Music Business Consultant, Author; Owner: Music Business Times, LocoBop, Northpark Music Admin. LLC
Jackson, Mississippi Area
- Current
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- Consultant, Copyright & Contracts Mgmt at Malaco, Inc,
- Past
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- Author: Music Publishing at Mix Publications
- President at Urgent Records Inc (USA)
- Publisher | Editor at UK Songplugger | UK Chart Facts
- Division Manager at Chappell Music Ltd (London)
- Co-Managing Director at Whitsett Churchill Music Ltd (London)
- Gen. Manager ex-USA at Chrysalis Music Ltd (London)
- President at East Memphis Music Corp (Stax Records)
- Education
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- Millsaps College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Music
- Websites
Tim Whitsett’s Summary
Currently associated with Malaco Music Group; publisher/editor Music Business Times online newspaper; owner LocoBop digital music label; manager Northpark Music Admin. LLC; Consultant on projects for financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs, and companies pursuing music business ventures (acquisitions, mergers, asset sales, exploitation, restructuring, and remodeling in face of disruptive change).
Previously, senior executive management with Chappell Music (London), Chrysalis Music (London), Stax Records (Memphis USA), consultant, writer, editor, newsletter and directories publisher (London), record producer (London and USA), recording artist (USA). Produced records by iconic soul music legends, such as Jerry Butler, Eddie Floyd, Dorothy Moore; published song catalogs by Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, David Bowie, the Chieftains, Procol Harum, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, et al
Tim Whitsett’s Specialties:
Copyright management, valuations, and acquisition; negotiating and drafting contracts and licenses; project management; strategic and tactical planning, guest lecturer and seminar panelist on music business basics, new business models, change management, and career opportunities.
Tim Whitsett’s Experience
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Consultant, Copyright & Contracts Mgmt
Malaco, Inc,
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Music industry)
January 1998 — Present (10 years 9 months)
Negotiate and draft contracts, licenses; copyright administration; loss control; write (press releases, album liner notes); consult, collaborate, ideate, or manage special projects. Beyond specific responsibilities, functions are rather elastic and ad hoc.
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Author: Music Publishing
Mix Publications
(Music industry)
1989 — 2005 (16 years)
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President
Urgent Records Inc (USA)
(Music industry)
1989 — 1995 (6 years)
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Publisher | Editor
UK Songplugger | UK Chart Facts
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
1982 — 1986 (4 years)
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Division Manager
Chappell Music Ltd (London)
(Public Company; Music industry)
1981 — 1982 (1 year)
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Co-Managing Director
Whitsett Churchill Music Ltd (London)
(Music industry)
1977 — 1981 (4 years)
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Gen. Manager ex-USA
Chrysalis Music Ltd (London)
(Music industry)
1976 — 1977 (1 year)
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President
East Memphis Music Corp (Stax Records)
(Music industry)
1970 — 1976 (6 years)
Tim Whitsett’s Education
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Millsaps College
History, Literature, Law 1961 — 1967
Belhaven College
Purdue Univerity - Indiana University- Activities and Societies:
- Pi Alpha Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, college newspaper editorial cartoonist and editorial contributor
Additional Information
Tim Whitsett’s Websites:
Tim Whitsett’s Interests:
Vital interests - history, futurism, disruptive business models and technologies; effects of disruptive socio-economic changes on business, politics, and global relations; missionary zeal to convert fear and resistance to change into optimistic acceptance and adaptation; divining methods of harnessing change to universally expand individual opportunities to pursue education, open communication, personal achievement and prosperity, free from institutionalized barriers.
