LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Music Group’s publishing division, Warner Chappell Music, announced a new partnership with the boutique rights management and music publisher, Analog Metaverse.
Founded by Grammy-winning record producer and music executive, Salaam Remi, Analog Metaverse represents a catalog that includes the works of artists such as Dennis Brown, Don Blackman, Bobby “Digital” Dixon, and Terri Walker.
Songs in the catalog include classics and contemporary hits like “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys, “Money In My Pocket” by Dennis Brown, “All I Want Is You” by Miguel and J. Cole, “Revolution” by Dennis Brown, “Fu-Gee-La,” by the Fugees, and “Here Comes the Hotstepper” by Ini Kamoze, among others.
The deal also encompasses Remi’s own music rights, including the Ivor Novello Award-winning song “Stronger Than Me” by Amy Winehouse and his eight other co-writes with Amy Winehouse.
“Having the benefit of being a songwriter and publisher myself, I fully understand the importance of having partners who not only appreciate the wonderful creations of the icons from the last few generations but also can help us carry them into the future. My Analog Metaverse team – Kwame, Josephine, and I – recognize how valuable partners like Guy Moot [WCM Co-Chair/CEO] and the entire Warner Chappell team are in shepherding these classics to new audiences,” Remi stated.
“I’ve personally known Salaam for more than three decades, and it’s such an honor to be entrusted to shepherd not only his own life’s work, but that of legends like Dennis Brown. Carianne [Marshall, WCM Co-Chair/COO] and I are very intentional about the catalogs we work with and really think about how we can grow and tend to them, both today and for the years to come. There’s a lot of synergy between our approach and Analog Metaverse’s mission, and it’s great to be joining forces to help writers and their estates realize their full potential,” added WCM CEO and Co-Chair Guy Moot.
