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#YearsAfterThisTweet... I had promised this yesterday, but here it goes.
We set out to build the business from scratch with 3 major things in mind... The Future, The Present, and The Past.
The Future... we signed several developing writers who showed promise and created opportunities for them to grow through camps and education and gave them opportunities to be in rooms that will put their names on some of the biggest split sheets in the business.
The Present... we have worked with our global office on joint deals for some of the biggest names in the industry. Making use of SMP's global network of offices, we have secured landmark deals with the German, Dutch, UK, French, US, and Scandinavian offices with more deals on the way.
The Past... not all Past, but we have moved to ensure our legends benefit from their hard work and creations through the Legends' Project. This has allowed us to educate old and new writers alike on the properly accepted ways to sample and create interpolation. It has been a rewarding journey and an honour to know that some of our top earners are legends. Oh... we also got a Grammy
We are building the best publishing on this side of the continent. I am very proud.
Campaigns and Activations...
Working with and supporting of Head of A&R for Africa on executing the successful Accra Camp
The Legend's Project, where we have signed and protected the rights of our legends like KWAM1, Ayinde Barrister, Adewale Ayuba, Sunny Nneji, Sola Allyson, Bright Chimezie and many more with more deals in the pipeline.
The
#FusionProject... earlier this year, we executed one of, if not the biggest, camps on the continent. Over 100 writers from Nigeria, Ghana, SA, the UK, the US, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Canada, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Poland in over 100 sessions over 7 days. There are so many great songs created with new music already coming out like this one with Joki from the Scandinavia office with our very own
@1dabanton #AgbaBaller open.spotify.com/album/6Jkh4…
More music is scheduled to drop over the next 6 months... exciting times.
We are still building. We have set new targets for ourselves in the new business year, and we will come back next year to let you all know when we are done.
We are Sony Music Publishing...
#WritersFirst