Talk:Wise Music Group

Wise Music Group Key People

Key people in the Wise Music Group are:

• Robert Wise - Group Chairman (not Managing Director as listed currently)
• Tomas Wise - CEO Wise Music Group (USA)
• Marcus Wise - Group Head of Media
• David Rockberger - Group Deputy Chairman
• David Holley - Group Managing Director
• Chris Butler -Group Director of Global Rights Development (not Head of Publishing and Rights)
• John Castaldo- CFO, COO Wise Music Group (USA)
• Jonathan Smith- Group Financial Director

All of the above are Group company directors.

They are listed here on the company website under each office:

https://www.wisemusic.com/contact-us/

Citations:

Robert Wise is referred to as the chairman in this article on Musicweek

https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/music-sales-rebrands-as-wise-music-group/078746

David Rockberger is listed on the UK government site Companies house: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/hNGI0mDDDDnMT9gI7VK0LuTD4yM/appointments

Tomas Wise is listed in this article as the CEO: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tomas-wise-wise-music-streaming-gives-wider-access-to-all-genres-of-music-and-that-is-especially-true-of-classical/

Copyright101 (talk) 02:57, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

I am declining the above edit request per WP:NOTDIRECTORY, since Wikipedia is not a listing of employees. Also, Linkedin is not an acceptable source. Z1720 (talk) 18:06, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing this suggestion. There is a key people heading in the Wise music Group article on the column summary to the right already. It appears both current entries according to the company list incorrect titles. Perhaps, then it should be removed, rather than remain incorrect. I have included other citations other than linkedin for Tomas Wise, David Rockberger and the Chairman Robert Wise above. I will remove the linkedin references.

The list contains eight Group level directors in a company with eleven offices worldwide and several hundred employees. It is not a complete employee directory. How many people are considered key to list per the total number and I will edit to that number? If just key person is required this is Robert Wise, The Group Chairman. Robert Wise is referred to as the chairman in this article on Musicweek

https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/music-sales-rebrands-as-wise-music-group/078746

and on the Wise music website:

https://www.wisemusic.com/contact-us/ Copyright101 (talk) 01:48, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

I am closing this request because it seems like this request has already been declined. If you would like to make additional changes, please open a new request at the bottom of this talk page. Z1720 (talk) 18:42, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

News about the Wise Music Group:

In 2014 Wise Music Group (as The Music Sales Group) acquired French classical music publisher Éditions Alphonse Leduc.

Founded in 1842, Éditions Alphonse Leduc administers rights for classical and operatic works by Rossini, Bellini, Weber and Meyerbeer, as well as pieces by Clémenti, Brahms, Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky. It is home to works by French composers, including Olivier Messiaen, Francis Poulenc, Jacques Ibert, Henri Dutilleux and Joseph Canteloube.

Citations:

https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/news/music-sales-acquires-classical-french-publisher/

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/publishers/editions-alphonse-leduc/

In November 2016 Wise Music Group (as The Music Sales Group) completed the acquisition of Paris-based publishing house Le Chant du Monde from [PIAS].

Le Chant du Monde publishes French and Russian copyrights including works by Honegger, Milhaud, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Khachaturian, as well as contemporary composers including Nicolas Bacri, Oscar Strasnoy, and Ramon Lazkano. Le Chant du Monde was established in Paris by Leon Moussinac in 1938.

Citation:

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-sales-acquires-le-chant-du-monde-publishing-catalogue/

In March 2017 Wise Music Group (as The Music Sales Group), completed the acquisition of Bleu Blanc Rouge (BBR) from Belgian record producer and songwriter Jean Kluger.

BBR was established by Huguette and Jean Kluger in Paris in 1967 and includes songs written by Jean Kluger in partnership with Daniel Vangarde, including ‘D.I.S.C.O.’, ‘Cuba’, ‘Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)’, ‘Hands Up’.

Citation:

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-sales-acquires-french-publisher-bleu-blanc-rouge/

In January 2021, Wise Music Group acquired The Zombies’ catalog as part of the purchase of the Marquis, Verulam and Mistletoe Melodies publishing companies from The Bocu Group. This included the songs: 'She’s Not There' as well as 'Tell Her No', 'Care of Cell 44' and 'Time of the Season' from the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle.

Citations:

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wise-music-group-acquires-zombies-catalog-in-deal-with-bocu-group/

https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/wise-music-group-acquires-the-zombies-classic-songs-in-catalogue-deal/082460

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9517401/briefs-zombies-wise-music-group-collective-soul-round-hill

 Not done for now: Several things to note here — first, you need to propose specific text to insert at a specific location/section, cited to an acceptable source (this generally does not include self-references or PR websites; see WP:RS). Please also note that Wikipedia is not a means of promotional, nor is the goal of an article to catalogue every single thing a business has done (see generally WP:PROMO). The standard for inclusion is, in general, the presence of a fact in a reliable, secondary source (again, see WP:RS. I am happy to help with these requests (and the ones inserted below, it appears) if you are willing to review Wikipedia's content and style norms and reformat requests accordingly. WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs) 02:54, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Inactive References

Chesternovello.com website no longer exists and redirects to wisemusicclassical.com. These references are no longer active.

"A brief history of Novello and Co Ltd". Chesternovello.com. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2014-03-12

"Chester Novello". Chesternovello.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.

Office locations

Headquartered on Berners Street, the Group also has offices in New York, Santa Monica, Paris, Madrid, Sydney, Copenhagen, and Berlin. Warehouse facilities and hire libraries are located in Chester, New York and Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk,UK.

Citations:

Each listing has a google map link to it on the company's website:

https://www.wisemusic.com/contact-us/

Companies in the Wise Music Group

G Schirmer/AMP

The largest company and imprint owned by the Wise Music Group is G Schirmer/ AMP which is not listed. Founded in 1861 it is the oldest continuously operating classical music company in the US.

Schirmer publishes Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Khachaturian and many other composers past and present including Barber, Ives, Menotti, Ellington, Aucoin, Catan, Corigliano, Dennehy, Kernis, Mazzoli, and Tan Dun.

Citation:

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/publishers/g-schirmer-amp/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Schirmer,_Inc.

Éditions Alphonse Leduc

Éditions Alphonse Leduc was founded in 1841. Its catalogue includes the works of Jacques Ibert, Gabriel Fauré, Darius Milhaud, André Jolivet, Francis Poulenc, Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux among others.

citations:

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/music-sales-group-buys-editions-alphonse-leduc/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éditions_Alphonse_Leduc

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/news/2865/Music-Sales-acquires-Editions-Alphonse-Leduc/

Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Established in Copenhagen in 1857. The company publishes many renowned Scandinavian composers, including Nielsen and Sibelius and contemporary composers such as Hans Abrahamsen, Per Nørgård, Bent Sørensen and Poul Ruders, as well leading writers from other genres such as Sebastian and Jacob Groth.

Citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edition_Wilhelm_Hansen

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/publishers/edition-wilhelm-hansen/

Unión Musical Ediciones

UME was founded in 1900 in Madrid. Its catalogue includes works by Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Isaac Albéniz, Xavier Montsalvatge, Enrique Granados and Federico Mompou.

https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/publishers/union-musical-ediciones/

Bosworth Music Group

Based in Berlin, Bosworth is a 126-year old. It's catalogue of rights spanning pop and classical as well as film scores. Composers represented include James Last, American singer songwriter William Fitzsimmons, and Volker Bertelmann, the pianist and composer (also known as Hauschka).

Citations:

https://www.bosworthcreative.com

Storyville Records

Founded in 1952 in Copenhagen, Storyville Records is a record label featuring recordings of New Orleans jazz, swing, big band, free jazz, blues and contemporary jazz.

It specializes in collectible re-issues as well as original recordings made by jazz and blues musicians when they toured Europe and Scandinavia. Musicians represented on the label include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Big Bill Broonzy and Sonny Boy Williamson. Storyville also releases new recordings by contemporary jazz performers such as Thomas Fonnesbæk, Justin Kauflin, Sigurdur Flosason and the Lars Jansson Trio.

Citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyville_Records https://www.storyvillerecords.com/about

Node Records

Node Records is a record label that records and releases soundtrack music from films. Releases include Stanley Clarke’s score for “Halston”, Jocelyn Pook’s soundtrack to The Wife, and Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts’ Emmy nominated music for “Free Solo”.

It is based in Los Angeles and New York. Its website is www.noderecords.com.

Citation for releases:

http://www.noderecords.com/releases/

References

History

Formerly known as The Music Sales Group, the company was founded in 1930 by the Wise family in New York as a printed music company.

citation:

https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/how-wise-music-group-is-changing-the-publishing-game/078892

The company changed its name to Wise Music Group in February 2020 following the sale in 2018 of its physical and online print divisions, including Musicroom (its high street retail chain), Musicroom.com and sheetmusicdirect.com, to Milwaukee-based publisher for more than $50 million. Hal Leonard continues to distribute Wise Music's publishing catalogs worldwide.

Citation: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-sales-is-now-a-pureplay-publisher-with-50m-in-the-bank-after-selling-books-and-retail-business/