Music Sales Makes Deal With Mute Song Ltd.
Music Sales Corporation has signed a deal with London-based Mute Song to represent its publishing catalog in the United States and Canada. As sub-publisher of Mute Song, Music Sales adds yet further dimension to its own extensive and ever-burgeoning catalog. “Our creative team is very enthusiastic about the possibilities of exploiting the eclectic array of fantastic music in Mute Song,” says Barrie Edwards, President of Music Sales. “Mute Song is thrilled to be working with Music Sales in North America,” says Andrew King, Mute Song’s General Manager. “Their solid rights administration team on the east coast and dynamic creative exploitation team on the west coast are exactly what we need. Our catalog is unique within Music Sales and this should work very well for both companies.” Featured in Mute Song’s catalog is a veritable wealth of rock, pop, electronica, punk, post-punk, contemporary classical, art-rock, indie/alternative rock, jazz, techno, and more. Highlights include:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the eclectic outfit formed in Australia 25 years ago whose unique approach to rock has garnered them a worldwide following to this day. Cave’s garage rock side project Grinderman’s “No Pussy Blues” is out now as a remix by Adam Freeland.
The fresh alternative pop of BrakesBrakesBrakes, whose new album Touchdown is out now on Fat Cat Records.
Liars, the angular pop-punk outfit that is in a Los Angeles studio now crafting more of its signature sound.
Critically acclaimed contemporary classical composer Max Richter, who scored the film Waltz with Bashir which was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Iceland’s most prolifically creative musician, composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Jóhann Jóhannsson.
The pioneering Paul Oakenfold, the most famous DJ in the world and artist/songwriter of enduring hits “Ready Steady Go” and “Starry Eyed Surprise.”
Seminal art-rock/punk band Magazine.
The experimental rock of Wire.
Robin Guthrie, formerly of the Cocteau Twins.
Barry Adamson, funky genius of soundtrack and soul.
Plastikman, one of the most influential techno artists of the 90s.
The global electronica of Juno Reactor.
Asian Dub Foundation’s Bengali-folk-music-influenced electronica.
The ethereal vocals of trance-pop duo Cranes.
The witty avant-garde rock of Peter Blegvad.
Manchester UK scenesters Inspiral Carpets.
True British originals Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Groundbreaking industrial electronica group Nitzer Ebb.
London dub dance floor darlings Renegade Soundwave.
Sound designer and independent film scorer Simon Fisher Turner
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