Singer-Songwriter Jorge Luis Chacín Sells Song Catalog to Peermusic

Peermusic has acquired Jorge Luis Chacín‘s opus catalog, the institution tells Billboard. The Venezuelan singer-songwriter besides renewed his go-forward planetary publishing woody with the company.

“I consciousness large that my enactment present has a imperishable trusted location successful peermusic,” Chacín said successful a statement. “My songs are similar my children, and I spot the mode that peermusic looks aft their heirs. I cognize my catalog volition beryllium successful bully hands with Julio and the squad astatine peermusic.”

In 2004, Chacín co-founded the group Bachá with Juliana Barrios. The duo released a self-titled medium and earned a Latin Grammy information for champion modern tropical medium successful 2005. Since then, Chacín has released respective solo albums, including Tengo (2011), El Color de Mi Locura (2014) and Alegría (2022). As a songwriter, Chacín’s euphony has been recorded by artists including Thalia, Ricardo Montaner, Ricardo Arjona, David Bisbal and Tito Nieves.

“Jorge was 1 of the archetypal writers that caught my attraction erstwhile I began astatine peermusic,” added Julio Bagué, vp of Latin division, East Coast & Puerto Rico at peermusic. “The infinitesimal I heard Jorge’s music, I recognized a wealthiness of unthinkable endowment and versatility that could question done Latin America and the U.S market. He was primitively signed to peermusic retired of our Colombian bureau successful the 1990s. I met him backmost successful 2001 and brought him to the US to commencement putting him successful co-writes and collabs. Then successful 2003, I signed him to peermusic’s U.S. office. This woody marks a decades agelong narration that Jorge and peermusic person enjoyed together.”

Some of Chacín’s astir caller songwriting enactment includes “Cartera Chinas,” recorded by Elena Rose, Camilo and Los Ángeles Azules. He also co-wrote Christian Alicea’s “Hello What’s Up,” which peaked astatine No. 8 connected Billboard‘s Tropical Airplay chart. Chacín is presently moving connected a caller medium that’s acceptable for merchandise aboriginal this year.