Posts by Mark Sutherland

‘Producers don’t get the recognition and respect that we deserve a lot of the time. We’re literally half of the song.’

Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., aka Hit-Boy, has worked with hip-hop’s biggest superstars, from Travis Scott and Drake, to Jay Z & Kanye West. He tells MBW about his career to date, his vision for the future and embracing AI…

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‘It’s a different time, and I’d like to add something great to the new era.’

Andreas Carlsson discusses his time as one the most successful writers in the world, why he regrets selling his catalog, and his new mission at Hyph

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‘When you can’t see the whole picture, you don’t truly understand what’s going on in your business.’

Absolute Label Services co-bosses, Henry Semmence and Simon Wills discuss Anthology, a new system they believe is key to the future of their company – and the success of their clients…

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‘I’ve worked at all the majors, I’ve seen how they operate, and I genuinely don’t know what they could do that we can’t do.’

Nick Burgess looks back at his career so far – and to the future of his new venture, Artist Theory

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‘You need to leave your safeguards and walk into the fire.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series meets legendary composer A.R. Rahman

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‘Bravery is rewarded, fear is the ultimate killer of anything.’

Mike Sabath on working with Raye, why he makes music, fighting for change and why AI belongs in the backseat

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‘I don’t see any ceiling – the sky’s the limit.’

Ryan Richards on the rise and rise of Sleep Token, why they're not a metal band (and why the masks are staying on), what he learned from his career as an artist and where rock goes from here

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‘There are so many distractions, but when you write a magic song it opens doors and that’s all I can really control’

Having first found success writing for One Direction, Julian Bunetta is now hitting new heights working with artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims. Here he looks back on his career and discusses the art of songwriting

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‘The UK has always been at the forefront of culture and our moment is coming back.’

Universal Music UK's Nickie Owen tells MBW about a new wave of British global superstars, taking risks, TikTok and Mick Jagger’s work rate…

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‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

MBW meets PRS Chairman Stevie Spring to talk AI, growth, partners, and more...

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‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

Gabz Landman, manager of multi-Grammy winning, chart-dominating songwriter Amy Allen, talks success, motivation, strategies, relationships and building 'The Avengers of songwriters'

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Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future

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‘A manager’s job is to be the last guard at the gate for the artists that they work with in terms of their art. That’s a pretty deep responsibility.’

Chris Woltman on the huge and sustained success of Twenty One Pilots, why record labels still matter, the rock revival, streaming economics and AI

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‘Songwriters are at the bottom of the earning scale – and that is unfathomable, inexcusable and disgusting’

Shelly Peiken on writing classic hits for Meredith Brooks, Christina Aguilera and many others, as well as her fight for songwriters' rights, ignoring the algorithm, and not being an asshole

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‘I’m going to become a mogul. I’m working towards becoming an executive producer as big as David Geffen.’

Turbo discusses what makes him Great, pushing boundaries, avoiding gimmicks, going country, making his own music and the dangers of ego and entitlement