 A current member of the Board of Directors of both ASCAP and NMPA and President of his own independent music publishing company, Leeds Music, Mr. Levy was, until recently, the President of Chrysalis Music Group, Inc. During his six years with Chrysalis, Mr. Levy published a genre diverse range of musical compositions, with many successful chart recordings by Elvis Presley, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne, Andrea Bocelli, OutKast and David Gray.
Until 1991, Mr. Levy was the President of MCA Music Publishing, the world's third largest music publisher. He began his career in music publishing in 1975 as a Field Representative for ASCAP. In 1977 Mr. Levy established Elton John and Bernie Taupin' s American music publishing operations. In that capacity, he personally marketed Mr. John's and Mr. Taupin's music publishing rights and actively signed and developed other songwriters to their company.
In the fall of 1978, Mr. Levy joined MCA as Assistant to the President, Mr. Sal Chiantia. Charged with the responsibility of revitalizing the music publishing division of MCA, he reorganized the creative staff and implemented a daring plan to develop a roster of active, contemporary exclusive staff songwriters. On his 29th birthday in 1981, Mr. Levy was appointed President of MCA's worldwide music publishing operations. Over the next decade, Mr. Levy grew the revenues of that division from 12 million dollars to well over 70 million. This growth included the establishment of owned and operated foreign offices as well as joint ventures in all key markets. During Mr. Levy's Presidency, MCA published hits by a variety of artists including: Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, INXS, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, Randy Travis, George Strait, Lee Greenwood, Alannah Myles, Bobby Brown, P.M. Dawn, as well as numerous scores to motion pictures, television productions and Broadway musicals, including: Twin Peaks, E.T., Out of Africa, Miami Vice, Evita, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Furthermore, Mr. Levy oversaw MCA's triumph as ASCAP's coveted Country Music Publisher of the Year award for two consecutive years.
Mr. Levy received his B.A. in Anthropology from Boston University and attended both the Berklee College of Music and the Juilliard School, Drama Division. He is the son of Leeds Music founder Lou Levy. Prior to his election to ASCAP's Board of Directors, Mr. Levy served as a member of ASCAP's Board of Review. Additionally, Mr. Levy is the youngest individual to serve on both ASCAP's and the National Music Publisher Association's (NMPA) Board of Directors, serving as Chairman of ASCAP's Survey and Distribution and Law and Licensing committees as well as a member of the NMPA's International Committee. Mr. Levy consults to Peermusic in connection with their exclusive agreement with 14-time Grammy Award winning producer and composer, David Foster. He has also consulted to the Walt Disney Company and Motown Records and has testified as an expert witness on music publishing.
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