Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has struck a new partnership with Analog Metaverse, a boutique rights management company and music publisher founded by Grammy Award-winning producer Salaam Remi.<\/p>\n
The collaboration will see WCM jointly administer the majority of Analog Metaverse\u2019s extensive music catalog, which includes works by Remi himself and music legends such as Dennis<\/b> Brown<\/b>, Don<\/b> Blackman<\/b>, Bobby “Digital” Dixon<\/b>, <\/b>and Terri Walker.<\/b><\/p>\n
Founded in 2022, Analog Metaverse<\/b> says it reimagines the traditional rights management model. The company says it ensures artists, creators and estates receive their fair share while maximizing the value of their works for generations to come. Led by Remi, Kwame Kandekore<\/b> (Head of Legal and Business Affairs) and Josephine Westphal<\/b> (Vice President of Royalties and Administration), Analog Metaverse offers a suite of services including licensing, film\/TV placements, artist management, royalty collection, and business affairs.<\/p>\n
The Analog Metaverse catalog, curated by Remi and his team over the past two years, comprises more than 2,000<\/b> songs spanning various decades and genres. Notable tracks in the catalog include Girl On Fire<\/i> by Alicia<\/b> Keys<\/b>, Money In My Pocket<\/i> by Dennis Brown, All I Want Is You<\/i> by Miguel and J. Cole<\/b>, Fu-Gee-La<\/i> by The Fugees<\/b>, and Here Comes the Hotstepper<\/i> by Ini<\/b> Kamoze<\/b>, which recently topped the US iTunes Reggae Songs Chart. The catalog also features the Ivor Novello Award-winning song Stronger Than Me<\/i> by Amy<\/b> Winehouse<\/b><\/a>, along with eight other co-writes between Winehouse and Remi.<\/p>\n Remi, a ten-time Grammy nominee and Grammy Award winner, brings a wealth of experience as a record producer and music executive to the table.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving the benefit of being a songwriter and publisher myself, I fully understand the importance of having partners who not only appreciate the wonderful creations of the icons from the last few generations but also can help us carry them into the future,\u201d Remi said.<\/p>\n \u201cMy Analog Metaverse team\u2014Kwame, Josephine, and I\u2014recognize how valuable partners like {Warner Chappell Co-Chair and CEO] Guy<\/b> Moot<\/b> and the entire Warner Chappell team are in shepherding these classics to new audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n Moot\u00a0added: \u201cI\u2019ve personally known Salaam for more than three decades, and it\u2019s such an honor to be entrusted to shepherd not only his own life\u2019s work, but that of legends like Dennis Brown. Carianne<\/strong> [Marshall<\/strong>, WCM Co-Chair\/COO] and I are very intentional about the catalogs we work with and really think about how we can grow and tend to them, both today and for the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of synergy between our approach and Analog Metaverse\u2019s mission, and it’s great to be joining forces to help writers and their estates realize their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of synergy between our approach and Analog Metaverse\u2019s mission, and it’s great to be joining forces to help writers and their estates realize their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n Guy Moot<\/b>, Warner Chappell Music<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For WCM, the partnership marks its latest after signing a deal<\/a> last week with 300<\/strong> Publishing<\/strong>, the publishing division of Warner<\/strong> Music Group <\/strong>label 300 Entertainment,<\/strong> to jointly sign both emerging and established songwriters.<\/p>\n\n