CASABLANCA MEDIA PUBLISHING TO REPRESENT CARLIN MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA INC.


Toronto Ontario- Casablanca Media Publishing Inc., Canada's largest independent music publisher has entered into an agreement with Carlin Music Publishing Canada Inc. to represent Carlin's publishing catalogues in Canada to the film, television and advertising industries for purposes of solicitation and to administer the collection of Carlin's Canadian revenues.

By entering into this agreement, the staff of Carlin Canada will now be able to devote more time to the development of new Canadian writers and songs for the Carlin catalogue. Caroline Bienstock, Chief Operating Officer of Carlin America said, "Canada is an exciting and important market for us, and we are looking forward to the synergies that will be produced by the combination of our catalogs and Casablanca's able and well-connected music professionals."

Ed Glinert, President of Casablanca Media Publishing Inc., commented, "We are thrilled to be working with Carlin and to represent such timeless and classic songs to the film, television and advertising industries. The Carlin catalogue is world-renowned and contains some of the best songwriting of the 20th Century".

About Carlin Music Publishing Canada Inc.

Carlin Music Publishing Canada Inc. is controlled by Carlin America, one of the world's premier independent publishing conglomerates and has an extensive catalogue of pop, rock, country, show tune and standard song classics. Founded by industry legend Freddy Bienstock, and operated by his daughter, Caroline Bienstock, and his son, Robert Bienstock, Carlin America represents the history of American popular music at its finest and most commercial. The catalogue contains over one hundred thousand titles and includes such standards as "Fever", "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Malaguena", "Manhattan", "The Twist", "Under The Boardwalk" and "What A Wonderful World" in addition to the musical scores of Cabaret, Company and Follies.

About Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. Casablanca Media Publishing Inc. is a privately held company, owned by Casablanca Media Acquisitions Inc., with offices based in Toronto. Casablanca is Canada's largest independent music publisher, representing several of the largest independent music publishers in the United States and the U.K. including Fox Music. Its president, Ed Glinert, has more that 35 years of experience in the entertainment business, as an agent, concert promoter, and, for the last 25 years, as one of the principal entertainment business lawyers in Canada.

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