Press Release

Stage Three Music's Lionel Conway Joins the Board of Directors for the National Music Publishers' Association
For Immediate Release (March 13, 2006)  – The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the leading trade association for the music publishing industry, today announced that Lionel Conway of Stage Three Music has been named a member of the NMPA Board of Directors.

Conway, President of Stage Three Music, takes the position left vacant by the passing of Beebe Bourne of Bourne Music.  Conway’s experience spans several decades.  He led Island Music Publishing for 21 years before leaving to join Madonna’s Maverick Music.

“We are pleased to have Lionel Conway join us,” said Irwin Z. Robinson, Chairman of the NMPA Board of Directors. “His extensive experience in the music publishing industry will make him a valuable asset. On behalf of the NMPA Board, I extend a warm welcome and we look forward to working together.”

During his years at Island, Conway signed some of the world’s leading songwriting talent, including Cat Stevens, Dave Stewart, Robert Palmer, Ian Hunter, and U2. While at Maverick, he signed Lucinda Williams, Vertical Horizon and Candlebox.  More recently, as head of Mosaic Music, he acquired Hamstein Music, which includes all songs written by ZZ Top, and the Daksell Selldak Catalog, which contains some of the early Aerosmith songs including, “Dream On,” “Sweet Emotion,” and “Walk This Way.”

The NMPA Board of Directors elected Conway via a majority vote, in accordance with the by-laws.

The other 17 members of the NMPA Board are:  Martin Bandier, EMI Music Publishing; Freddy Bienstock, Carlin America, Inc.; Helene Blue, Anna Teresa Music; Arnold Broido, Theodore Presser Co.; Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music; John Eastman, MPL Communications, Inc.; Nicholas Firth, BMG Music Publishing; David Hockman, Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Dean Kay, Demi Music Corp.; Maxyne Lang, Williamson Music; Leeds Levy, One Four Three Music; Evan Medow, Windswept Pacific Holdings LLC; Stanley Mills, September Music Corp.; Jay Morgenstern, Warner/Chappell Music; Ralph Peer, peermusic; David Renzer, Universal Music Publishing; and Irwin Z. Robinson, Famous Music Publishing.

About the NMPA
Founded in 1917, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is a trade association representing more than 600 American music publishers. The NMPA’s mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and their songwriter partners in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights.

Music publishers control the copyrights for the underlying compositions of songs on behalf of the songwriters they represent. The NMPA is the leading trade association in the United States for music publishers, and advocates for their interests, as well as for their songwriter partners, by protecting, upholding, and advancing their valuable copyrights. The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of the NMPA, is the premier U.S. mechanical rights organization.