, Manuel De Peppe, Agustín Lara, Prince Royce, Chayanne, Kim Fowley, Victor Manuelle, Anahí, Melanie C, Dead Sara, Family of the Year, Kathleen Edwards, Charles Ives, Newton Faulkner, Kitaro, Morten Lauridsen, Annett Louisan, 1500 or Nothin', and Sebastien Grainger
Some of peermusic's most classic and popular song titles include:"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" L.Russell Brown/Irwin Levine "Everyday" by Petty/Hardin; "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmie Davis; "Georgia On My Mind" and "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael; "Season of the Witch" and "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan; "Besame Mucho" by Consuelo Velázquez; "Sway" by Ruiz/Molina/Gimbel; "Statesboro Blues" by Willie McTell; "Cherry Bomb" by Fowley/Jett; "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Stewart/Nash/Harrell/Knowles; "Firework" by Dean/Eriksen/Wilhelm/Perry/Hermansen; "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Jackson/Jones III; "Glory of Love" and "I Have Nothing" by David Foster; "Umbrella" by Stewart/Nash/Harrell/Carter; "Walk Like An Egyptian" by Liam Sternberg; "It's Oh So Quiet" by Lang/Meder/Reisfeld; "Mambo #5" by Perez Prado; "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)" by Farres/Davis; "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" by Cox/Swanston among many others.[5]
References
- 1 2 "peermusic - Company History". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ↑ "Peermusic acquires 50% stake in Malaco Music". MusicWeek.com. July 19, 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 "National Music Publishers' Association - Ralph Peer II". Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ↑ Jones, Rhian (June 18, 2013). "Ralph Peer II honoured with ICMP outstanding contribution award". Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Peermusic-About Us". Retrieved 17 September 2014.