Pacific Electric Music Publishing began as a music publishing and administration company founded in 2002 by Brian McPherson, Kevin Laffey, who later brought in Bill Murphy to administer the catalog and set up sub publishing. We represent the catalogs of The Apples in stereo, Richie Havens, Kurt Wagner (Lambchop, heCTA), Idaho, David Egan, Kelley Ryan (astropuppees), The Radar Brothers, Kelley Stoltz, Peter Walsh (the Apartments), Franklin Bruno, James Bertram (Lync, 764-HERO, Beck), Scott Low, Buddy Flett, The Modey Lemon, Holger Beier (Mexican Institute of Sound), Paz Lenchantin (Zwan, A Perfect Circle), Ann Magnuson (Bongwater), Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse, Black Heart Procession), Jonny Kaplan, Tom Chasteen (Tranquility Bass) and many others. We have established a close working relationship with a worldwide network of like minded independent sub-publishers to provide aggressive and timely representation for our clients. Our catalog is small and versatile enough to allow our clients direct access and quick turnaround on licensing requests, worldwide.
Pacific Electric was merged with Schubert Music Publishing in early 2019 and is now the office of Schubert Music US & CA. www.schubertmusic.com. Schubert is an EU based music company with offices in Barcelona, Paris, Warsaw, Hamburg, Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Sofia, and Los Angeles.
Schubert US & CA now also publishes and develops such artists as Kid Moxie, Nightnight, Pain Behavior, Alice Wallace, Caitlin Cannon, The Carolyn Sills Combo, Teena Marie, Ministry (from Beer to Eternity), Elena Rogers, Hristos Lainas, John Cadley, Leroy Preston, Mind, Body & Soul, Posezur, Robin Eaton, Nathan Jacques, Cathal Coughlan / Telefis, Krashkarma, Gwil Owen, Trent Summar and the New Row Mob, NINA (Iamninasound), Keeley, John Fryer (4AD), and the incredible Schubert Music EU catalog.