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Kobalt to administrate Blue Mountain songs catalogue
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 30 June 2015
Kobalt has announced a worldwide administration deal with Blue Mountain Music, the music publishing business established in 1962 by Chris Blackwell, who’s probably better known as the founder of Island Records and for being an all round British music industry legend.
So much so, Blackwell calling Kobalt the “the future of music publishing” is something else to add to the music rights firm’s big fat brag list. Just in case that mad Wired cover ever fades, what with all this sunshine we’re having at the moment. The deal will also see Kobalt providing administration and sync services to a pretty impressive catalogue of songs that includes the complete Bob Marley oeuvre and songs from the likes of U2, Free, John Martyn and plenty of newer talent.
Confirming the deal, Kobalt boss man Willard Ahdritz told reporters: “This is a monumental deal for Kobalt and for me personally. We are humbled and excited to partner with Chris Blackwell and Blue Mountain to work with their diverse catalogue of hits and timeless songs, including Bob Marley and U2, both whose influence on music and the world is immeasurable. I’ve always admired Chris’s entrepreneurial spirit, his unique gift for identifying exceptional talent, and of course his great love for jazz!”
Blackwell himself added: “I am thrilled to have Blue Mountain Music partner with Kobalt whom I believe are the future of the music publishing business. Their entrepreneurial leadership, together with their investment in and dedication to technology, is allowing for seamless and transparent collection and is making a huge difference to songwriters around the world”.
