UK-based independent music company Wise Music Group has appointed Thomas Jamois as Managing Director of Wise Music France.
In his new role, Jamois will spearhead the management of all office operations and French publishing houses under the Wise Music umbrella. This includes overseeing entities such as Première Music, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Campbell Connelly, Les Editions Transatlantiques, Bleu Blanc Rouge, Choudens, Le Chant du Monde and Musique des Anges.
With 27 years of experience in the music industry, Jamois brings a wealth of expertise to his new position. He is recognized as an entrepreneur and a specialist in music supervision and synch. Additionally, Jamois serves as a board member of French CMO SACEM and publishers’ group CSDEM.
Prior to joining Wise Music Group, Jamois founded Velvetica Music, an independent specializing in film and TV music publishing and administration, in 2011. Velvetica Music in 2020 inked a sub-publishing deal with UK-born Bucks Music Group.
Before that, Jamois held the position of Head of Music Publishing and Synch at Naïve for seven years.
“It’s an honor to serve such a prestigious catalog owned by a family group. The nobility and diversity of the repertoire, combined with the international network, enable us to anticipate with confidence and creativity the challenges that our profession is constantly facing.”
Thomas Jamois, Wise Music France
Under Jamois’s leadership, Velvetica Music will continue to operate independently, with Johanna Bisac stepping up as the new Managing Director. The move ensures continuity within Velvetica Music while allowing Jamois to focus on his new role at Wise Music France.
“It’s an honor to serve such a prestigious catalog owned by a family group. The nobility and diversity of the repertoire, combined with the international network, enable us to anticipate with confidence and creativity the challenges that our profession is constantly facing,” said Jamois.
Marcus Wise, Wise Music Group’s CEO, added, “I’m delighted to have Thomas join the Wise Music family, and I look forward to working with him to lead our French and Francophone business forward with continued catalog acquisitions and high-profile signings.”
Wise Music Group, formerly known as The Music Sales Group, boasts ownership or control of over half a million copyrights. This includes a wide repository of historic and contemporary classical music, alongside a range of popular songs spanning genres such as evergreen, jazz, reggae, blues, pop, and rock.
“I’m delighted to have Thomas join the Wise Music family, and I look forward to working with him to lead our French and Francophone business forward with continued catalog acquisitions and high-profile signings.”
Marcus Wise, Wise Music Group
The company operates a network of standalone offices situated across major global hubs including in cities such as London, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Reykjavík, Bergamo, and Tokyo.
Within its network, the group’s publishing houses and imprints feature names like Chester Music, G. Schirmer, Associated Music Publishers, Novello & Co, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Première Music, Le Chant du Monde, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Unión Musical Ediciones, Bosworth Music GmbH, and Campbell Connelly.
In recent strategic moves, Wise Music embarked on acquisitions to strengthen its position within the industry. In April 2023, the company secured a controlling interest in Edition Peters Group, hailed as one of the oldest music publishing houses globally.
Additionally, in February 2023, Wise Music’s Australian division entered into an exclusive digital licensing partnership with SESAC Digital Licensing, a music rights organization headquartered in Liechtenstein. The agreement encompasses the Wise Music catalog’s digital licensing rights across Asia, excluding Japan, South Korea, and China.
Most recently, Wise Music-owned Bosworth Music signed a long-term administration agreement with Random Noize Musick GmbH, a Berlin-based publisher with an extensive catalog of mostly electronic music.
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