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FONICO,LLC
www.fonico.mobi
www.fonicomusic.com
Music Publishing & Administration / Artist Services / Sync / Merch
Classics / New Recordings / New Songs / New Writers / New Catalogs / New Genres
We represent the music publishing catalogs, content management and artist services for legendary Latin music artists and/or their estates. From instantly recognizable hits to hidden gems from some of the leading artists and genres. Seminal figures and known works of Salsa, Cuban Son, Mambo, Charanga, Boogaloo, Cumbia, Vallenato, African Zouk, Santeria, Caribbean Rock, Revolutionary Nueva Trova, Tipico, Latin Jazz, Merengue, Pop, Dance, Big-Band, Percussion, Boleros, Bomba, Plenas, Christiano, Juvenil, and more!  Among our clients are multiple Gold and Platinum Record Award winners, Multiple Billboard Year-End Number 1 award winners. Grammy and Latin Grammy nominees and winners, Latin Songwriter Hall of Fame inductees, Lifetime Achievement Latin Grammy winners, International Salsa & Texas Music Hall of Fame inductees, prestigious college and university honorary degrees, among other honors.  

PERSONALIZED BESPOKE SERVICE


We didn't just meet these artists yesterday. There are decades of friendship and history between them, me and my family.
We provide personalized service through our deep knowledge of their individual repertoires, audiences, and the specific histories and needs of our clients.

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testimonials

testimonials
55+
Years of Experience
1,452+
Managed Copyrights
22
Publishers
410+
Classic Songwriters
Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas


I didn't just meet these artists yesterday. There are decades of personal friendship and history between them, me. and my family. We provide personalized service through our deep knowledge of their individual repertoires, audience, and the specific histories and needs of our clients.

Willie Colón
Latin Music Legend

"Herman is meticulous, relentless, well-informed and most importantly, honest. He knows the music publishing business like very few others do. He has been an effective diligent representative for my catalog, always bringing me new opportunities as they arise in the industry." Herman you da man!

Michele Feliciano
Executor of Cheo Feliciano Estate

"Feeling blessed and fortunate to have Herman helping oversee my Dad's music catalog. You explained everything and put me at ease. Always honest, knowledgable, resourceful, trustworthy. Always on top of your game, thanks for all you've done over the years, and continue to do."


Johnny Pacheco
Latin Music Legend

"Thank God for such a good friend, advisor, Johnny and I thank you for getting songs back for us and administering Johnny's publishing. From Johnny  "Papito, me quito el sombrero, DTB."

Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz
Latin Music Legends

"You have been a God send, thank you so much. We’ve never gotten the amounts we are seeing now thanks to you.” QDTB.

Omer Pardillo Cid
Executor and former Manager of Celia Cruz  

"Herman, is a dear friend who I know for many years. I trust his knowledge, his integrity, and his honesty. He has assisted me and the estate on a number of royalty related issues."

a little bit about fonico,llc.

Fonico is an outgrowth of a previous music entity (Nuevo Mundo Hispanic Entertainment, LLC) founded by Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas, and legendary entertainment attorney Michael Tannen (former entertainment attorney and/or business manager for John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Stephen Stills, Merle Haggard, Lily Tomlin), legendary music producer Phil Ramone (Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, etc.) and Johnny Pacheco, Latin music icon and founder of Fania Records.

Herman has consulted and translated for a number of established and startup Internet, digital, mobile, music and entertainment-related businesses, and artists, including GKN Securities, T.H. Lee Group, Gifford Securities, Tannen Media Investment Fund, Resnick Media Investment Fund, DeLatino Interactive.com, Billboard Regional Mexican Summit Advisory Board, InterOpTechnologies, Game Over Apparel, L’Arome Parfums, NARAS, NATAS, and others. He's worked for and associated with legendary music executives and leading figures in the music industry.

Aside from his family's past ties to Puerto Rican and Cuban music and media entities, even his in-laws had close family ties on both sides to entertainment business legends, film and concert producer/promotor and artist manager Jerry Weintraub, on the other side to Florence Greenberg, Shelter Records founder.

Herman is a Lifetime Voting Member of the Recording Academy (Grammy's), and a voting or professional member of Latin Recording Academy, Television Academy, NMPA, AIMP, SHOF, ASCAP, BMI, IMPEL, SACEM, SONA, MLC, SoundExchange, MBA, HFA, IMPF, MMF, IAFAR, AMRA, OMRA, Nichion, ABA, NYSBA.