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Disney Music Publishing Signs James Slater

June 24, 2014/by Jessica Nicholson

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(back row, L-R): Mike Daly, Director, A & R, Disney Music Group; Ciara Gardner, A&R Coordinator, Disney Music Publishing; Patrick Clifford, VP Music Publishing and A&R Nashville, Disney Music Publishing; Lynn Morrow, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP; Jody Williams, VP, Writer/Publisher Relations, BMI; front row: James Slater, songwriter


Disney Music Publishing has signed songwriter James Slater to an exclusive worldwide agreement. Slater has penned songs including “In My Daughter’s Eyes” (Martina McBride), as well as songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Lucy Hale, Enrique Iglesias, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, Reba, Phil Vassar and more.
On Disney’s newest writer, Patrick Clifford says, “James is an extraordinary talent, as well as a pillar in the Nashville and international music communities. We are excited and honored to welcome him into the Disney Music Group family.”
Slater, a native of Durham, N.C., studied music at the University of Miami, and later moved to Los Angeles and then to Zurich, Switzerland, where he toured with Belgian group Vaya Con Dios for six years. In 2002, he moved to Nashville to work as a songwriter.

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.
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  1. everett lowe
    everett lowe says:
    June 25, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Man up dude. Snow White needs a talent like you.

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