BOUTIQUE PUBLISHER APPOINTS A&GSYNC TO MANAGE SYNC RIGHTS

LONDON: Good Groove Songs, the management, production and publishing house owned and run by former Radio One DJ Gary Davies, has inked an exclusive deal with independent sync agency A&GSync. The partnership will see A&G positioning Good Groove’s extensive catalogue, artists and management clients for commercial sync opportunities across TV, online and film.

Good Groove is looking to increase its sync revenues from key titles with artists such as Corinne Bailey Rae , All Saints, Kylie Minogue, Celine Dion and Tiesto through to songs with newly signed artists Indiana and Claudia Kane (both Sony) and more.

The Good Groove roster includes some exceptionally talented writers including Steve Chrisanthou (Corinne Bailey Rae, Indiana, Newton Faulkner and new rising stars Karen Harding and Tom Prior), Ryan J. Louder (Claudia Kane, Tiny Dancer, Pixie Lott, Troye Sivan), Soul Unique (Nelly, Melanie Amaro, Sway) and solid back catalogues from Tom Nichols, John Beck, Grant Black and Christian Burns.

A&G Sync will also be working closely with Good Groove’s emerging talent roster including; Stealth (currently featuring on Netsky & Metrik’s ‘Can’t Speak’ (Sony), Antigoni Buxton (Dramatico) and Reilly an exciting new writer producer from London.

In addition A&GSync is briefed to work the company’s deeper catalogue which includes classic hits from artists such as James Morrison, Eliza Doolittle, Armin Van Buuren, Joe Goddard, Newton Faulkner and Sarah Brightman.

"This is a really positive and proactive arrangement for our writers’, said Davies, ‘A&GSync has an excellent track record for high profile placements and we believe we can mutually benefit from their global network of music supervisors and advertising creatives. In A&GSync we now have a dedicated company handling all our sync, clearance and licensing needs, allowing us as an independent company to focus on roster development and other areas of our business."

Roy Lidstone-Jackson, MD of A&GSync said "We’re delighted to be representing Good Groove Songs. This partnership is designed to increase opportunities and efficiencies: Good Groove has a great roster and we will provide an economical way to increase the visibility of their catalogue for sync business. This is an exciting development in our sector and we are certainly keen to explore other opportunities with similar publishers and labels."

Notes:

A&GSync is one of the leading sync agencies with offices in London and LA and recently won acclaim for its innovative Mini TV Ad which featured the World’s No.1 whistling champion David Morris’s rendition of ‘Post Horn Gallop’. A&G has won awards for the creative placement of music in ad campaigns and continues to secure high profile slots in commercials, film & TV.