Previous Duran Duran member Warren Cuccurullo (pictured) has marketed his catalog to Mojo Audio & Media. Photo Credit history: Angela George
Mojo Music & Media has introduced the acquisition of a “trove of typical catalogs,” like the audio IP of Duran Duran’s Warren Cuccurullo and “On the Floor” songwriter Geraldo Sandell.
The Brentwood, Tennessee-headquartered organization unveiled its latest track-legal rights investments this early morning, following buying the catalogs of Bob Morrison, Jerry Reed, and some others past 12 months. Mojo Songs & Media’s most up-to-date specials contain the will work of 6 audio gurus: Warren Cuccurullo, Teddy Sky (identified also as Geraldo Sandell), Bruce Belland, Omar Lye-Fook, Anthony Improgo, and Blake Healy.
DMN reached out to Mojo for info about the transactions’ price tags, but didn’t obtain a reaction in time for publishing.
In any party, the agreement with 66-year-old Cuccurullo encompasses the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame inductee’s “complete songwriter and publishing legal rights, together with artist royalties and neighboring rights,” Mojo disclosed. Also below the tie-up, the obtaining corporation has inked “a futures deal to manage and market Cuccurullo’s prolific solo function.”
Meanwhile, Curitiba-born Teddy Sky/Geraldo Sandell has marketed “his complete songwriter and publishing interests” to Mojo. The LA-based musician has penned tracks done by the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull (“On the Floor”), One Path (“Another World” and “Save You Tonight”), and Eurovision 2022 contestant Andromache (“Ela”), to name some.
On the classics facet, Mojo furthermore finalized a pact with The Four Preps founder and guide vocalist Bruce Belland, who’s cashed in on his “complete songwriter and publishing rights” as properly as his recorded royalties.
The 4 Preps arrived on the scene in 1956 and went on to release commercially effective tracks such as “26 Miles (Santa Catalina),” “Big Man,” and “Down By The Station.” Moreover, Belland (who’s getting ready to publish a pair of publications charting his job) has published singles for Barron Knights, Lee Hazelwood, and many others.
Future, neo-soul singer-songwriter Omar Lye-Fook has sold his “songwriter shares” and “a bulk interest in his publishing” to Mojo. Considering that debuting with 1990’s There is Almost nothing Like This (showcasing a one of the very same name), the EastEnders actor has produced tracks which include “Be Thankful” and “Feeling You,” apart from collaborating with Angie Stone and Stevie Surprise.
Eventually, Mojo exposed agreements with Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo, former members of the now-disbanded rock/pop group Metro Station. These investments include the professionals’ songwriter and publisher pursuits in every single of the tunes on Metro Station’s self-titled 2007 debut task, together with “Seventeen Forever” and “Shake It.”
Addressing the plays in a assertion, Mojo co-founder and CEO Mark Fried claimed in portion: “The Mojo catalog, now symbolizing almost 700 chart hits, together with 250 Top 10’s spanning nine decades, is proudly just one of the most varied and hit-laden collections in the indie publishing place.
“We could not be far more enthusiastic to be symbolizing Warren, Teddy, Bruce, Omar, Blake and Ant’s collective functions, continue to beloved by admirers almost everywhere, and seem ahead to re-energizing them by means of anything from faithful handles and style-busting interpolations to trailerized remixes, ubiquitous syncs and guerilla social media strategies,” concluded the Spirit Music Team founder Fried.
