Dynamite Songs Acquires Music Catalog of The Association’s Terry Kirkman

Boutique music publisher Dynamite Songs has acquired the music catalog of Terry Kirkman, co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and primary songwriter of The Association, the Los Angeles-based pop-vocal group that formed in 1965.

The deal:

• 71 compositions by The Association have been purchased from the Terry Kirkman estate, including “Everything That Touches You,” “Six Man Band,” “Requiem for the Masses,” and “Cherish,” a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

• Dynamite has acquired 100% of the US publishing copyrights of key works recorded by The Association in the 1960s.

• The deal also includes worldwide non-PRO songwriter royalties and the writer’s share of public performance income across all compositions.

• In addition, it covers artist royalties attributable to Kirkman’s performances on The Association’s sound recordings, as well as neighboring rights income.

Growing catalog:

• The acquisition adds to Dynamite’s catalog of 1,700 works, which features works by Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Avicii, The Black Eyed Peas, Joan Osborne, and Tinie Tempah.

What they said:

• Alan Wallis, CEO, Dynamite Songs: “Terry Kirkman wrote songs that have been in the air for sixty years and show no sign of leaving. ‘Cherish’ is one of those songs that people across the world think they’ve always known, and that’s no accident. Yet Terry’s talents went far beyond that – a song like ‘Requiem for the Masses’ existed side by side with ‘Cherish,’ also written by Terry and recorded by the same group, within the same creative period. One is among the most tender love songs of the decade; the other is effectively a choral anti-war lament shaped by the shadow of Vietnam. A writer capable of both has a rare gift, and it’s no wonder his songs have stood the test of time.”