Platinum West was founded by music industry veteran of 32 years David Morse, Tom Schultz and David Rubin.  The company is currently owned by the Goldman group (Goldman/Sachs).

David had been a successful staff producer for the major labels for over 20 years and owner of Master Groove Studios since 1981 (Nashville & LA).  He is a successful producer with 24 Gold and Platinum sales awards, 5 Grammy nominations with 1 win.  He works with top stars, Independent A&R, deal shopping and career consulting for new and independent acts.  

Live Engineering Credits Include:

Bowie, Fishbone, Chili Peppers, Van Halen, Oingo Boingo, Hoobastank
John Waite, Sisters of Mercy, The Ramones, Til' Tuesday, Candy, 

LIST OF SATISFIED CLIENTS from Master Groove Studio's
Artists/Band Members Of:
*EDGAR WINTER* BILLY PRESTON*GOOD CHARLOTTE*QUEENS OF THE STONE  AGE *R.E.M.*COMMODORES*WARRANT*INCUBUS*BULLET BOYS*ZAPPA*N.W.A*2LIVE CREW*AFROMAN*PRIORITY RECORDS (ICE CUBE & DRE-DAY MIXES)*LA GUNS*WARNER BROS. RECORDS*GEFFEN*RCA*ROSE ROYCE*EARTH,WIND & FIRE*THE SIMPSONS TV SHOW*QUIET RIOT*MOTLEY CRUE*BB CHUNG KING/THE BUDDHA HEADS*TUFF*DRAMARAMA*TAKA BOOM*JADE*YES ALCATRAZ*BADFINGER*WILD CHILD*TIM RUSS (STAR TREK)*ALICE IN CHAINS*BANG TANGO*GENE LOVES JEZEBEL*HURRICANE*KINGDOME COME*ROBIN McCauley (MSG) MARY WILSON (SUPREMES) FOR HANDGUN CONTROL, INC. (PSA)*JAN & DEAN*DIO*SOLOMON BURKE *TOMMY ROE*IRON BUTTERFLY*THE DRAMATICS*THE MOONLIGHTERS*DRED ZEPPELIN*PRETTY BOY FLOYD*FREDDY CANNON*HAL BLAINE*CAROL KAY*PEPSI*GREAT WESTERN*L.A. GEAR*SONY*WARNER BROS.*WARNER CHAPPLELL MUSIC/PUBLISHING *GEFFEN RECORDS*MCA RECORDS*ISLAND RECORDS*Also Teachers of Musicians Institute, L.A. Sound Workshop and Alesis.

"He gets artist signed"

Platinum West offers what is  called an EQUITY Deal.  This is becoming very common especially with major labels.  The Artist contributes a small amount to administrative costs and splits the profits 50/50 with the label. "Most major label acts are only entitled to a small share of profits  12- 15 percent of the wholesale price on album sales and about 3 points lower on single sales."   In most major label situations the artist must sell 250k to 400K units to receive a penny. An independent artist who sells a single download track can make as much or more than a major label artist who sells a full album.

Being Signed to Platinum West entitles you to many benefits: Including but not limited to, Management, Booking Companies, Record Company and Distribution Services, Legal Services and  career advice. Email bulletins and many major Industry email blasts are forwarded to you.  You will always be informed. You must have a valid email address to be signed to Platinum West.

We at Platinum West Records work very hard to get you a music industry income as soon as possible.