COMPANY OVERVIEW
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the leading global music publisher with more than 57 offices in 47 countries. Headquartered in Los Angeles, UMPG has grown exponentially through both direct signings and catalogue acquisitions, which include the BMG Music Publishing, Zomba, Polygram, and Rondor catalogues. UMPG is also the global leader in the areas of Production music, C
hristian/Gospel, and Classical. UMPG has some of the most important contemporary songwriters and artists on its global roster, including: 3 Doors Down, 50 Cent, ABBA, Christina Aguilera, Beastie Boys, Mary J. Blige, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Chemical Brothers, The Clash, Coldplay, Elvis Costello, The Cure, Daughtry, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Franz Ferdinand, Juan Gabriel, Robin and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Elton John, Keane, The Killers, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Brian McKnight, Ne-Yo, The S*x Pistols, Paul Simon, Britney Spears, Bernie Taupin, Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, U2, Keith Urban, and the catalogues of Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein, to name a few. In addition, UMPG boasts many classic singles such as: "I Will Survive" and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Perren/Fekaris; "You're Still The One" and "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain; "Beautiful Day," "Pride (In The Name of Love)," and "Desire," by U2; "Stayin'Alive," "Jive Talking" and "How Deep Is Your Love" by The Bee Gees; "Magic Carpet Ride" by Moreve/Kay; "Born to be Wild" by Mars Bonfire; "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" by Kern/Hammerstein; "Blue Christmas" by Hayes/Johnson; "Strangers in the Night" by Kaemfert/Snyder/Singleton; "The Way You Look Tonight" by Kern/Fields; "Lady Sings The Blues" by Nichols/Holiday; "Candle In The Wind," "Your Song," and "Crocodile Rock," by Elton John and Bernie Taupin; "Girl From Ipanema" by Jobim/Demoraes/Gimbel; "I Love Being Here With You" by Lee/Schluger; "Stormy Weather" by Koehler/Arlen; "Et Maintenant (What Now My Love)" by Delanoe/Becaud/Sigman; "It's Impossible" by Manzanero/Wayne; "A Fistful of Dollars" by Morricone; "Milord" by Moustaki/Monnot; "Mon Homme (My Man)" by Charles/Willemetz/Yvain/Pollock; "Let It Be Me" by Delanoe/Becaud/Curtis; "Que reste-t-il de nos amour?" by Trenet; "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" by Adams/Grever; and themes from the movies The Mummy II, Gladiator, E.T., The Pink Panther, Volver, The Constant Gardener, Amelie, and Jaws, among many others. In 2007, UMPG acquired BMG Music Publishing, with over one million copyrights and the global leader in classical music, contemporary Christian music and production music. With 36 offices in 25 countries around the world, and a world-class roster of hitmakers including R. Kelly, Justin Timberlake, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Coldplay, Nelly, Robbie Williams, Rammstein, Ne-Yo and Britney Spears, the acquisition catapulted UMPG to the world's number one music publisher. 80% of the company's revenue came from non Anglo-American repertoire and from non-pop areas such as production music, making UMPG the most diverse and 'international' of all music publishers. Legendary UMPG catalogs include: the prestigious 60,000-title Rondor Music catalog, Interscope and Def Jam Music, All Nations Music, Charlie Daniels, Matraca Berg, Forerunner Music, Epitaph, Greenwich/Barry, Momentum Publishing, and John Philips. UMPG also owns or administers the works of Leonard Bernstein, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Henry Mancini, Paul Simon, Air Supply, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Poison, Barry Manilow, Pete Townshend/The Who, Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, Bobby McFerrin, Tom Waits, Joan Jett, Peggy Lee, KRS-ONE, A Tribe Called Quest, Santana, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Twisted Sister, Ric Ocasek/The Cars, Stone Roses, Miles Davis, Lucio Battisti (Italy), Gilbert Becaud (France), Marc Bolan/T Rex, Peter Cetera/Chicago, Alain Chamfort (France), Lucio Dalla (Italy), Die Toten Hosen (Germany), Bryan Ferry, JJ Goldman (France), Donny Hathaway, John Hiatt, John Lee Ho**er, Peter Maffay (Germany), Modern Talking (Germany), Vinicius de Moraes (Brazil), Tommy Nilsson, Eros Ramazzotti (Italy), Boz Scaggs, Alain Souchon (France), Toquinho (Brazil) and Jack White (Germany) and the scores of such prestigious musicals as Andrew Lloyd Webber's sensation, Phantom of the Opera. FILM AND TV
UMPG manages and administers many of the world's major film and television companies’ music catalogues including Warner Bros. Television Production, Universal Pictures, Universal Studios Entertainment, Aardman Animation (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run), All 3 Media, BBC, Beacon Films, Bravo, Canal Plus, CNBC, Celador (“Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”), Decode, Endemol, Focus Features, Fremantle, Gaumont, Greene Street Pictures, Greenlight, Grundy-UFA, Hattrick, IMG TWI, Jettone Films, Moonscoop, MSNBC, Proseiben, Sci-Fi Network, talkback Thames, TDF, Teanworx, Telemundo, Tiger Aspect, Trio, Viz Media, Volta, Wall to Wall, and Working Title. WORLD'S LEADING CLASSICAL MUSIC PUBLISHER
The global leader in classical music publishing, UMPG’s classical assets consist of the historic Casa Ricordi (Italy), Editions Durand, Salabert and Eschig (France), G. Ricordi & Co. Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH München (Germany), Editio Musica Budapest (Hungary) and G. (London) Ltd. (UK). The Italian roster includes legendary composers Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti and Respighi, modern classics Nono and Varèse as well as leading contemporary composers Battistelli, Donatoni, Franscesoni, and Stroppa. The renowned French classical publishing group Editions Durand-Salabert-Eschig publishes works of Ravel (including 'Bolero'), Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Fauré, Honegger, Milhaud, Messiaen, Villa-Lobos and Xenakis to Aperghis, Dusapin, Manoury, and Tanguy. Ricordi Munich is responsible for critical editions of opera masters Mayerbeer and Mayr and publishes contemporary composers such as Goebbels, Nunes, Neuwirth and Poppe, as well as sharing the catalogues of Dai Fujikura and Liza Lim with Ricordi London. Ricordi London also publishes contemporary composers including Graham Fitkin, Rolf Hind and Iain Wilson, along with British masters including Arnold, Hoddinott and Rubbra from the Lengnick catalog. EMB represents works by the world-renowned composers Bartók and Kurtàg as well as other pre-eminent Hungarian composers. In addition to its own catalogues, UMPG represents the Boosey & Hawkes catalog in France and Italy and, in select markets, other notable classical music publishers such as Chester, Faber, Novello, Schirmer and Universal Edition (UE). For more information and links visit www.universalmusicpublishingclassical.com
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL MUSIC
UMPG is a leader in the contemporary Christian/gospel sector through its ownership of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing. Brentwood-Benson is also active in the important Praise & Worship market through its GreatWorshipSongs.com imprint and its acquisition of the music publishing assets of Maranatha! Music. One of the most widely-recognized and highly-regarded catalogs in the popular Praise and Worship genre, Maranatha! Music is also one of the most active song catalogs on the CCLI charts (CCLI is a specialized chart used to track the use of songs in churches around the world). With over 70,000 copyrights, Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing owns the world's largest Christian music publishing catalogue as well as the second largest evangelically-styled choral music catalog. Its songs have been recorded by virtually every major singer in the Christian music industry as well as by such renowned artists as Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, Amy Grant, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Alicia Keys, Clay Aiken ,Trace Adkins, Kelly Clarkson, and Taylor Swift. UMPG's assets in the contemporary Christian/gospel market also include the Lorenz Creative Services catalogues, Reunion Music (whose catalogue includes the Eric Clapton hit "Change The World"), the Sparrow catalogues (containing numerous legendary gospel classics) and RBI Entertainment. The company's leading artists in the genre include Marvin Sapp, Jars of Clay, Fred Hammond, Vicki Winans, Bebo Norman, Pillar, and Disciple. Brentwood-Benson also publishes songs recorded by Third Day, Michael W. Smith and Twila Paris. THE GLOBAL LEADER IN PRODUCTION MUSIC
Universal Publishing Production Music, is the leading production music group in the world with a diverse and comprehensive portfolio of UPPM-owned repertoire. The Company's libraries include Chronic Trax, EVO, FirstCom, Killer Tracks, MasterSource, Network Music, and OneMusic from the U.S.; Galerie, Koka Media and Kosinus from France; Match Music from Sweden; UBM from Germany; RCAL from Italy; Vitamin A from Australia; and Atmosphere Music, Match Music, Bruton and Chappell in the U.K. UPPM has production music library operations throughout the world, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Benelux, Hungary, Italy, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australia, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and throughout Asia. UPPM is the preeminent supplier of high level production music throughout the world and serves the burgeoning business that creates, produces, and licenses music for use in film/TV, advertising, broadcast and corporate clients. Owning both the Master and the Copyright for the composition, UPPM allows clients to license music both in an easy and affordable one-stop shop. UMPG is a unit of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Polydor Records, Show Dog – Universal Music, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG’s catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; and Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.
