Cory Shackelford serves as General Counsel / VP of Business Affairs at Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (“Wixen”). Wixen is family owned and run as an alternative channel for publishing administration, copyright management, and royalty compliance review. The company’s roster consists of over 2,000 clients comprising the very top songwriters and recording artists from all genres of music. Since its founding in 1978, Wixen has represented the catalogs of artists such as The Doors, Al Green, Sonny & Cher, The Black Keys, Weezer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Missy Elliott, Neil Young, Rage Against The Machine, Mazzy Star, and Sturgill Simpson.Cory maintains his own law practice, Shack Legal, P.C., where he focuses on transactional music law and intellectual property matters. His practice represents a diverse client base, including music publishers such as Wixen, composers, record labels, songwriters, producers, recording artists, video game publishers, and other music rights holders.