Music Publishers of America

Publishing and Preserving America's Musical Heritage

Music Publishers of America (“MPA”) is dedicated to publishing, preserving, and promoting America’s musical heritage. MPA’s primary business is the sale of music associated with its predecessor, the Vitak-Elsnic Company, whose library is the foremost collection of old-time German, Czech, Bohemian, and Polish Polkas, Marches, Waltzes, and Schottisches from the late 1800s through the mid 20th century.

Alex Meixner & Zupe – Proprietors

Grammy® nominated accordion virtuoso, Alex Meixner of New Braunfels, TX, and award-winning composer/producer, Zupe of Windber, PA, have joined forces and taken ownership of Music Publishers of America, which includes the historic Vitak-Elsnic music catalog. The Vitak-Elsnic Company is considered the world’s premier publisher of American polka music, with nearly 1,000 registered copyrights on original compositions, arrangements, and lyrics, setting the standard for the genre.

Meixner and Zupe plan on using their combined talents, and decades of experience in the music industry, to take this vast collection and modernize it for use in the 21st century. (Read More…)