peermusic Nashville Signs Micah Wilshire to Exclusive Global Publishing Deal

Nashville, TN (April 20, 2021) - peermusic Nashville has signed songwriter Micah Wilshire to an exclusive global music publishing deal, as announced today by Kathy Spanberger, President & Chief Operating Officer, peermusic and Michael Knox, Senior Vice President, peermusic Nashville. Through the deal, peermusic will represent Wilshire’s publishing and master recordings for future works as well as select back catalog master recordings.

Most recently, Wilshire has co-written multiple songs on Tim Montana’s new album Long Shots (Music Knox Records/BBR Music Group), including the lead single “Get Em Up,” “River Kids,” “Do It Fast,” “Don't Wait Up On Me,” “Doing Everything Right,” “Be A Cowboy,” “Long Shots,” and “Bar Band.” The album was also produced by peermusic Nashville SVP Michael Knox.

"I’ve been a big fan of Micah’s for some time, it’s going to be exciting to work with him and watch his songwriting and production talents shoot to the next level,” said Michael Knox.

“I couldn’t be more excited to join the peermusic camp. It’s inspiring to be in the company of such great writers, and I’m really looking forward to building something awesome with Kathy, Knox and the entire team,” said Micah Wilshire.

In addition to his recent songwriting with Tim Montana, Micah Wilshire has written extensively for television and movies. His music has been featured on television shows including the CW’s Riverdale, Legacies, Grey’s Anatomy, The Black List, Yellowstone (under his band Mississippi Twilight), Million Little Things, Vampire Diaries, Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, American Idol, the Olympics and many more. Movies and trailers that have featured Wilshire’s music include Google Stadia, MAX, Keeping up with the Joneses, Bad Moms, Ubisoft games, Xbox Video, For Honor, The Crew 2 and Apple.

As a performer, Wilshire has appeared alongside artists including Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Brett Eldridge, Darius Rucker, Michael Bolton, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Michael W Smith, Steve Winwood, and David Nail. He’s also recorded music featured in commercials for Nissan, Ford, The Oscars and many more. Wilshire also mixed Brett Eldredge’s No. 1 single “Drunk on Your Love.”

Since it was founded almost 100 years ago, peermusic has remained deeply committed to country songwriters and their music. peermusic founder Ralph S. Peer helped launch the career of many early American music icons while also introducing blues, folk and country music to a global audience. Peer was the executive producer of Mamie Smith’s "Crazy Blues" (considered by many to be the first blues record), James P. Johnson's "Carolina Shout" (among the first jazz piano solo recordings) and Fiddlin' John Carson's "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane" (the first country record released). Peer also produced the 1927 Bristol Sessions, considered the "Big Bang" of country music, where he discovered country legends Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family.

Under the leadership of Kathy Spanberger and Michael Knox, peermusic has developed into one of Nashville’s top publishing operations, and for the third consecutive year peermusic was named one of Billboard’s Top 10 Hot Country Songs Publishing Corporations.

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ABOUT PEERMUSIC: Founded by Ralph S. Peer in 1928, peermusic is the world’s largest global independent music publishing and neighbouring rights administration company, operating from 38 offices in 31 countries. With well over a million titles owned or administered by the company, and with a neighbouring rights roster encompassing over 300 record labels and more than 2,500 performers, peermusic is the largest privately owned company of its kind in the world. For further information about peermusic, go to www.peermusic.com. For breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos, follow @peermusic on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

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