Reach Music Publishing Inc (Reach) has acquired select publishing assets and songwriter shares from multi-platinum awarded songwriter Wyatt Durrette, it was announced today by Michael Closter, President/Founder and Owner of Reach Music.
This acquisition includes interests in 29 of Durrette’s compositions, and Reach also has global administration rights for its share of these acquired rights. The copyrights include Durrette’s interest in songs he co-wrote with Zac Brown, such as the breakthrough hit “Chicken Fried” (9X RIAA-certified platinum), as well as the singles “Toes” and “Whatever It Is” from Zac Brown Band’s debut album, The Foundation.
In addition to Zac Brown, Wyatt has co-written with Luke Combs, including the single “Beautiful Crazy” which has been certified Diamond (10x Platinum) by the RIAA. This song is also included in the Reach acquisition.
Wyatt’s longtime publisher, Richard Blackstone of Blackstone Entertainment, remains Wyatt’s publisher, and will co-administer together with Reach Music for the select songs that are part of the Reach acquisition.
“This is a thrilling moment to have concluded an acquisition agreement with Wyatt Durrette, an A-level award winning songwriter,” said Closter. “Reach Music has been the publishing administrator for Zac Brown for 12 years, and we’ve always been familiar with Wyatt Durrette and his incredible works with Zac Brown Band starting with ‘Chicken Fried’, as well as his more recent works with Luke Combs. This marks Reach’s largest acquisition in the country space, and we couldn’t be more excited than to have done this deal with Wyatt.”
Reach’s agreement with Wyatt Durrette comes shortly after other acquisitions by the company of classic catalogs in other genres, including recent copyright acquisitions for Judas Priest, as well as Chuck D of Public Enemy.
Wyatt Durrette was represented in the transaction by Adam Ritholz and John Brill of Ritholz Levy Fields LLP. Reach Music was represented in the transaction by Jeff Sacharow of The Sacharow Firm, P.C.
