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Hal Leonard and EMI secure new print agreement Music publishing giants strike a deal for licensing, production and administration with European expansion in mind


HAL LEONARD Corporation, the world’s largest print music publisher has been given the exclusive rights to represent in print the catalogue of EMI Music Publishing UK, growing its modern music catalogue to impressive proportions. This new agreement gives Hal


Leonard the rights to oversee licensing, editorial, production and administration of the EMI catalogue through its new Covent Garden office, as well as in co-ordination with the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Europe will distribute the products. Hal Leonard’s president, Larry


Morton sealed the deal with EMI Music Publishing UK president Guy Moot, with the help of European General Counsel Antony Bebawi and Fran Malyan, the senior vice-president of A&R and catalogue.


“We are thrilled to entrust our


catalogue to Hal Leonard,” Guy Moot said. “No other music print publisher can match the level of


innovation that Hal Leonard exhibits in connecting songs with an audience, or the quality of craftsmanship in its products.”


Tanglewood gives Rider a lift


TANGLEWOOD HAS promoted its south-east region salesman, Shea Rider, to the position of sales director, finally filling the gap left by Brian Cleary when he left the company in 2009. Rider has, a Tanglewood


Guitars statement read: “demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership and friendship with his team colleagues and maintains a strong and loyal Tanglewood dealer base throughout the south east of England.” “His promotion is a


recognition of this professional attitude, strong work ethic and ambition,” concluded the statement.


He will continue serving his


current UK customer base and will help expand and create new distribution opportunities in emerging international markets. Rider is making his first appearance as sales director at NAMM in Hall B on stand 5467. The manufacturer has also


recently appointed Mike Neild as its new sales manager for Scotland and the North West. Neild had previously been in MI wholesale for ten years and


8 miPRO JANUARY 2011 “This alliance will enable us to


create more new publications than ever before, and reach far beyond traditional markets,"


commented Fran Malyan. "We look forward to working with Hal Leonard to expand our brand and artists in the UK and Europe.” Hal Leonard will also have the


privilege of representing the EMI Publishing catalogue globally, due to similar agreements already in place in territories such as North America, Australia and Asia.


Mark Mumford, director of


European sales and marketing for Hal Leonard, concluded: “EMI Music Publishing is home to some of the most successful songwriters of all time. Our companies have enjoyed a long and lucrative relationship and we’re most eager to enter the latest leg of the adventure – expanding and accelerating the print presence of EMI writers throughout Europe.”


HAL LEONARD (MUSIC SALES): 01284 702600


Two Old Hippies and Breedlove join forces


TWO OLD Hippies, the company owned by Tom and Molly Bedell has merged with Breedlove, the guitar and traditional fretted instrument specialist in a deal that will result in a high-end workshop for The Two Old Hippies brands – Bedell and Great Divide. “We’ve always admired


RIDER: Professional attitude and strong work ethic


will have the role of ensuring Tanglewood remains the UK’s bestselling acoustic brand. A keen musician himself, Neild is reported to be ‘fitting in perfectly’ with the rest of the UK


sales team and has declared himself delighted at being responsible for advancing and developing this renowned brand in its home territory. TANGLEWOOD: 01937 841122


Breedlove’s spark, quality, and innovations. The Breedlove Company team is also very versatile and full of potential,” said Tom Bedell. “We will continue to operate with little to no change in the Breedlove distribution network, programmes or product lines in the near future.” Aria Distribution, the supplier that recently brought the Bedell and Great Divide brands from Two Old Hippies to the UK, stressed that there will be no changes to the distribution arrangements for any of the brands. Breedlove will continue to be based at its Bend, Oregon headquarters, but will be expanded to create


BEDELL: Admires Breedlove


the Bedell USA Custom Shop. “It’s just an amazing fit.


Tom and I only met a few short months ago, but the level of convergence of passion, experiences, and commitment to the values we learned growing up in the sixties is amazing,” said designer Kim Breedlove. Go To Guitars is responsible


for supplying Breedlove Guitars to the UK. ARIA DISTRIBUTION: 01483 238720


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