Kobalt Music Publishing (KMP) has signed a worldwide administrative publishing agreement with acclaimed producer Danger Mouse.
The agreement covers the producer’s future works, including those released via his own label, 30th Century Records, with Danger Mouse retaining full ownership and control of his rights.
The deal will also encompass publishing, creative, and sync services for his current and future works, while back catalogue will revert to KMP as of March 2017.
Danger Mouse was previously signed to a worldwide deal with UMPG, which retains his catalogue – for the time being – from 2010-2015.
“With limitless talent, Danger Mouse has an unmeasurably unique capability for recording and producing. His authenticity is unparalleled; and now with the launch of his very own label, his individual success and keen sense of talent will grow even more. We are thrilled to have such an artistic and influential writer and producer join the Kobalt family,” Richard Sanders, President of Kobalt, commented.
Sas Metcalfe, President of Global Creative at Kobalt, said of the deal, “As an artist, songwriter and producer, Danger Mouse has delighted us with his innovative creations throughout the years.
“He has an incomparable ability to collaborate across all genres and we look forward to a great working relationship with him.”
“We are thrilled to have such an artistic and influential writer and producer join the kobalt family.”
Richard Sanders, Kobalt
Danger Mouse arrived onto the music scene in 2004 with The Grey Album, which mixed Jay-Z’s The Black Album along with instrumentals from The Beatles’ White Album (The Beatles).
In 2005 he collaborated on Demon Days, the most successful Gorillaz album.
2006 saw the release of St. Elsewhere, the debut album from Gnarls Barkley, and Danger Mouse’s musical project with singer-songwriter CeeLo Green.
The St. Elsewhere track, “Crazy” would eventually be recognized by Rolling Stone as the best song of 2006.
Shortly thereafter, he produced Beck’s 2008 record, Modern Guilt, and Attack & Release with The Black Keys the same year.
In 2009, Danger Mouse joined forces with Shins frontman and indie icon James Mercer to form Broken Bells. To date, the partnership has resulted in two critically-acclaimed albums, 2010’s Broken Bells and 2014’s After the Disco.
Most recently, Danger Mouse has been critically involved in the creation of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 11th album which is currently slated for release later this year.Music Business Worldwide
