Tim Hollier(I)

Tim graduated in Fine Arts in 1968 and shortly afterwards signed to United Artists Records as a singer-songwriter, releasing albums featuring his music and the lyrics of co Director Rory Fellowes before moving into music publishing in 1973 and created the Songwriters Workshop a record label and music publishing company that uniquely concentrated on singer-songwriters including Peter Sarstedt. In 1983, Tim jointly founded what was to become the largest fully independent British music publishing company, Filmtrax Plc. The Company grew to own such catalogues as the Abba Catalogue of Songs,Columbia Pictures Music Group, Novello and Co, and Belwin Mills . Filmtrax also financed many major British films including 'Room with a View' and 'Mona Lisa'. Tim subsequently became Chairman and owner of Leosong Copyright Service Limited still recognised as one of the most innovative music publishers of its day and now part of Music Copyright Solutions Plc(Connexion Plc). He was Chairman of the Business development Group of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. In 1999 he founded Screen Music Services a music publishing company designed to represent film music composers and to finance film and television music. In 2001 he founded Music Copyright Solutions Plc which was the first music publishing company to offer its stock on the OFEX market and is now a leading independent media music publishing company. In 2008 Tim founded Copyright Administration Services Limited, now a leading independent world wide administration company,clients include Ealing Film Studios, The Recorded Picture Company, Metrodome Plc, Kintop Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Forecast Films and many independent film production companies . In January 2010 Tim began working with legendary songwriter Barry Mason on building up Barry's own publishing company Barry Mason Music. CAS is now recognised as a world leader in film music royalty management and administration. Tim has recently been appointed as Music Consultant to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.