BMG has acquired leading London-based independent music publisher Minder Music and its catalogue.
The diverse catalogue of the publisher includes works from Mark E Smith and the Fall to rights in seminal R&B and funk outfits including the Gap Band, the Fatback Band and Jimmy Castor.
According to BMG, the catalogue is one of the most sampled in music history with the Gap Band and their hit Outstanding used by the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Blackstreet and R Kelly.
Minder Music was founded in the 1980s by former accountant and tour promoter John Fogarty and Beth Clough.
John will act as a consultant following the completion of the acquisition.
Alexi Cory-Smith, BMG UK executive vice-president, said: ‘Minder truly is a wonderful catalogue and exemplifies the power of great songs to inspire new generations again and again. John Fogarty has a well-deserved reputation as a formidable defender of copyright and we are delighted that he will be joining us as a consultant.”
John Fogarty said: ‘In just a short space of time, BMG has emerged as an effective digital age alternative to established music companies.
‘Building Minder has been a labour of love, and there is a story behind the acquisition of each song. These songs were like my children and so I wanted a good new home for them and I know that they will be well looked after by BMG.’
Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
The diverse catalogue of the publisher includes works from Mark E Smith and the Fall to rights in seminal R&B and funk outfits including the Gap Band, the Fatback Band and Jimmy Castor.
According to BMG, the catalogue is one of the most sampled in music history with the Gap Band and their hit Outstanding used by the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Blackstreet and R Kelly.
Minder Music was founded in the 1980s by former accountant and tour promoter John Fogarty and Beth Clough.
John will act as a consultant following the completion of the acquisition.
Alexi Cory-Smith, BMG UK executive vice-president, said: ‘Minder truly is a wonderful catalogue and exemplifies the power of great songs to inspire new generations again and again. John Fogarty has a well-deserved reputation as a formidable defender of copyright and we are delighted that he will be joining us as a consultant.”
John Fogarty said: ‘In just a short space of time, BMG has emerged as an effective digital age alternative to established music companies.
‘Building Minder has been a labour of love, and there is a story behind the acquisition of each song. These songs were like my children and so I wanted a good new home for them and I know that they will be well looked after by BMG.’
Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
