Music Publishing
Woody Bomar began his career as a songwriter and went on to work in music publishing. In fact, Woody created Little Big Town and had a very successful run in the 1980s and 90s. Woody made the decision to put his songwriting on hold and focused on publishing. However, he applied is knowledge as a...
Buzz Cason began his musical career as a singer in the late 1950s and early 60s. He formed The Casuals in Nashville and later sang with a group called The Statues for Liberty. As he continued to sing, Buzz wrote songs, some of which he would have his singing groups perform. When he teamed with...
David Israelite is the president/CEO of the National Music Publishers Association located in Washington DC. While his career before NMPA was in politics, David played the guitar at a young age and always had a real passion for music and music making. Today his job focuses on representing music...
Mark Sendroff grew up close to downtown New York and at a young age fell in love with Broadway shows. Following his love of the theater and interest in the law, Mark became one of only a few lawyers specializing in theater in New York. While his practice has grown over the years, so has his...
Chris Jasper is the funk and soul keyboardist, singer and composer who played a key role in the Isley Brothers sound. He later helped form Isley-Jasper-Isley, which, like the Isley Brothers era, resulted in several classic hit recordings. Chris has also enjoyed a long solo career which has...
Michael Brettler is the current president of Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, which has been in his family for four generations. Michael’s interview was completed on the 100th anniversary of the famed music publisher’s beginnings in New York City. Over the years, Shapiro, Bernstein & Company...
Larry Richmond's grandfather was a sheet music distributor in New York during the golden era of sheet music sales in the 1920s and 30s. Larry’s father, having grown up in the business, developed a strong passion for music but took his career in a slightly different direction when he opened a music...
Gail Warnaar started a double reed camp for high school band students in the Michigan area, which lead to her involvement with the music products industry. In 1981 Gail formed the Double Reed Shop to provide accessories to her camp students, but soon the business grew as did her need to expand. ...
Russ Bullis took up the trumpet as a child and played throughout high school. During his college years he gave trumpet lessons at the local music store and took a strong interest in teaching. He was later a band director after college for six years. He taught at the same school, in Lawrenceville...
Barbara Meeks fell in love with music at an early age and played flute all though school and into college where she majored in music education. While working at Buddy Roger’s Music in Ohio, she developed a passion for sheet music. She later worked for Mannerino’s Music for a decade before joining...