Mechanical right agreement for India
Universal Music Publishing Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have entered into an unprecedented deal regarding mechanical royalties in India and digital royalties in Southeast Asia and India. This arrangement creates a new precedent in India where, for the first time, a record company has agreed to pay mechanical royalties to songwriters and publishers on the sale of records. This deal will greatly benefit the songwriters of Deep Emotions Publishing and all the catalogues that we subpublish in India.
Two Eyes Press reviews
Who knew anything realized by two ex-Adam Ant sidemen could be relevant and enjoyable? This single — an apparent preview of a forthcoming album — features Ants guitar impresario Marco Pirroni with latter day bass player Chris Constantinou ( (DeNiro back in the day) teaming with Bollywood belter Mehndi. to create something actually really new — Hindipunk.
http://shuffleboil.com/tag/daler-mehndi/
This fierce bhangra-rock crossover rules. Fire up!
David McNamee, The Guardian’s “Pick of the Week” 2-11-07
The most infectious Asian crossover since Punjabi MC’s Beware of the Boys.
Mark Strippel, Music Week
Another Award for Namgyal Lhamo !
Singer/songwriter Namgyal Lhamo has been awarded Best Female Solo Artist from India/Tibet at the 2007 International Music Awards held by Musicaid along with American partners BroadJam Inc. Her power-house track Changkha from the newly released The Enchanted Land (Silk Road) ushered in votes from International audiences through a complex and detailed voting system that lasted over 50 days.
On the award Lhamo said : I wish to thank the numerous people who have loved my music and voted for me and above all my publishers Deep Emotions (India) for giving me the platform and space to perform from the heart.
A rare occasion when Tibet has found a mention in a major international music award category.
Earlier this year, she won the Best Female Artist Award at the 2007 Tibetan Music Awards. www.musictibet.com
www.musicaidawards.com
http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/namgyal_lhamo_wins_internationa
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http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=18814&article=Tibetan+Namgyal+Lha
mo+Wins+International+Music+Award
In German : http://www.welt-musik.net/?p=1247
DEP complaint to Cisac at Mumbai meeting
On the occasion of the Asia meeting in Mumbai on October 23, DEP managing director drew the attention of the Cisac representatives by listing his grievances against the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) regarding international repertoire :
• no payment ever by IPRS from royalties it collected from the public radio broadcaster;
• no payment ever by IPRS of logged royalties
• no payment ever by IPRS of royalties it collected from Live concerts
• no payment ever by IPRS of royalties it collected from FM Radio stations
• no payment ever by IPRS of royalties it collected from Hotels/restaurants
• no payment ever by IPRS of royalties it collected from airlines for In-flight music
• IPRS pays us a ridiculous 1000 rupees (USD 22) per year for all our international repertoire (BMG, ARC, Barton, International Music Group, etc.)
www.iprs.org
Namgyal Lhamo headlined at The Philip Glass Festival
DEP songwriter and Tibetan singer extraordinaire Namgyal Lhamo will perform in a 'double bill' on 26 and 27 October at the Philip Glass Festival in Groningen (Holland), co-produced by The Orchestra of the Northern Netherland (www.nno.nu). The concert of the 27th with the Orchestra will be broadcast by NPS radio 4 (semi-live).
26 October : Nieuwe Kerk Nieuwe kekhof 1
27 October : De Oosterpoort Trompsingel
See her profile on Phayul :
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=17857&t=1&c=1
A recent in interview of Namgyal :
http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/interview_tibetan_singer_namgyal_lhamo
Some recent articles on Namgyal :
http://www.himalmag.com/2007/october_november/namgyal_lhamos_nightingale_mission.html
http://raveindia.com/0708_RW.aspx
http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/namgyal_lhamo_pure_2007
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=19&id=188337&usrsess=1
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun282007/panorama200706279762.asp
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/07/03/stories/2007070350350300.htm
http://therecordmag.com/jun2007/revnam.htm
In German :
http://www.welt-musik.net/?p=867
http://www.welt-musik.net/?p=869
In Japanese :
http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2636753
In Hungarian :
http://www.papiruszportal.hu/site/?lang=1&f=&p=23&n=1715
Daler Mehndi in studio for brand new album
Daler Mehndi has been in London's Raezor Studios cutting new tracks for his forthcoming album Thieves And Liars. Produced by The Wolfmen - www.thewolfmen.net - and mixed by Steve Musters (Amy Winehouse, PJ Harvey, Paul McCartney, The Sugababes, etc.), it is promises to be real 'epoch making', a tectonic shift in Indian pop. His first track Two Eyes [Do Naina] has been charting the BBC Asian Network chart for 8 weeks, including 4 weeks at no. 1. It was released today on iTunes in the category 'alternative'. Check out Bobby Friction's blog, complete with the video and the photos of the recording session.
Blog: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/asiannetworkmusic/2007/08/theives_and_liars_when_i_gatec.shtml
Photos: http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/friction/galleries/1086/
Namgyal Lhamo's albums released in Europe
Namgyal Lhamo's two albums - Pure and The Enchanted Land - have been released today in Europe and the USA by the prestigious label Harmonia Mundi. Namgyal will perform in Paris on September 21 for the launch of the albums. Her works are published by Deep Emotions and her sound recordings are licensed to Silk Road. A new album Anthology is under production as well as a new lounge music album.
The largest source for production music in India
With the addition of eight new libraries - Access Music, Cute (Red Igloo), Gotham Music Library, Headspace, Hollywood Music, Killer Latino, OneMusic, Velocity - DEP publishes now 50 libraries representing over 4,350 CDs, making us, by far, the single largest source for production music and SFX sounds in India and SAARC countries. TV stations, film producers, radio networks, production houses, recording studios, ad agencies, documentary film-makers, and web designers are among our existing clients.
We represent the following libraries: Access Music, Amusicom, Atmosphere, BMG Zomba Production Music, Boosey & Hawkes Post Production Music, Bruton, Cavendish Music, Chappell, Chronic Trax, Connect, Cute, Dennis Music, EVO, Firstcom, Focus Music, Fontana, Fulton Avenue Music, Galerie, Gotham Music Library, Headspace, Hollywood Music, Intervox, Jarian Music, JRM Music, Killer Edge, Killer Latino, Killer Tracks, Koka Media, Leading Tone Music, Lo Editions, Match, Mediatracks, Megatrax, Moments, Musica Sensacional, Musique & Music, Network, Network Production Elements, Network Sound Effects, New York Beats/Not Just Jingles, OneMusic, OneTrackaDay, Slam!, SongsToYourEyes, Sonic Destiny, Sound-Pol, Stock Music, Velocity, Westar Music Library and Zero To Sixty (ZTS).
Achille Forler named MD of Universal Music Publishing India
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today named Achille Forler as managing director of its new Indian operations. He will report directly to Andrew Jenkins, the Executive Vice President of International in London. Deep Emotions Publishing will be renamed Universal Music Publishing India, with Mr. Forler remaining a shareholder.
Achille Forler and the Deep Emotions team have administered some of the greatest music catalogues for many years already and we have a great respect for the work they have done, said Mr. Jenkins. I fully expect our joint venture company to sign up the most exciting and innovative songwriters working in India today. He represents the very best in executive talent and I am sure that the services he’ll provide our songwriters and composers will be second to none. We are focused on creating not only the largest music publisher in the world, but the best, and that means having the most innovative and creative executives on our front lines, stated Mr. Jenkins.
DEP songwriter wins Award
Namgyal Lhamo won the Best Female Singer Award at the Tibetan Music Awards 2007. Namgyal Lhamo is newly signed to Deep Emotions Publishing. Her two new albums - Pure and The Enchanted Land - have been released last month in India and are set to be released on August 30 in Europe by Harmonia Mundi and a few weeks later in the USA by World Village. A third album, Anthology, will be ready for release in the first quarter 2008.
www.namgyallhamo.com
www.myspace.com/namgyallhamo
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb to be new Cisac president
Bee Gees singer/songwriter Robin Gibb will take on the role of CISAC president. He is joined by Mexican director/producer Alfonso Cuaron as VP. Gibb has stated his plans to campaign for a change to copyright law in the UK. Artists should be getting royalties for the records that they make for life, said the singer speaking against the current 50 year rule. Robin Gibb is represented in India by Deep Emotions Publishing.
www.cisac.org
Universal Music Publishing is DEP's new partner
Vivendi/Universal and BMG Music Publishing have finally had their Euros 1.63B merger given the green light by the European Commission. Vivendi beat rivals EMI Group and Warner Music Group to the punch.
Deep Emotions Publishing, a joint-venture with BMG Music Publishing, is happy to welcome Universal Music Publishing – now the world’s largest publisher - as its new partner.
This merger represents a tremendous opportunity for the songwriters in India as it will enable us to provide even better services for the development of their skills and the protection, promotion and administration of their economic rights worldwide.
Daler Mehndi is Global Priority for BMG Music Publishing
In a landmark deal for an Indian songwriter, BMG Music Publishing, the world’s largest independent music publisher, has decided to make Daler Mehndi their Global Priority in the coming year. The company has signed Daler Mehndi to an eight-year exclusive songwriting deal through its joint-venture partner, Deep Emotions Publishing. We believe that India can become a source of songwriting for the rest of the world, Achille Forler, Managing director of DEP, said, and we believe that Daler Mehndi has all the qualities to become a global star.
JV between DEP and BMG Music Publishing
Through an agreement signed in London and announced at the MIDEM, BMG Music Publishing has become a strategic partner and investor in Deep Emotions Publishing. DEP is sub-publishing the BMG catalogue in India since 2003.
Together we believe we can be pioneers in the field of music publishing on the Indian subcontinent, says Andrew Jenkins, president of BMG Music Publishing International. I fully expect our joint venture company to sign up the most exciting and innovative songwriters working in India today. With BMG's global resources, we will be able to provide them with the same respect and support that we do for Robbie Williams, Shania Twain, Coldplay and all of the other songwriters who have entrusted their works to us.
DEP obtains permanent injunction
Today, the Delhi High Court was pleased to make the interim injunction against Quick Electronics & Ors. permanent. The Defendant had infringed our copyrights by reproducing without license the works performed by the legendary K. L. Saigal which are published by DEP. Arguments and framing of issues will start on September 21.
Press interviews of the publisher
Two interviews of Achille Forler in India's best music magazines are available online this May :
http://www.raveindia.com/html/2006_05_features_editorial_achille.htm
http://www.therecordmag.com/april2006/gsmp.htm
Shankara to be released in Germany
The album Shankara, composed by Bhargav Mistry and performed by Shivoham, will be released in Germany in April by Choice of Music.
French songwriter's song in hindi film
DEP has plugged Gilbert Bécaud's evergreen Je t'appartiens (covered in English, under the title Let it be me, by performers such as Elvis Presley, Julio Iglesias or Art Garfunkel) in Pooja Bhatt's film Holiday released this February.
Shivoham released in France
Shivoham's debut album Shankara, composed by Bhargav Mistry, has been released in France on December 5 by Le Maquis (www.maquismusic.com) and was topping the 'world music' sales at the FNAC. Listen to a track : http://www.deepemotions.com/content/publishing/bhargav/
Pedram in German compilation
Pedram's track Café Night, included in his album Teheran Nights (Silk Road Records), has been included on the compilation Asian Garden 2 released by Lola's World in Germany. You can listen to this track at http://www.deepemotions.com/content/publishing/pedram/
AIR Chrysalis represented by DEP
Chrysalis AB, the foremost independent music publishing company in Sweden, has signed a subpublishing agreement with DEP. Air Chrysalis represents such acclaimed writers/artists as Paul Rein (Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, No Angels, Nikki Webster, Victoria Beckham), Later Inc, (Billie Piper, Joe Cocker, Northern Line), Tina Harris (Amanda, K-Otic,) Herbie Crichlow (O-Town) and The Rock Band “Millencolin”.
http://www.chrysalis.se
TIPS and Venus Records again denied injunction!
TIPS and Venus Records' appeal in their defamation suit against Deep Emotions Publishing and India's premier newspaper Indian Express was listed before the Calcutta Division Bench yesterday but an adjournement was sought at the request of the Plaintiffs. Today, after lengthy arguments, the appellate Court was of the opinion that the previous order of the Single Judge did not require to be disturbed (see post of June 17 here below).
Nossa Música signs with DEP
Brazil's premier music publisher Nossa Música (http://www.nossamusica.com.br/e.index.html), home to Brazil's all-time greats such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim, Fernando Pessoa, Billy Blanco, Chico Buarque and many others, has entrusted to DEP its marvellous catalogue (The Girl from Ipanema, Desafinado... covered by Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz) for the Indian subcontinent. Thanks, Marcos!
Jeune Musique signs with DEP
Jeune Musique is the catalogue created by legendary French composer/performer Claude François. It contains several worldwide hits, including one of the most performed and highest grosser of all times My way, co-written with Paul Anka and covered by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Robbie Williams, etc.
Court denies injunction in defamation suit against DEP
On April 17, the Indian Express published an article on DEP's managing director wherein he defended the rights of lyricists/composers and underlined the need to improve the administration of copyrights in the Indian film and music industries.
Two wellknown Bombay-based record companies, TIPS and Venus, both of them members of the Governing Council of the Indian Performing Rights Society, gathered the impression that the statements applied to them and filed a defamation suit against DEP and the Indian Express group of newspapers in the Calcutta High Court seeking ad interim injunction, claiming "disparaging and/or defamatory statement" following which "lyricists and producers of films will decide as to whether or not to deal with [TIPS and Venus]." And, hence "loss and damages."
Today, after listening to all parties, the Hon'ble judge declared: "[...] I am of the opinion that the petitioners have not made out a prima facie case of defamation. Therefore, no injunction is required to be passed [...]" (Vide: G.A. No.1681, 1745 & C.S. No.132 of 2005).
Delphine renews agreement
Editions Delphine, the publisher of songwriters Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Jean Baudlot, authors of such evergreens like Ballad for Adeline, L for Love or Heart in the stars, all performed by celebrated pianist Richard Clayderman, has renewed its subpublishing agreement with DEP.
Deubas and Azul sign with DEP
Brazil's largest publisher of South American music, Deubas, has assigned its entire catalogue of musical works to DEP for the territories of South Asia. Together with the earlier acquisition of Colombia's Discos Fuentes, France's Vampisoul and International Melodies Geneva, DEP now administers all of South America's greatest songs, covering all genres, from salsa to merengue to reggae.
DEP on IPRS Governing Council
DEP Managing Director, Achille Forler, has been elected to the Governing Council of the Indian Performing Rights Society, defeating other candidates by a wide marging.
DEP signs India's third largest catalogue
DEP has signed a worldwide publishing agreement for all the works of India's oldest record companies : Hindusthan Musical Products Ltd. and Indian Record Manufacturing Company. Hindusthan set up in 1932 the first professional recording studio in India with German equipment and a German sound engineer. The studio was inaugurated by Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore who recorded there many of his own songs. Over the decades, the place became one of the most favoured destinations of songwriters. It is here that the legendary K.L. Saigal and S.D. Burman wrote their songs.
The combined catalogues contain 9000 Bengali songs, 7000 Tamil songs, 1200 Punjabi songs, 1000 Hindi songs, 500 Marathi songs and over 2000 songs in other regional languages, making them the third largest source of Indian repertoire.
DEP M.D. to address UNCTAD meeting in São Paulo
DEP’s managing director has been invited to address the Workshop on Cultural Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries on June 9 in São Paulo on the theme The view from ground zero: cultural entrepreneurship in a developing country (India).
The conclusions of the Workshop will then be put up for deliberation at UNCTAD XI on 13 June. The objective is to create a Global Observatory of Creative Industries in order to promote awareness of ‘best practices’, to improve the policy environment and promote investment in creative industries.
DEP signs Biswajit Roy Choudhury
Reputed sarod player and composer, Biswajit Roy Choudhury, signed a publishing agreement with DEP. His latest two compositions Fraction and Sunset at Sohna will be included on popular French jazz band Mukta's new album to be released by Warner Jazz France.
DEP increases sub-publishing deals
Today, DEP has subpublishing agreements in the following territories :
- USA
- Canada
- Japan
- Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- France, S.A.C.E.M. territories, including Radio Europe N°1, RTL French Service, Monaco and Andorra.
- Spain, Portugal
- United Kingdom, Eire, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- South-East Asia, including Hong Kong.
- South Africa – Zimbabwe – Namibia - Mozambique - including all territories administered by SAMRO.
XIIIbis Music agreement
XIIIbis Music, one of the finest independent music publisher in the world, owner of catalogues like Rive Droite Music UK and Right Bank Music USA, which include songs performed by Cher (Believe, Dove l'amore, Strong enough, This is a song for the lonely...), Enrique Iglesias (Rhythm Divine, Bailamos, Hero, She Be The One...) etc... has assigned its catalogues to DEP for the Indian subcontinent.
Cover version of Sting's A thousand years
Saregama (ex-HMV) released a cover version in hindi language of Sting's A thousand years (co-administered by DEP) by Australia-based Raghav in his debut album For the first time.
New signings
DEP has acquired new titles performed, among others, by the following artists :
50 Cent, All 4 One, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Atomic Kitten, Bob Marley, Boyz II Men, Craig David, Cypress Hill, Destiny's Child, Earth, Wind & Fire, Eminem, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Geri Halliwell, Groove Armada, Ice Cube, Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kool And The Gang, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Mel C, Michael Bolton, Michael Jackson, Mike & The Mechanics, N Sync, Nat King Cole, Natalie Imbruglia, Nelly, Pavarotti, Phil Collins, Puff Daddy, Randy Crawford, Robbie Williams, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Simply Red, Spice Girls, T L C, The Hollies, The Who, Tim Buckley, Tina Turner, Toni Braxton, Toto, Westlife, Whitney Houston, Will Smith, Willie Nelson
Virgin releases DEP songwriters' album
Virgin India released Escape the roar, the first album of SKINNY ALLEY, the band of Calcutta-based DEP songwriters Gyan Singh - Jaya Singh - Amit Dutta. The occasion was marked by a live interview of Jaya, the lead singer of the band, on prime-time 9 PM news by "24x7", the nationwide news channel.
DEP signs new composer
DEP has signed composer Bhargav Mistry. The recording of his first work, a musical rendering of the mystical poems of India’s leading philosopher, Shankara, who lived in the 7th century has just been completed and is scheduled for release early 2004. Licensing rights are available worldwide. The compositions are based on very rare râgas, sung by Aparna Panshikar with offbeat arrangements by Bhargav Mistry using sarod, tanpura and keyboards. Bhargav is a disciple of India’s sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan.
DEP composer & performer, Pedram, signed to touring agent
Pedram, whose album « Teheran Nights » is still awaiting a licensing deal, has been signed for the European market by touring agent Alias Production (The Cure, Oasis, Youssou n’Dour, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, St Germain, Coldplay, etc.) www.alias-production.fr
Completion of two recording projects for Tibet House
DEP and Silk Road Communications have completed two recording projects in collaboration with H. H. the Dalaï Lama and Tibet House:
• 2-CD box set called "Sacred Music of India", featuring diverse musical traditions of the Indian sub-continent, and
• "Tibetan Monastic Chants", a unique ‘live’ recording, in the presence of His Holiness, of 108 monks and nuns from the four Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the pre-Buddhit Bön tradition.
The two projects will be presented at the MIDEM 2004 (25-29 January, 2004).
DEP Produces Songwriter's Record
DEP has co-funded the production of Pedram's first record to be released in the international market. "Teheran nights" was recorded and mixed in Paris by the legendary sound engineer Dominique Blanc-Francard.
Breaking the impasse on the collection of mechanical royalties
By collecting mechanicals for the first time in the history of Indian music and repatriating their share to foreign right-owners (Delphine catalogue, i.e. Richard Clayderman) within the rules laid down by the Copyright Board of India, DEP has opened up the way for publishers - both local and foreign - to do business in India. This is truly a landmark.
DEP collects first mechanicals on behalf foreign publisher
For the first time in India, DEP has been able to recover two years of mechanical rights from a record company, Virgin (India), on behalf a foreign publisher, Delphine Productions. Till date, no mechanical rights had ever been disbursed by any record company in India, local or foreign-owned.
DEP songwriter wins Best Film Sountrack Award
The OST of the film Dance of the wind, composed by Shubha Mudgal, was awarded the Best Film Music at the Chicago Film Festival. The film, directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by Pandora Film (D) and Elephant Eye (GB), also won the Audience Award (London Film Festival), the Best Asian Film (Rotterdam Film Festival) and received the Audience Award and Best Actress Award at the Nantes Film Festival.
Extremely beautiful both in terms of its visuals ans its classical Indian music... Simple, elegant and resonant Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The most soothing and beautiful of films Chris Darke, The Independent