Material Music Launches Publishing Arm with Downtown

UK based independent company Material Music Group – which combines record labels, artist management and branding – has partnered with Downtown Music Publishing to launch a publishing arm.

The arrangement:

• Material will support writers across songwriting sessions, collaboration, sync, A&R and long-term career development.

• Downtown will handle global administration, including registrations and royalty collection.

• Material says its publishing strategy “will focus on building a selective, agile and sync-ready roster of talented songwriters and producers.”

• Material has previously placed songs across Netflix, Amazon, BBC and ITV, and with games companies such as EA, INEOS and Sony Games.

First signing:

• The partnership launches with the signing of Richard Atkins, a BRIT-certified Silver disc songwriter and producer.

• He has worked with the likes of Girls Don’t Sync, Becky Hill, Rudimental, Jax Jones and more.

What they said:

• Sean Brosnan, Managing Director at Material Music: “As a music company we always have the artist front and center of what we do, enhancing their creative ambition and global vision is what we do. Launching our Material Music publishing division allows us to offer and extend those relationships and creative opportunities with an unrivaled global infrastructure through our partner Downtown Music Publishing. I’m looking forward to building a family of world class writers starting with the extremely talented Richard Atkins.”