Hein van der Ree has become a partner in Mothership Music Publishing – the enterprise from Brett Gurewitz (CEO of Epitaph, Anti) and Lionel Conway (Island Music, Maverick Music).
Hein van der Ree, who recently left authors rights society Buma Stemra after a six-year tenure as its CEO, has been tasked with accelerating the establishment of Mothership as a global and powerful independent music publishing company.
Mothership now represents a growing group of songwriters and artists such as Tom Waits, Bad Religion, Andy Shauf, Son Little, Jesca Hoop, Autolux, and Falling in Reverse, to name a few.
Hein van der Ree said: “The position of songwriters is always fragile and needs to be protected vigorously. I am proud to have represented and defended the interests of the international community of authors and composers in my role as CEO of BumaStemra.
“Mothership’s set up is the perfect incubator to develop songwriters and artists in our dynamic industry. With deep knowledge of the international music industry I will now use my experience to further the global careers of the songwriters and artists signed to Mothership. I have known Brett and Lionel for a very long time and I have tremendous respect for their track record as professionals in the music industry. I am very excited about joining them in Mothership and developing the venture together in the coming years.”
Lionel Conway said: “Hein and I have worked together successfully in the past. He is both an industry leader and innovator. I’m very excited about him being on board the Mothership”
Brett Gurewitz said: “Hein van der Ree is a music executive of unparalleled knowledge and skill.
“We’ve had a lot of wonderful successes together over the years, in business and friendship, and I look forward to more of the same as he joins Lionel and I in our publishing venture.”Music Business Worldwide
