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News Releases 2011
- ole's Radio and Chart Success Celebrated at CMA Week with 3rd Country Chart Topper This Year, BMI & SESAC Awards
- Campaign Launched-Stop Corporate Music Piracy
- The 5th Annual ole pop+urban songcamp in L.A., Co-Presented by Warner/Chappell, Attracts 20 World-Class Songwriters to Historic Westlake Studios for Five Days of Collaborative Magic
- ole's 'Royal Flush': Takes CCMA Music Publisher Honours for 5th Consecutive Year
- DHX Media Chooses ole For Worldwide Music Publishing Administration
- ole’s ‘to the topline’ Challenge Debuts in L.A. As ‘Renegade’ Wins ole Single-Song Publishing Deal
- ole Tops US Country Charts For 2nd Time in 3 Months With Dodson's 'Let Me Down Easy' (Billy Currington)
- ole’s New Production Music Division, clear, Acquires the Brand, Sub-Pub Assets of Canada’s Largest Production Music House, The Music People
- ole Announce 2011 hitsource Series Generating Copyrights Throughout The Year
- ole Signs Admin Deal For W!LDBRAIN Entertainment's Hit Children's Series Yo Gabba Gabba!
- ole Acquires Catalogue of Songs by Prolific Pop Hit-Maker, Rami Yacoub
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News Releases 2010
- The Day the Music Died. "Bill C-32: New Copyright Legislation Leaves Songwriters and Artists Out in the Cold", Says Canada's Largest Music Publisher.
- ole's BMI and SESAC Awards Signal Strong Country Success
- ole 7.0-ole Remains Focused on Acquisitions as It Begins Year 7
- The 4th Annual ole pop+urban songcamp in L.A., in Partnership With Bucks and Atlantic Records, Channels 'Ghosts' of Historic Studio to Produce Almost 40 Great Songs
- ole’s New Cast of Characters in L.A.
- ole Signs Multi-Year North American Sub-Publishing Deal With Strengholt Music Group
- ole Honoured as CCMA Music Publisher of the Year for 4th Consecutive Time
- Roots Three Music/ole Signs Dean Brody, Emerging Songwriting Talent, Rising Country Star
- ole Continues Country Success With CCMA Nomination and Lead Single 'Why Wait' From Upcoming Rascal Flatts Album
- ole Earns 4th Consecutive CCMA Music Publisher of the Year Nomination
- ole Acquires the Balance of Canadian Hit Songwriter/Producer David Tyson's Catalogue
- Discovery Chooses ole to Handle Publishing Administration
- Bucks/ole songcamp, featuring Island Def Jam Music Group, Hosts 35 International Songwriters to Craft a Body of great songs!
- New Online Portal Allows ole’s clients 24/7 Access to their Music Publishing accounts.
- JUNO win a heart-warming tribute to the late ole/tanjola artist Haydain Neale
- ole Acquires Blacktop Music Group Publishing Catalog
- ole appoints Connie McNaughton Senior Director, Brand Management
- Arthur Buenahora Joins ole as Senior Creative Director, Nashville
- ole Rides Taylor Swift/Liz Rose 'White Horse' to First Grammy Win
- ole Ups Admin Team With Kele Currier
- ole & Cineflix Announce Co-ownership Of Existing And Future Music Publishing Properties
- ole Adds Nashville Hitmaker Wallin to Star-Studded Roster
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News Releases 2009
- ole Tops the Year With First Ever Grammy Nomination
- 3rd Annual pop+urban Songcamp Delivers 40 New Songs in 7 Days
- ole Named 2009 CCMA Music Publisher of the Year
- ole and Cookie Jar Entertainment Seal Co-ownership and Worldwide Administration Pact
- ole/Scholastic Media Ink TV Deal
- Michael McCarty Joins ole as President
- David Weitzman Joins ole Los Angeles
- ole/BMG Sign Creative Pact
- Spear Upped to Senior Creative Manager
- ole Launches “musicnow” - State-of-The-Art Song Search Database
- ole Announces Worldwide Deal With Out of the Blue for Hit Preschool Property Super WHY!
- ANNE ATCHESON JOINS ole AS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CHAIRMAN AND CEO
- ole Names Qiana Conley as New Creative Director West Coast
- ole/tanjola INKS DEAL WITH MULTI-PLATINUM WRITER/PRODUCER ALEX GREGGS
- ole Purchases WGBH Music Rights
- ole TANJOLA’S SHILOH SIGNS WITH UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
- ole Wins Two SESAC Awards For Liz Rose/Taylor Swift Hits
- ole Inks Deal with CCI Entertainment
- ole Signs Livetronic Pioneers 'The New Deal'
- Josh Turner's 'Me and God' Lands ole First ASCAP Award
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News Releases 2008
- ole Names Veteran Music Publishing Exec Gary Calderone V.P. Admin
- ole Pop/Urban Songcamp Creates Over 40 Songs - In a Week!
- ole Repeats as CCMA Music Publisher of the Year
- ole Announces Executive Appointments
- ole Signs Shiloh to Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal
- ole Buys Award-Winning Jody Williams Music Catalogue
- ole Signs Juno-Award Winner Rupert Gayle
- ole Signs Nashville Songwriter Kelly Archer
- ole signs J.C. Smith to a worldwide co-publishing deal
- Mark J. Feist, multi-platinum writer/producer, inks worldwide co-publishing deal with ole
- Studio B Productions Signs Worldwide Admin Deal with ole
- ole Seals Co-Publishing Deal With Jack Lenz and Lenz Entertainment
- ole Announces Worldwide Administration Agreement With Peace Arch Entertainment
- ole Announces Co-Venture With L.A.'S Five K Entertainment Group
- ole signs Roger Springer - 'Thank God For Believers'- And Mark Chesnutt's Favorite Songwriter
- ole Inks Multi-Year Admin Deal with Ellis Entertainment
- ole Signs Cuppa Coffee to TV Admin Deal
- Temple Street Productions Signs Worldwide Admin Deal With ole
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News Releases 2007
- Veteran Nashville Songwriter Gilles Godard Joins Ole As Chief Creative Officer
- Ole Buys Music Rights To Pbs Peabody-Award-Winning Arthur
- ole NAMED MUSIC PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR BY CCMA
- OLE INKS WORLDWIDE FRANTIC FILMS MUSIC ADMIN DEAL
- OLE SIGNS TEBEY OTTOH TO WORLDWIDE CO-PUBLISHING DEAL
- ole Hosts Canadian POP/URBAN Songcamp
- OLE NOMINATED FOR CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
- ole Signs Mladen To Exclusive Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal
- ole Signs Summerhill Television To Admin Deal
- Emmy-Award Winning Composer Tom Harriman Finds Creative Freedom With ole
- SONGWRITERS REELED IN THE BIG FISH<br />During The 2nd Annual ASCAP/ole Songwriters' Fishing Tournament
- ole buys worldwide Benjamin Bear and Rollbots music rights
- ole-PorchLight Entertainment Selects ole To Provide Global Music Admin Expertise
- ole Acquires Matt Morris's Top 40 Hits
- ole Bolsters Catalogue With Alan Jackson Hit
- ole Adds Lexx Score And Marsfilm Music To Its Vast Catalogue
- ole Forecasts Sunny Days For Lighthouse Catalogue
- ole/Last Gang Ink 'Rock Star Supernova' Deal
- ole Signs Admin Deal with Digby Music
- ole Recruits Banham For TV Admin and Special Projects
- ole Extends Nelvana Strategic Partnership
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News Releases 2006
- ole Scores 'Beautiful' Sub-Publishing Deal With London's Bucks Music Group
- ole Proudly Earns First Nomination For CCMA Music Publisher Of The Year
- ole and IB Entertainment sign Urban Co-Venture Agreement
- Recent Deals Build ole's Country Music Momentum
- ole Expands Agreement with Jack Lenz and Lenz Entertainment
- ole Flaunts The Sound Of Pop With Three-Year Admin Deal
- ole Inks Multi-Year Amberwood And Breakthrough Admin Deals
- ole + ASCAP: A Reel Fulfilling Partnership
- With Catalogue Share Purchase, ole is 'Already There'
- Carr Helps Steer Road Hammers To Juno Victory
- ole Signs 'Restless' Writer Willie Mack
- ole Signs Billboard Chart-Topping Writer/Producer Derek Brin
- ole & NFB Sign Worldwide Music Rights Deal
- ole Canadian Music Publishing Internship Program
- ole Signs Admin Deal With CCI Entertainment
- Can Canadians Build International Publishing Powerhouse in a Year?
- ole Ventures Into Nashville with Roots Three Music
- ole/RGK Commit To Nashville
- ole & Devine Seal TV Admin Deal
- ole Acquires David Tyson Catalogue
- Nelvana & ole Strike a Chord
- Kinnie Starr Signs to Last Gang Publishing
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News Releases 2005
- Scarlett Signed to Worldwide Deal
- ole At the CMA Awards in NY
- ole Expands Presence in UK
- ole Signs Songwriter Ben Dunk
- Panurge Signs to Last Gang Publishing
- ole Signs Songwriter Jim Huff
- CMN Spotlights ole
- ole in @Music Row
- Corb Lund Headlines ole Party at Banff TV Festival
- Sean Mulligan Joins ole in LA
- ole Signs Songwriter Gerald O'Brien
- ole Signs Music Admin Deal with Arcadia
- ole Acquires Balmur
- ole Sr. Partner Ivan Berry Interviewed
- ole is Majorly Indie
- ole Represents ARC Music Group
- ole Acquires Follese Catalog
- ole Co-Ventures with Last Gang
- ole Acquires Dream Warriors Catalog
- ole & June St. in Synch for Synch
- John Wesley Chisholm Signed by ole
- ole Acquires Major Country Catalog
- ole Signs The Merrymen
David Weitzman Joins ole Los Angeles
June 16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2009
David Weitzman Joins ole Los Angeles
TORONTO: David Weitzman has joined the ole Los Angeles team as Director, Business Development. David brings to ole over 15 years of experience in the music business ranging from A&R and radio promotion to digital music development and distribution to music supervision.
In making the announcement, ole Chairman and CEO, Robert Ott, said, "David's broad skill set and networking ability make him an asset to ole and we look forward to the growth that he can engender here."
Weitzman said he is looking forward to contributing to the continuation of ole's rapid growth and adds, "I am pleased to join such a forward-thinking company with a business plan for the 21st century and the personnel to carry it out."
Over the last eight years, David has been music supervisor on a wide variety of programs including Party Monsters for E! Networks; Rob and Big, Runs House, Yo Mama and Wildboyz for MTV Networks; Victoria Beckham Coming to America for NBC Networks; Jackass the Movie for Paramount Pictures; High School Reunion for WB Burbank; and many Indie projects.
David has also acted as music supervisor for advertising campaigns for L.A. Fitness, Virgin TV, Mars Bars, NASCAR Fox, Clairol, Virgin Air, WPYC Team Russia, HSBC China, Microsoft Rhapsody and Safeway.
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about ole
ole is one of the world's largest independent, full-service music publishers, with offices in Toronto, Nashville and Los Angeles. ole boasts a team of 27 experienced industry professionals focused on acquisitions, creative development and worldwide administration.
The ole catalog includes over forty thousand songs and thirty thousand hours of TV music across all genres.
Staff songwriters and composers include: Jack Lenz, Gerald O'Brien, Mark J. Feist, JC Smith, Rupert Gayle, Tebey, Gilles Godard, Rebecca Everett, Mladen, Willie Mack, Kelly Archer, and Roger Springer. ole also administers for songwriters David Kopatz and Dr. Alex Tsisserev of Mad Love Music.
ole co-ventures include Last Gang Publishing, representing artists Mother Mother, O'Luge, Rides Again, Let's Go To War, Panurge, Murray Yates (Forty Foot Echo), and Silver Starling and Magneta Lane. Nashville-based co-venture Roots Three Music includes songwriters Chris Thorsteinson, Murray Pulver and Dave Wasyliw of Doc Walker, Steven Lee Olsen, Denny Carr, and Kaci Bolls. ole's urban co-venture with Tanjola (formerly ib Entertainment) has brought Dru, Alonzo, Haydain Neale, Alex Greggs and Shiloh to the roster.
Notable copyrights for ole include the Taylor Swift singles "White Horse", "Tim McGraw," "Picture To Burn" and the iTunes No. 1 Selling Country Song of 2007 "Teardrops On My Guitar", Kelly Clarkson's Billboard #1 single "Miss Independent", "Can't Hold Us Down" by Christina Aguilera and Lil' Kim, "Cause A Scene" by Teairra Mari featuring Flo Rida, "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles, Craig Morgan's "That's What I Love About Sunday" (2005 Billboard Country Song of the Year), "Shoes" by Shania Twain (from the album Music Inspired by Desperate Housewives), Sean Paul's "Change the Game", Trace Adkins' "High", "Long Black Train" by Josh Turner, and "It Was Me" by George Strait.. Recent ole cuts include "After Tonight" by Justin Nozuka, "You Got Me Runnin" performed by Doman + Gooding and written by Dru and Rupert Gayle, "Streetlights" performed by Kevin Borg and written by Steven Lee Olsen, "Lies" performed by Martina McBride and written by Gerald O'Brien, "Goodbye, You Suck" by Shiloh and five songs on the latest Road Hammers album, Road Hammers II.

