UMPG Signs Grammy Winner Dan Wilson
Jennifer Knoepfle & Dan Wilson. Photo: Yazz Alali
UMPG has signed esteemed singer/songwriter/producer Dan Wilson to an exclusive, global publishing agreement. Under the new agreement, UMPG will represent Wilson’s future works, effective immediately.
A highly accomplished musician and lead member of famed band Semisonic, Wilson is a three-time Grammy winner. He recently took home the Grammy alongside Chris Stapleton for Best Country Song with Stapleton’s “White Horse.” He has also been awarded Song of the Year for co-writing The Chicks‘ “Not Ready to Make Nice” and Album of the Year for Adele‘s 21, which featured three of his co-writes including “Someone Like You.”
“I consider it a true gift to work alongside a person who is so storied and accomplished, and yet so open to new experiences and collaborations. Dan trusted UMPG in this vital chapter of his career and we could not be more excited,” shares Jennifer Knoepfle, UMPG Executive Vice President and Co-Head of A&R.
Wilson says, “This publishing relationship with UMPG begins a whole new chapter in my musical life. Jenn and the UMPG team are brilliant and inspire confidence. We’ve hit the ground running, to say the least. I’m very excited to be working with them.”
Wilson’s writing credits are diverse, ranging across genres. Among his collaborators are Carole King, Celine Dion, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Florence + The Machine, Tenille Townes, Noah Cyrus, Alec Benjamin, Mitski, Claud, My Morning Jacket, Phantogram, Leon Bridges, Tom Morello, Joy Oladokun, P!nk, Halsey, Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Dierks Bentley, John Legend, Laufey, Vance Joy, Jason Mraz and many more.
He has earned Grammy nominations for Song of the Year with Jon Batiste’s “Butterfly,” Best Rock Song for Semisonic’s “Closing Time” as well as Album of the Year for Taylor Swift’s Red, on which he co-wrote the track “Treacherous” in 2012. He also worked with Swift on re-producing co-writes for Red (Taylor’s Version), and received his first ever Oscar nomination for co-writing and producing Batiste’s “It Never Went Away.”
