(L-R) Standing: Kent Earls, EVP/General Manager, UMPG Nashville; Cyndi Forman, Senior Creative Director, UMPG Nashville. Seated: Todd Wilkes, KingSpirit Music and Kalisa Ewing
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) recently announced the signing of Nashville singer/songwriter, Kalisa Ewing, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.
Ewing originally met veteran publisher Todd Wilkes, who brought her to the attention of Kent Earls, Executive Vice President/General Manager, UMPG Nashville. Earls and Wilkes jointly signed Ewing to Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville and Wilkes’ publishing company, KingSpirit Music.
Born and raised just outside Nashville, Ewing has been sharpening her talents since the age of 10 when she began playing guitar and studying voice. By the time Ewing turned 18, she had been co-writing with hit songwriter Kelly Garrett for several years. In addition to her co-writes with Garrett, other collaborations include Rivers Rutherford, Angelo, Marcus Hummon, Phillip White, Marla Cannon-Goodman, and Brian Maher. Ewing is also currently in the studio working on her debut album.
