Reliable Source Music (RSM) is a UK music production and publishing company that specializes in providing music to media professionals. RSM creates music for use in advertising, TV, video, radio, film, multimedia, and corporate use, either off the shelf, or written to order. As of March 2019 the company had a library of over 100,000 tracks. This includes RSM's music along with sub-publishing deals with other music libraries around the world.

Key staff

The company was established in 1997 by Dr.

Wayne Bickerton Wayne Bickerton (born Arthur Ronald Bickerton; 11 July 1941 – 29 November 2015) was a British record producer, songwriter and music business executive. He became well known, with Tony Waddington, as writer and producer of a series of UK chart ...

who was the managing director until November 2015. Following the passing of Dr. Wayne Bickerton in November 2015, the company was sold to Intervox Production Music in October 2017. In January 2019, Martin Weinert was hired as the chairman of the board of Directors alongside Kenny Orr and Gilda Fulco as Directors.

Notable clients

Reliable Source Music has provided music to many TV programs, including ''

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Composers

Several composers work for the company including

Brian Bennett Brian Laurence Bennett (born 9 February 1940) is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. He is the father of musician and Shadows band memb ...

, John Cameron and Wayne Bickerton, founder of the company and composer of successful songs throughout the 1970s.

References

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External links

www.reliable-source.co.uk Local mass media in London Production music