MISSION STATEMENT
Founded in 2019 by music industry professionals, Radio Tower Music Group (RTMG) is a full-service music publishing and copyright administration company based in Portland, Oregon. RTMG focuses on both established and independent talent with a core mission of helping support sustainable music careers for artists and songwriters in an evolving industry landscape.
SERVICES
Registration of works with Performing Rights Organizations (PROs)
Audit and monitor PRO registrations for accuracy and consistency
Registration and collections with Mechanical Collection Societies (MLC, HFA, MRI, CMRRA)
Issue licenses and collect on both current and retroactive streaming royalties
Digital performance royalty collections
Digital management and royalty collection (YouTube, Content ID)
Customized artist strategies for new licensing and placement opportunities
Partnerships with Micro Licensing companies for synchronization
License fee negotiations, paperwork, and collections
Royalty payments to writers with accounting and activity reports
The RTMG team collectively comprises over 40 years of music and entertainment industry experience with a cross-section of expertise in publishing & rights administration, licensing, music supervision, concert & tour production, studio engineering & production, media production, marketing & promotions, publicity, and artist management.
THE FOUNDERS
Chad North
Chad has been working in the music industry for over 20 years. His background includes music composition, licensing, and music publishing. Starting as a composer assistant for Hans Zimmer, he has worked for various music companies in Los Angeles, New York, and Portland, Oregon.
Currently an Executive Producer at the Clio-Award winning music agency The Crystal Creative, he has a passion for helping artists create sustainable careers in music.
Chad is also a proud father, passionate soccer fan, craft beer enthusiast, cinephile, and music-obsessed weirdo.
Julia Henry
Julia’s career in the music industry begins in music supervision. As Head of Creative in the Fox Sports Music Department, Julia spearheaded creative concepts with an emphasis on alternative marketing strategies for the network in conjunction with artists, labels, and brands.
Julia’s music supervision credits include television, theatrical trailers, ads, and new media. She then turned her focus to producing national music tours and experiential marketing campaigns for brands such as Microsoft, PayPal, T-Mobile, Monster Energy, Live Nation, MINI USA, Rock the Vote, and many more.
Julia lives in Portland and actively enjoys riding motorcycles, traveling, snowboarding, playing music, drinking craft whiskey, and spending time with her daughter.
Joe Duquette
Joe Duquette is the consummate professional appreciator. Looking for a career that would help support talented artists, Joe left North Carolina to pursue a master’s in audio production at Emerson College in Boston. During that time, he landed a music supervision internship at Tom Hanks’ production company, Playtone, learning the complexities of licensing under Deva Anderson and Delphine Roberson.
After completing grad school and relocating to Los Angeles permanently, Joe was hired as a Music Researcher for Getty Images. He spent the next seven years pitching independent artists and composers to hundreds of clients across media, advertising, and corporate sectors.
Joe currently lives in Portland with his wife, daughter, and two dogs. When he’s not enjoying a bourbon at home with his record collection, you can often find him photographing concerts around town for Vortex Music Magazine.