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EMI launch publishing venture with Def Jam chief
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 21 August 2009
EMI Music Publishing has entered into a partnership with Island Def Jam chief Antonio LA Reid to create a new publishing joint venture to be known as the LA Reid Music Publishing Company. Reid will bring his songwriting A&R skills to the new venture.
Although best known for heading up the Universal division, and before that BMG’s Arista label, Reid has been active in the music publishing side of the business since 1996 via his Hitco Publishing Group, through which he signed Beyonce Knowles among others.
Confirming the new JV deal, EMI’s Jon Platt told reporters: “LA’s track record speaks for itself. He’s discovered some of the most enduring talents of the last 20 years, and his hit rate with songwriters and recording artists alike is phenomenal. I’ve worked closely with LA for many years and I’m now looking forward to taking the partnership to the next level”.
Reid himself said: “Throughout my career in music, I’ve been devoted to the songwriter’s craft first, last and always, and I consider the business of publishing to be the heart and soul of the industry. This unique new association with EMI Music Publishing affords me the opportunity to indulge a passion for the two creative cornerstones of my life: artists and their music”.
