Alternative asset management firm HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired \u201cselect publishing assets\u201d from Grammy Award-winning singer\/songwriter James Fauntleroy.<\/p>\n
A four-time Grammy winner, Fauntleroy has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Beyonc\u00e9, Rihanna, Drake, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Brown, Frank Ocean, John Legend, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Big Sean, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, SZA, <\/b>and more.<\/p>\n
In 2018, Fauntleroy won Song of the Year and R&B Song of the Year Grammy awards for his contributions to Bruno Mars’ six-time Platinum single, That\u2019s What I Like.<\/i> Additionally, he made history as the first songwriter ever to receive the Grammy for Album of the Year for co-writing eight of the nine tracks on Mars’ 24K Magic<\/i> album. Fauntleroy’s first Grammy win came in 2014, when he took home the R&B Song of the Year<\/i> award for Justin Timberlake’s Pusher Love Girl.<\/i><\/p>\n
He also co-wrote all songs on Timberlake\u2019s The 20\/20 Experience, <\/i>which reached no. 1 in a number of countries and is certified 2x Platinum in the US. Additionally, Fauntleroy co-wrote two tracks on Timberlake\u2019s fifth studio album released in 2018, Man of the Woods.<\/i><\/p>\n
He most recently worked as a songwriter on the newly released single from Lady Gaga<\/b> and Bruno Mars, Die with a Smile, <\/i>which debuted on Friday (August 16).<\/p>\n \u201cWith a keen ear for creating global hits, [James Fauntleroy] has solidified his position as one of the best singer\/songwriters and producers of this generation.”<\/p>\n Sherrese Clarke Soares, HarbourView Equity Partners<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In addition to his songwriting and production work, Fauntleroy co-founded the 1500 Sound Academy<\/b> in Inglewood, California, a music school that provides mentorship and professional development to young artists, songwriters and producers.<\/p>\n \u201cJames Fauntleroy has made an incredible impact with his contributions across several genres, including Pop, Hip-Hop and R&B,\u201d HarbourView Founder and CEO Sherrese Clarke Soares <\/b>said.<\/p>\n \u201cWith a keen ear for creating global hits, he has solidified his position as one of the best singer\/songwriters and producers of this generation. We are excited to welcome him to the HarbourView family.\u201d<\/p>\n Fauntleroy described the catalog sale as \u201cthe culmination of years of work and dedication invested into the creative community and the craft of songwriting.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis partnership has already opened up more doors for growth and opportunity for me, and I\u2019m incredibly excited and thankful to enter into this next chapter together.\u201d<\/p>\n James Fauntleroy<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThis partnership has already opened up more doors for growth and opportunity for me, and I\u2019m incredibly excited and thankful to enter into this next chapter together,” he added.<\/p>\n Founded in 2021 by former<\/a>\u00a0Tempo<\/b>\u00a0Music<\/b>\u00a0CEO\u00a0Sherrese Clarke Soares, HarbourView Equity Partners says it now oversees roughly $1.5 billion<\/b> in regulatory assets and has acquired over 60 music catalogs, alongside investments in media production companies such as MACRO<\/b> and Mucho Mas Media<\/b>.<\/p>\n Its music portfolio now covers more than 29,000<\/b> songs across various genres and artists.<\/p>\n HarbourView has been on an acquisition spree as of late, acquiring<\/a> select music assets from Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter Noel<\/b> Zancanella<\/b>, known as a longstanding creative partner of OneRepublic\u2019s<\/b> frontman Ryan<\/b> Tedder<\/b>, last week.<\/p>\n The company has also acquired “select songwriting and publishing assets” from the hip-hop and R&B music group and production team Full<\/b>\u00a0Force<\/b><\/a>, select publishing assets from country star\u00a0Kane Brown<\/b><\/a>, recorded music royalties from\u00a0Christine McVie<\/b>\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0estate and a share of select recorded music and publishing assets from Grammy Award-winning artists\u00a0Pat Benatar<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Neil<\/b>\u00a0Giraldo<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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