New Songs Administration (NSA) has acquired a mix of copyrights, songwriting royalties and artist royalties from David Essex.
The veteran star had a run of major hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He recently completed a sold-out UK tour.
NSA was formed by John Fogarty in 2014.
David Essex’s many hits include Rock On, Lamplight, Silver Dream Machine, A Winter’s Tale, Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing), and UK No.1s Gonna Make You A Star and Hold Me Close.
Rock On was Essex’s major US hit reaching No.5 in 1973. It was later covered by Michael Damian for the soundtrack to romantic-comedy Dream A Little Dream, and reached No.1 in the US Hot 100 in 1989.
Davd Essex also starred in major films including 1973’s That’ll Be The Day with co-star Ringo Starr, and its sequel Stardust in 1974 with co-star Adam Faith. He also is a stage performer with roles in major musicals, including Godspell, Evita, Mutiny and Footloose.
Under the deal with NSA, Essex will retain an interest going forward and have a role as a consultant.
“I am thrilled to be working with David and looking forward particularly to finding sync and cover opportunities for his wonderful works,” said John Fogarty.