Downtown Music Publishing Acquires Wayne Kirkpatrick Catalog

Wayne Kirkpatrick

DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING has acquired an interest in multi-award winning songwriter, producer, playwright, and musician WAYNE KIRKPATRICK's catalog. Highlights include "Every Heartbeat," "Good For Me," recorded by AMY GRANT, "Place In This World" by MICHAEL W. SMITH, "Wrapped Up In You" by GARTH BROOKS, and ERIC CLAPTON's GRAMMY-winning Song of the Year "Change the World," which charted at #1 for 13 weeks, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film, "Phenomenon."

Said DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE VP STEVE MARKLAND: "DOWNTOWN is thrilled to add the works of such an acclaimed and entrepreneurial songwriter to our catalog and it's an honor to represent these iconic songs, spanning multiple genres," 

KIRKPATRICK's works have earned GRAMMY and DOVE awards and cover Contemporary Christian, Country, and Pop styles. His songs have been recorded by notable names such as FAITH HILL, BABYFACE, JOE COCKER, TIM McGRAW, KATHY MATTEA, MARTINA McBRIDE, WYNONNA JUDD, TRISHA YEARWOOD, BONNIE RAITT, SUSAN ASHTON, PETER FRAMPTON, CASTING CROWNS and T-PAIN. He has also been a writer and producer for the GRAMMY-nominated country group LITTLE BIG TOWN, yielding four Top 10 singles -- "Boondocks," "Bring it on Home," "A Little More You," and "Little White Church."

Said KIRKPATRICK: "DOWNTOWN is the perfect home for these compositions. They are passionate and forward-thinking partners, something that is hard to find in a publisher."

In 2014, KIRKPATRICK teamed up with his brother KAREY to co-write the BROADWAY musical, "Something Rotten!," for which they received a TONY nomination for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. Most recently, he founded "The Junk Bunk," a mixed media art collection, which gained popularity for signature clocks made from vintage board games.

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