This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Business News Labels & Publishers
Beggars launch new publishing company
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 18 January 2010
The Beggars Group is launching a new music publishing venture in collaboration with Andy Heath, an existing director of the London-based independent music company who has headed up previous Beggars publishing ventures including the former Momentum Music company, sold to Universal in 2001, and the group’s existing publishing outfit 4AD Music.
The new venture will involve both the main Beggars Group and its founder Martin Mills, and the firm’s all important XL Recordings subsidiary, and its founder Richard Russell, as well as Heath, and will be based out of both Beggars and XL’s London HQs. Both Mills and Heath also have an interest in New York-based music publisher Mattitude, an interest which will be integrated into the new company, to be called Beggars Songs.
A statement from Beggars says: “The new company will be aiming to acquire and exploit both new and existing copyrights and at launch its roster will include work by, amongst others; Yo La Tengo, Dizzee Rascal, Cat Power, Holy Fuck, Los Campensinos, Air France, The Ponys, Dark Horses and Scout Niblett to name but a few”.
Exec-wise 4AD’s Jen Willis will be come GM of the new company, with former V2 A&R Manager Amy Morgan appointed as Creative Manager. Heath will be MD.
Confirming it all, Heath told CMU: “Our aim with Beggars Music is to create a full service independent music publisher that delivers the best results for its clients and adds significant value to their work and career. We have put together a great team and are in an excellent position to apply our extensive experience to this new venture”.
Martin Mills added: “This is a tremendous opportunity for Andy and I to bring together our various publishing interests and, with the addition of Richard’s unique skills, shape a great new creative and proactive publishing business”.
