acts into this story that has only just begun to be written.”Michael Closter, President of Reach Music, commented: “We are proud to be entrusted with the songs of Victor Willis and provide state-of-the-art synch and admin services to a catalog that defined an era of disco and will be celebrated for generations to come. Reach is pleased to be working with Tim Bogart and the team at Boardwalk to support the careers of legendary songwriters as well as up-and-coming talent.”In addition to the Victor Willis signing, the Reach-Boardwalk venture has also signed contemporary songwriters such as Willie Brown, co-writer of “Prescription/Oxymoron” on the number one Billboard charting Schoolboy Q album; Tom Peyton, a member of the hip hop music/pop project Wallpaper; and Mercury recording artist Nova Rockefeller. These are all worldwide co-publishing deals, with Reach Music providing the financing, infrastructure and global administration services.The Reach-Boardwalk connection itself can be traced back to 2006, when Evan Bogart (brother of Tim Bogart) signed his first publishing deal with Reach for his share of “SOS” by Rihanna. Scott Rubin, Executive VP at Reach Music, was responsible for initiating the Evan Bogart signing, and subsequently initiated the joint venture discussions between Reach and Boardwalk.
