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Patch Williams sign to Chrysalis
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 4 March 2010
The boss of the Music Producers Guild, Steve Levine, has predicted a growth in entrepreneurialism among the record producer community, as a band he has helped develop scored a publishing deal with Chrysalis.
Of course, some record producers have always taken an active interest in helping develop and launch the careers of the new talent they discover, especially in the hip hop domain, though it’s true that said producers have often been pushed into the back seat once a record deal comes along. Levine, though, has signed his latest protégés – Patch Williams – to his own label Hubris Records and plans to play an active role in bringing the band to wider attention.
Levine told CMU: “It’s no longer just a question of [producers] working with a band once they are signed and ready to go into a studio. The industry has changed and so has our role within it. We’re now actively looking for new talent and, in my case at least, signing them to our own record labels”.
He continued: “This new business model means that we can react much more quickly if we are approached for a licensing deal. In point of fact this happened last week: not only have we licensed a track, but I was also able to supply the music supervisor with an instrumental version and a recently recorded acoustic version. They were impressed with the speed and ease with which we completed the deal and sent the master recordings to them. As a result we get more exposure, which we really need at this early stage of the band’s career”.
Interestingly, Patch Williams’ newly announced relationship with Chrysalis will also see the publisher work with Hubris Records, and represent the band’s sound recordings for licensing and sync rights and such malarkey. Levine: “They have a very strong international synchronisation licensing team and this way we can offer music users a one stop licensing solution. I strongly believe this is the way forward for artists who work outside the major label environment”.
Confirming their deal with the band, Chrysalis A&R man Ben Bodie told CMU: “We are all very happy to be working with Patch William and Steve Levine and believe that Chrysalis is in a position to take the group to the next level”.
