ANNOUNCEMENT

Jens Hills & Co., specialist media and entertainment litigators, have issued proceedings in the Royal Courts of Justice, Chancery Division on behalf of Matthew Fisher against Gary Brooker and Onward Music Limited for inter alia a declaration that Matthew Fisher is the co-author of the music in the song entitled A Whiter Shade of Pale.

The Royal Courts of Justice served the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim on Gary Brooker and Onward Music Limited on the 31st May 2005.

PRESS STATEMENT

Matthew Fisher has regrettably issued court proceedings against Gary Brooker and Onward Music Limited claiming a share of the copyright in A Whiter Shade of Pale. 

Gary Brooker today said that 'A Whiter Shade of Pale was written by Keith Reid and me before Matthew even joined the band. I am shocked and dismayed that after Matthew had worked with us quite happily over the course of forty years without him once alleging that his role on A Whiter Shade of Pale was anything other than as a musician, it is only now that he claims he recalls writing part of the song. I think people can draw their own conclusions from this'.