Downtown Music Publishing has formed a strategic partnership with Next Era Music Publishing, a boutique publishing house which describes itself as “the biggest independent you have never heard of.”
The partnership seeks to streamline collection and administration for Next Era’s roster of songwriters while also opening up new opportunities for them on a global scale.
Amsterdam-based Next Era Music Publishing has a catalog of “diverse and influential” music, including works like Juicy, Getting Jiggy Wit It, I’ll House You, and If I Ruled the World, which was written by The Trackmasters and used on Drake’s Screw The World – Interlude on the For All The Dogs album.
Next Era represents writers such as The Trackmasters, Nick Vall and Laidback Luke, as well as next-generation stars like Young Ellens, TJWave, and Merow, among others.
Downtown Music Publishing will represent the Next Era catalog worldwide for administration and collection, excluding Korea and China. This partnership will expand Downtown’s reach into the Netherlands.
“We are very excited about the endless possibilities that this partnership with Downtown Music Publishing brings to the table,” said Olga Heijns, Managing Director of Next Era Music Publishing.
“This collaboration not only strengthens our commitment to supporting artists globally but also opens up exciting prospects for the vibrant music scene in the Netherlands.”
“This collaboration not only strengthens our commitment to supporting artists globally but also opens up exciting prospects for the vibrant music scene in the Netherlands.”
Olga Heijns, Next Era Music Publishing
Andrew Bergman, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings, added: “With Downtown Music Publishing already working across the Next Era catalog in North America, we look forward to expanding and continuing our relationship with Olga and the Next Era team on a more global scale.”
“With Downtown Music Publishing already working across the Next Era catalog in North America, we look forward to expanding and continuing our relationship with Olga and the Next Era team on a more global scale.”
Andrew Bergman, Downtown Music Holdings
Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust and Sheer Publishing Africa, which make up Downtown Music Holdings’ publishing division, collectively represent 360,000 songwriters and almost 5 million copyrights. Downtown Music Publishing’s clients include Miles Davis, The National, Raja Kumari and more.
In October, Downtown Music Publishing signed a global music publishing deal with Outer Voice Music Publishing, the newly formed subsidiary of The Outer Voice Company founded by artists JAM & Philly.
Downtown Music Holdings established a new division last year to manage its global business and professional services, encompassing distribution, label and artist services, and publishing administration. In April of this year, Downtown Music Holdings-owned Downtown Music formed a new Artist & Label Services division from its distribution arm, DashGo, which Downtown acquired in 2019.
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