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Should you ever find yourself in W8’s Hillgate pub, you might just stumble upon the Notting Hill Music crew: they play hard (Jägermeister is something of an office dietary staple) but they work bloody hard too. Celebrating 20 years in business, and still thriving with an ever-expanding roster of recording artists, songwriters and copyrights, the independent publisher continues to not only make dents in the Club charts - which it rules with astonishing regularity - but into the mainstream, too. Here, team NHM - who between them oversee Notting Hill Publishing, the Transmission Recordings label and the Copyright Rescue division – explain how they have survived computer-melting office fires, the so-called ‘collapse’ of the music industry and many a raucous night out, to establish themselves as one of the UK’s best-loved global independent music fortresses….
In between chuckles, he manages to admit: “Not Simpson, as well as administering a bespoke ANNIVERSARY in my wildest dreams!” publishing company, Farrell Music, for global I BY TINA HART The evidence suggests Loader is either very superstar Robbie Williams. lucky, very modest, or somewhere in between. The group’s catalogue encompasses over 300 UK Notting Hill Music MD Dave Loader is laughing Over the past two decades, Notting Hill Music Top 40 hit singles, including 20 number ones. Its in Music Week’s face. ABOVE has established itself as one of Britain’s most songs feature on hundreds of hit albums all over the Nott too shabby | All we had to ask the exec to warrant this Some of Team successful independent publishing houses, helping world, whilst it has more than 250 clients and in reaction - referencing his very successful company’s NHM and friends boost the career and/or copyrights of artists as excess of 25,000 copyrights. outside their 20-year anniversary - was: “Did you think you’d ever regular haunt thrilling and diverse as Dizzee Rascal, Beyonce Meanwhile, NHM’s label arm Transmission make it this far?” in W8 Knowles, Boy George, Michael Jackson and Charlie Recordings has boasted growing recorded successes 31-42 Notting Hill_v14_News and Playlists 23/01/13 10:25 Page 16
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with the likes of The King Blues, Kid Massive and care of business in the territory. big hope for 2013, Sam Gray. Huge singles from acts such as Beyonce, Loader might be laughing, but in a very serious Pussycat Dolls, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears sense, Notting Hill should rightly be counted as and Outkast have since propelled the firm into a one of the independent British music industry’s go-to US publisher for pop, R&B, hip-hop and proudest successes. dance writers and producers. Meanwhile, a growing Reminiscing about the finest moments from the heavy rock roster has established the group’s chops last of two decades of business, Loader namechecks in that genre, too - including bands like Killswitch one of Notting Hill’s most successful publishing Engage, Motorhead, Funeral For A Friend and signings: “The highlight, I guess, has been all the Shadows Fall. shenanigans around Dizzee Rascal. It has just been However, Notting Hill’s success and the loyalty most exciting and a highly-successful thing to work its garners from its writers, producers and artists with him.” hasn’t all been achieved completely solo. The Notting Hill Music first signed with Dizzee and company says its relationship with licensees around his manager/co-writer Nick Detnon in 2008 for ABOVE the world has proven invaluable. a share of the chart-topping Dance Wiv Me Ivor Got “They were probably our signature signing in the Says Loader: “We’ve got a great network of Something For You single. That relationship was then consolidated over | NHM’S Andy States in the last 10 years,” he says. “They had a sub-publishers around the world that represent the the following months and a long-term relationship McQueen and John great history and moved from EMI to us - a real catalogue. Many of them have been with us since Saunderson was born. celebrate with vote of confidence.” day one.” Chairman Andy McQueen adds: “Working with client and friend NHM opened its North American offices in Notting Hill A&R director John Saunderson Dizzee Rascal as Will Smith was also a pivotal moment for us, back he bags the 2011 2003 (which trade under the names Notting Hill adds: “Teaming up with our worldwide in the late Nineties. It took us into the film world Inspiration Award Music, Inc. and Notting Dale Songs, Inc.) under sub-publishers is very important to us. They are a and helped us become established in America. the direction of president Peter Chalcraft to take mixture of independents and majors, just the best in We’ve had shares of a lot of songs with Beyonce each territory. They provide valuable 'local' and Destiny’s Child - we’ve got some copyrights “We’ve got a great network of information such as song searches, co-writes and on their forthcoming album – all of that’s pretty sub-publishers around the world productions needing toplines.” high-profile.” that represent the catalogue. This respect for partners around the world goes McQueen cites the release of the Pitbull track both ways. International Love, with credits from Soulshock Many of them have been with us “Our relationship with Notting Hill started with and Karlin, as a moment that encapsulates Notting since day one” our first ‘official’ meeting at Midem in 1992,” says Hill’s exponential growth over the Pond. DAVE LOADER, MD, NOTTING HILL MUSIC Walter Holzbaur of Wintrup in Germany.
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PARTY ON “Since then I have closely experienced how NHM’s most recent Summer successful the steadily growing Notting Hill team Party was a has passionately made its way in a very competitive typically merry affair with guests market as the UK - and later - in the USA as well. including Charlie This can only work with a huge amount of Simpson (left), Leee John, Tony enthusiasm but also substantial professional Byrne, Ian Titchener (below knowledge of an ever-more complicated copyright left) and Simon law and rights allocation in the digital world. I take Britton, Joe Killington, and my hat off to them.” K Warren (right) Adds Dutch sub-publisher Talpa’s Pieter van Bodegraven: "Working with Notting Hill has been a real pleasure for us for many years. “Their great administration in combination with the creative feel and innovative ideas we notice through their whole company makes them a perfect example of what an independent publisher needs to offer to their writers nowadays." The ascent of Notting Hill hasn’t come without RIGHT Johnny’s Angels | its challenges, though. Like many other companies NHM signings working within the music industry since the 1990s, Claire Rodrigues, Katerina Bramley, NHM has had to recalibrate its business time and John Saunderson and Danielle time again to deal with the devastating effects of Senior at the outside influences. Notting Hill Music/Waterfall Loader pulls no punches in declaring that Writing Camp NHM rode the “collapse of the music industry”. in Norway. He explains: “Coming to terms with the realisation that CDs and record shops were going out of business was tough. We were looking out of “We realised quickly that we had to look at for a while, but we kind of restructured a bit - it our office door saying ‘Where on earth would we go other income streams. We were very excited about taught us to look at things more often, to consider to buy a CD now?’, whereas there used to be three ringtones - no one really talks about them anymore! our position. Then just as we were back on an or four choices within spitting distance. - they generated a lot of revenue. It was worrying up-curve, the recession kicked in! Those industry 31-42 Notting Hill_v14_News and Playlists 23/01/13 10:25 Page 18
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NOTTING HILL’S PHILOSOPHY LAID BARE: ‘WE BACK THE LESS-KNOWN WRITERS’
Head of A&R John Saunderson, who When our writers mention they are joined NHM some six years ago after a signed to NOTTING HILL MUSIC, I want 20-plus year stint at DMC, embodies them to be proud and have people Notting Hill’s defining characteristics: big respond in a very positive way! This is not personality, big locker of cracking a 9-5 job for me, it's a way of life. I've anecdotes - and big ideas. (The clue’s in mentioned before, I don't want our writers his ‘other’ job title, ‘chief of mischief’.) to be clients. I want them to be friends Saunderson is passionate about what to o. I have a great relationship with them he does. Below, he shares an impassioned and I am VERY proud to have them as open letter with the industry, prov iding an part of the family. DON'T sign a writer insight into his unique role because he has one track in the charts if and enthusiasm… you aren't prepared to support them, I guess I'm in a fo rtunate position I nurture them, make them feel part of a work for a large INDEPENDENT publisher great family and team. I love all of my A. who can compete financially with the 'big they are all massively talented. I'm very boys' on the established writers or ones lucky to have them. I'm very proud and that have current hits. I proved that with happy that I work with the wonderful Dizzee BUT I get FAR more satisfaction people at Notting Hill Music. There IS still signing 'less known' writers and help an alternative out there. DON"T JUST GO develop their careers. Secure them cuts, opportunities fo r syncs. Organise co-writes Patrikios, Ruby Goe, James & Shena FOR THE BIG BUCKS. Believe me, after the not just in this country but all over the with the more experienced NHM writers Winchester, Michael Conn and many other shine goes off the new car and the money world using NHM's fantastic network of and sending them to songwriting camps NHM writers. They will all tell you that has gone....what do you have left.....A Sub Publishers, Germany, France, all over the world including, UK, Germany, their songwriting skills have benefited, company that owns all your babies (songs) Benelux, Italy, Spain, our office in LA and Denmark, Norway, Sweden and even grown and improved with every camp they for 15 years (or more) and does nothing more recently getting cuts in Japan, Jamaica. Ask Danielle Senior, Joe Twoton visit. Just from a relatively small with them. Sign to a publisher who will Korea, China, HK, Taiwan in fact all over Killington, Claire Ro drigues, Katerina investment and a bit of love and care work your tits off. Believe me I do. Ask any South East Asia. Get them film and TV Bramley, Penny Fo ster, Patrick Jordan- from yo ur publisher. of my guys. This is my life and I LOVE IT. 31-42 Notting Hill_v14_News and Playlists 23/01/13 10:25 Page 19
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RIGHT troubles were actually great practice for dealing with Hill’s skills | our writer-artists, singer-songwriters, and all getting Clockwise from the economic difficulties that were to come.” top left, just some more involved with each other and being more of the talent on With income from mechanical royalties and the NHM roster: realistic about how to move forward.” record sales tumbling, Notting Hill has really upped Bodyrox, Ruby Goe, Sync boss Whiteley claims that he looks at Henry Saiz, Meital, its game in other areas: the team might like a Kid Massive around 150 to 200 possible sync opportunities for giggle, but they don’t mess about when it comes to and Dominique Notting Hill clients every month. Young Unique securing royalty payments for their artists and “We may not get everything but it’s good to look writers. Notting Hill has invested heavily in out and see what suits who and keep it targeted,” he state-of-the-art royalty collection and accounting says. “We’ve built really strong relationships with systems that enable it to track royalties which are the film and TV production companies, the then processed by its in-house team - and accessible advertising agencies, music supervisors. We’ve by clients at the touch of a button. worked hard on them. And on the client side, it’s Meanwhile, a sync team led by the firm’s head of about going that little bit extra for writers, Creative Leo Whiteley, (pictured) have provided the producers and artists; keeping in touch with them, soundtrack to many major television commercials talking to them all the time.” for such brands as Siemens, Pepsi, Barclays Bank, Loader acknowledges that there’s “a nice sizeable Guinness, Technics, Budweiser, Peugeot, Carlsberg, bit of income” from sync licensing coming into the Mitsubishi Motors, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Hyundai, business, whilst Saunderson shares the attitude of Volkswagen, Grolsch, Nokia and Pizza Hut. his colleagues about Notting Hill’s roster. “We are having to work quite a lot harder at the “You have to keep in constant contact with moment, because copyrights just used to generate clients,” he says. “We never want anybody to ever income from the rights of compilations sales, which leave our company or ever go ‘Oh they did nothing is a market that’s disappearing,” says Loader. for us’. We hear that every day, people leaving other “There’s no more of those big comp’s going out publishers, saying ‘They did fuck all for us’. That apart from the Now! series. just doesn’t compute with me. We’ve invested in “Clearly the graph of mechanical income is ABOVE you, why would you want to invest in people and In sync | Head of going down rapidly and we had to find other ways Creative Leo the put them to one side?” of replacing that. That’s why we’ve put teams Whiteley looks at Saunderson is particularly enthused about the around 150 to 200 together to work on audio rights for our label, as possible sync newer international songwriting camps that NHM well as neighbouring rights. And to a degree, we’re opportunities for has been investing in, fully supported by the Notting Hill clients helping our artists tour a bit more. We’re helping every month company’s board.
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RIGHT Camp of approval | “So far we’ve flown small teams of writers out to ‘OUR COMPUTERS LOOKED LIKE NHM songwriting camps - on home Germany, Greece, Holland, Jamaica and Denmark, turf at Titanium and we’re planning one in Korea,” he reveals. “We SALVADOR DALI PAINTINGS’ Studios in London’s Parsons involve the local people as well plus we’re getting Green (writing to briefs from UK, cuts and developing skills. These camps are Korea, Japan, USA important for us - throughout this and next year and France) and at an NHM/Waterfall they will be a high priority.” Songwriting camp Delving into relationships in new territories is in Oslo, Norway. something that is an ever-expanding role of Notting Hill Music and something the management considers yet another robust string to its bow, as Loader explains: “We’re getting quite excited with When Notting Hill “Then fortunately new territories that we’re working with: the Music was originally Paul Weller’s solo Russians, Koreans and south east Asians.” established, it came projects came on Fiercely independent but making significant about from a board which were moves on a global scale, Notting Hill is a company management buyout very successful. that has much to be proud of - and one which has from the Japanese “Then we had hits innovated to stay more relevant to its client base company Nippon with Utah Saints - and than ever before. Television Music now they’re going But with all that success in the bank, it must Corporation. around again. That have attracted the attention of a prospective buyer Dave Loader says: “I kicked us off and gave or two over the years. Would the boss ever consider can remember the us some cash flow, a selling up? shaking and the nerves reason to talk to the “They do say everyone has a price,” muses majors where hundreds of people are worrying if thinking ‘Oh my God bank. That was before Loader - before revealing just how much the they’ve got a job next week and where that what have we done? the fire, which independent spirit motivates him and his team. atmosphere might go on for years.” We’ve bought this happened in 1996, “We’ve had a formula for 20 years now and a Looking into 2013 and beyond, Loader declares company, we’ve got melted our computers. pretty stable staff - which is unusual in the music that there’s “always a lot more to achieve and a lot staff and overheads They looked like Dali business - and it’s been a pretty exciting journey more to do” - a mantra that has certainly served and we could do with a paintings, dripping all-in-all,” he adds. Notting Hill and its clients well for 20 years. couple of hits.’ down the walls.” “I’m just so glad I wasn’t working at one of those Long may it continue.
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FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS: COLLECTING ARTIST ROYALTIES
The staff and management at Notting Hill NHM ADMIN - Charles Garside (head of go the extra mile to ensure artists and Admin) and Liz Davey (royalty manager) writers are maximising their income With over 30 years of music publishing potential across the globe, via two very experience, Garside works alongside important divisions: Davey, who has been there for 12 years – forming the admin backbone. COPYRIGHT RESCUE – Alan Gleeson In any given day they will be working This is essentially a royalty collection on: registering publishing agreements and division and collects performers’ fees from newly-acquired songs, notifying affiliates areas including TV, radio broadcasts and and sub-publishers of new catalogue and public performance – thoroughly checking registrations. Then there’s researching discographies to ensure liaising with collection societies, clients are correctly credited for their monitoring releases, tracking royalties, recordings and designated in the correct resolving counter-claims, dealing with performers category, and ensuring royalty queries and always paying maximum return from airplay. attention to detail. Copyright rescue has been established Davey said: “I'm privileged to work with for some 15 years and is run by Alan our talented writers and dedicated sub- Gleeson who tells Music Week that the publishers around the world dealing with division started out collecting in around six globe,” he explains. “What we do is make all aspects of incoming and outgoing countries – that number now stands at sure we register all the tracks to make royalties. around 25 with notable additions including sure that A – people are actually credited It's been an amazing decade, seeing Brazil, Hungary and one of the strongest on the tracks, and B – they’re on the right the company and catalogue expand and areas of income, Holland. level that they should be. excel, and exciting developments in “The law regarding copyrights in some We just keep fighting and getting in technology embraced. I can't wait to see countries have made progress but it’s still there and making sure everything is what the future holds for NHM and am a slightly convoluted set of rules across the registered properly.” delighted to be part of it.” 31-42 Notting Hill_v14_News and Playlists 23/01/13 10:26 Page 22
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dorning the office wall of Transmission to international and streaming as the focal new RIGHT Team Recordings HQ - the small but mighty revenue streams in the ever-changing landscape of Transmission | The label arm of Notting Hill Music - is a the business. record label A division of Notting five-foot poster of artist Sam Gray, one of its “Transmission is a multi-genre label,” he Hill Music is run by priority artists. explains. “A lot of labels stick to one type of music - general manager/ A&R Joel Tranmission’s full roster boasts over a dozen so we get to do a whole cross-section of promotion Sumerling (far left) artists over a split of indie, pop and dance genres. on artists which I think stands us in good stead for and supported by Dino Koutrouzas It aims to rapidly build a catalogue of diverse the future – it keeps everyone on their toes and the (Digital / Label, far right), Toby master rights across all musical genres, applying the job interesting.” Opperman (head same principles of diligence and relentless “What Andy’s been setting up in the last of Promotions - National/Regional promotion that have served NHM so well as 18 months, is a pan-European network of label Radio, second from music publishers. deals and strategic partners for our releases. For left), Louise Bodily (Press / Online PR, The outfit has twin bases in London and example, now we have label deals with Because in second from right) Los Angeles (and also looks after seminal Scottish France and AltraModa in Benelux. We’re just about and Chris 'Choice' Hodges label Limbo and 23rd Precinct/House of 23rd), and to sign a deal in Germany and others in Spain and together with vast experience of all other markets Scandinavia. If we sign an artist we can guarantee a days - from video streaming and international puts Transmission in a position to acquire the release in most major territories which a lot of labels licensing, basically.” master rights to commercially viable music from all in the UK can’t do. Added to this we have built Sumerling reveals that audio streaming income for over the globe. Equally importantly, employing a strong international licensee relationships who take the label “kind of works out” more than what it gets mix of old school methods and new ideology in its many of our products. The whole idea is to establish from YouTube: “We were initially wary of audio marketing methods. Bringing key departments such an effective worldwide network.” streaming but we’re embracing it now. I’d rather they as radio & press promotion and online marketing “International has become more important for stream it legally than download it illegally”. in-house allows much clearer focus and greater us,” he adds. McQueen adds “In fact it is feasible that within flexibility in its campaigns. “I think visibility is key to a lot of the artists. the next few years streaming will replace even the Although the label continues to move from Getting all their platforms right is a really massive download as the dominant music medium and strength to strength, boss Joel Sumerling is frank to thing especially with more people streaming music, recorded music income will become similar to admit that things have been challenging but points that’s where a lot of our income comes from these traditional performance royalties in its nature. CHEERS TO ANDY, PETER, DAVE AND EVERYONE AT THE NOTTING HILL TEAM! HERE’S TO ANOTHER 20 YEARS OF NICE SONGS AND GREAT PUBS!
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As long-term players in the field of collecting Then there’s the dance acts on the roster. Ayah Marar, another big act for the label for 2013. performance revenues we should be well placed to Transmission is home to classic dance artists “We released her album under a license deal from maximise the return.” including Stevie V, Lost Witness, Bodyrox and Shamrock in October last year, she’s just written The label’s big artist push for 2013 is Sam Gray, Kid Massive, and Sumerling has just signed the with the likes of Calvin Harris on his recent album who is currently on an arena tour with Peter Andre, Ruff Loaderz. and she’s just starting her new album now,” says and of whom recent hire, head of Promotions Toby “On the dance side of things we’ve been really Sumerling. “We’re still promoting tracks from the Opperman reckons could be Transmission’s big pushing it,” he reveals. “All of our tracks have been other one and she’s just signed to Universal in ‘game-changer’. Top 5 Club Chart records in the past eight months France which is great news. She’s about to be “All our artists are awesome but Sam’s a massive which is brilliant.” released in other countries through our European priority this year.,” he says. “He’s made a brilliant A special mention is made about ‘Queen of Bass’ network too. She’s very talented.” album and I think he’s got the potential to really cross over. Bring the label to a bigger audience and PROFILE: TRANSMISSION RECORDINGS make us a force to be reckoned with. We’re still Ones to watch for 2013: quite a young label and he’s the one that could take Key artists in the last three years I Sam Gray (Pop singer-songwriter) – A it to the next level.” I The King Blues - 2 UK Chart albums 2011 & 2012, key artist, developed over the last three Another act that was destined for big things but headline UK / European Tours / Playlisted singles) years. Album Too Much of a Good Thing is sadly no longer exists is The King Blues, as I Kid Massive - Album A Little Louder released March out February 4. His first album Brighter Sumerling explains: “We know from the past we 2012 / the single Yawn was a UK Club Chart #1 / album Day was released in 2011 and since then can build an artist up with the right support behind licensed round the world he toured with Westlife, East 17, David them, like with The King Blues. They were on the I Ayah Marar - Album The Real released October 2012 / 3 Ford, Charlie Simpson, The Overtones and verge of being on the tip of everyone’s tongue. They singles so far from the album Mind Controller / currently Peter Andre. had sold out the Roundhouse and were literally Unstoppable & The Raver I Ayah Marar (Pop/Dance) The Real LP about to be a headline act on festivals then they released October 2012 and licensed to Dance artists split up [last year]. But things change and people Universal (France), now working on new move on… Recent successes: Bodyrox’s Bow Wow Wow, album. “The good thing that has come out of that is the Duke's - So In Love with You, Stevie V's Dirty Cash I Bleach Blood (Indie/Punk) The new band Bleach Blood which is Jamie Jazz of The King New singles and albums to come from: outfit from Jamie Jazz from the King Blues Blues. We started with them before Christmas and Ruff Loaderz & GroovEternal, Lost Witness, Kid Massive, I Casino (Rock) Anthemic songs from the already they’ve had rave reviews in the magazines Antoine Becks, Kybosh, Bodyrox, US artist - Meital band led by Adam Zindani of The and [press officer] Louise Bodily has been getting (featuring Sean Kingston) and more great feedback from press.” Stereophonics
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David Enthoven and Tim Clark, privilege to work with them. ie:music / Farrell Music Congratulations on a wonderful 20 (Robbie Williams) years, and here’s to the future!” "It's all very well being creative but then you've got to sell that which Billy Kiltie, 23rd Precinct (Scotland) you've created. Notting Hill and “Having been part of the Notting Leo do both of those things Hill family now for around 13 years supremely well." I have to say it has been a pleasure to work with them over that period. Si Paul, Hook Line and Singer They have a very passionate team “I have had the pleasure of a ten who push hard on behalf of all our plus year relationship With Notting writers and have also supported me Hill both as a writer and latterly as in signing some great writers over a joint publisher. Being an the years. Here's to the next 20 independent allows fast thinking years and I'm looking forward to smooth running decisions - continuing our long relationship.” something that Notting hill embellish. But the one thing they Russell Biles, Turbulence Publishing have over all is relationship and this “In the time we've worked with is certainly the best marriage I've Notting Hill Music we've seen our had to date.” publishing company blossom. From the dedication and flair of the Michael Conn, Titanium Music creative team to the accuracy and “Notting Hill are delivering on all diligence of the accounting side, it's levels for Titanium. They are been the perfect partnership. supportive, imaginative and Congratulations on twenty years to diligent. It’s a pleasure and a all, here's to many more!” Project1_Layout 1 22/01/2013 13:05 Page 1
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WHAT MAKES NOTTING HILL SPECIAL? PARTNERS ENLIGHTEN US....
Andrew Jenkins, Michel Duval, Because (France) Universal Music Publishing “Of course subpublishing is a business, but “Andy and Dave are just great at what they in this case it is just so nice to work with do – great music publishers, great people who become friends. Before enthusiasts for our business, and great signing an artist, I ask to myself, people to do business with. Their honesty, ‘Would I go on holiday with him?’, well in hard work and sheer exuberance rubs off the case of these chaps, I would. Here on the whole team at Notting Hill Music, comes the sun!” making it a great place to be. Keep taking Notting Hill to the world and bringing the Ken Ohtake, Sony Music Japan world to Notting Hill guys. I’m really “20 years of accurate administration, pleased and proud to call you friends.” creative force, and most importantly continuous passion for music make Craig Jennings, Raw Power Notting Hill, our partner since 1995, one “We first worked with Notting Hill when of the globally outstanding independent signing Funeral For A Friend (pictured, publishers today.” right) for publishing in 2004. It’s always been a huge pleasure working with Andy, Bob Aird, Dave and the team over there, we have Universal Music Publishing Australia. continued to enjoy further successes over "I'm genuinely pleased to congratulate the the years with several more acts and look NHM team on their 20 years the business. forward to building on those successes for Our original deal commenced in 1993 and many years to come. It would be hard to through thick and thin Andy, Dave and find a more creative, driven and loyal Pete have been real entrepreneurs, staying bunch of individuals anywhere else in the ahead of the curve with persistence and industry. Great fun too, and I have the determination which has made for an hangovers to prove it!” exciting ride."
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