Mojo Music & Media has acquired a sequence of separate catalogs that collectively embody 30 chart hits spanning seven many years, from the 1950’s by the 2010’s.
The offers, accomplished with 2022 Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame inductee Warren Cuccurullo, Teddy Sky, Bruce Belland, Omar Lyefook, Anthony Improgo and Blake Healy, embody rights to such songs as Lacking Individuals’ Vacation spot Unknown, Duran Duran’s Extraordinary World, Jennifer Lopez’ On The Ground, The 4 Preps’ 26 Miles (Santa Catalina), Omar’s There’s Nothing Like This and Metro Station’s Shake It.
Mojo Music was based by Spirit Music Group founder Mark Fried, ex-Spirit Senior Vice President Peter Shane and Alan Wallis, an ex-Ernst & Younger exec.
The corporate’s catalog totals greater than 20,000 songs and contains 700 charted hits.
Warren Cuccurullo, a songwriter and guitarist, received his begin with Frank Zappa, co-founded New Wave rock band Lacking Individuals with Dale and Terry Bozzio, and later joined Duran Duran.
Mojo says it has acquired his full songwriter and publishing rights, together with artist royalties and neighboring rights.
The catalog displays the whole thing of Lacking Individuals’ ‘80s pop hits Phrases and Destination Unknown in addition to breakout single Psychological Hopscotch, Give and membership hit I Can’t Assume About Dancin.
Along with the catalog acquisition, Mojo additionally signed a futures deal to handle and promote Cuccurullo’s solo work.
The settlement with Brazilian-born, LA-based author/producer Geraldo Sandell a/okay/a Teddy Sky, a songwriter by the 2010’s, noticed Mojo purchase his full songwriter and publishing pursuits which embody Jennifer Lopez’ dancefloor smash with Pitbull, On The Ground in addition to dance hit Papi, JLS’ UK chart-topper She Makes Me Wanna, Kelly Rowland’s Down For No matter and Greek artist Eleni Foureira’s 2018 Eurovision Track Contest finalist Fuego.
Sky additionally contributed to chart singles by One Path, UK rapper Dizzee Rascal, Mexican pop artist Paulina Rubio, Swedish collective Neiked and Norwegian duo Madcon.
In one other deal, Mojo acquired full songwriter and publishing rights together with recorded music royalties from Bruce Belland, founder and lead singer of pop vocal group The 4 Preps.
The Preps, who signed to Capitol Data whereas nonetheless in highschool, had been a vocal group identified for his or her four-part harmonies and comedic reside exhibits.
Between 1956 and 1964, they charted a number of singles together with their breakout prime 5 pop and R&B hits 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) and Large Man together with Down By The Station, Bought A Lady and A Letter To The Beatles.
Belland additionally wrote singles for the Barron Knights, Lee Hazelwood and Lutricia McNeal. The Preps made quite a few movie and TV appearances as actors and performers together with the 1959 Sandra Dee-Cliff Robertson seaside basic Gidget and spent 4 years as Ricky Nelson’s backing band on long-running sitcom Ozzie & Harriet.
Belland, whereas persevering with to put in writing and carry out with varied variations of the 4 Preps although the ’90s, grew to become a profitable TV producer and community government and is about to publish two books chronicling his profession.
The entire catalog take care of Omar Lyefook, an English artist who Mojo says is “credited with launching the Neo Soul sound within the UK”, noticed the corporate purchase his songwriter shares and a majority curiosity in his publishing.
Lyefook emerged within the early ’90s along with his debut single There’s Nothing Like This. Over the course of a number of albums launched by the ’90s, he landed six extra UK chart singles together with Outdoors, Preserve Steppin, Saturday and Say Nothin.
He has collaborated famously with such American soul icons as Lamont Dozier, Leon Ware, Angie Stone and Stevie Marvel. Past music, Lyefook started an performing profession in 2009, becoming a member of the solid of the musical Been So Lengthy and happening to seem in a number of BBC dramas and comedies. Final yr he landed a job on one of many UK daytime drama, Eastenders.
Lastly, Mojo signed offers with Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo, the keyboardist and drummer for West Coast pop/rock band Metro Station, buying their songwriter and writer pursuits in all of the songs on the band’s self-titled 2007 debut together with worldwide hit Shake It, in addition to it’s follow-up Seventeen Without end.
The latest sequence of offers observe an lively 2022 throughout which Mojo concluded publishing agreements with Nation Music Corridor Of Fame member Sharon Vaughn, a number of Grammy profitable author/artists Roberta Flack and Rita Coolidge, pop singer/songwriter Tommy Roe, soul duo Jerry and Katreese Barnes, members of R&B/funk group Prepared For The World, DJ/Producer John Borger and 9 Days’ lead singer and first songwriter John Hampson.
“As we strategy our fifth anniversary, we’re deeply honored that our success in thoughtfully selling veteran songwriters and their songs continues to draw a number of the most influential music makers on the planet to our Mojo household.”
Mark Fried, Mojo Music & Media
Mentioned Mojo Co-Founder and CEO, Mark Fried: “As we strategy our fifth anniversary, we’re deeply honored that our success in thoughtfully selling veteran songwriters and their songs continues to draw a number of the most influential music makers on the planet to our Mojo household.
“The Mojo catalog, now representing practically 700 chart hits, together with 250 Prime 10’s spanning 9 many years, is proudly some of the numerous and hit-laden collections within the indie publishing house.
“We couldn’t be extra excited to be representing Warren, Teddy, Bruce, Omar, Blake and Ant’s collective works, nonetheless beloved by followers all over the place, and look ahead to re-energizing them by way of all the things from trustworthy covers and genre-busting interpolations to trailerized remixes, ubiquitous syncs and guerilla social media campaigns.”
Mentioned Warren Cuccurullo: “It’s humorous, however I believed I’d be hooking up with an organization like Mojo shortly after my departure from Duran Duran within the early 2000’s. 11 solo albums and 22 years later, it’s now a actuality.
“My life’s work is of their palms and I couldn’t be extra excited in regards to the future. Because of everybody concerned in bringing this partnership to fruition!”
Added Bruce Belland: “I gave large because of Santa final yr for the present of assembly Mark and Workforce Mojo and for what has turn into a quick friendship with such a constructive vibe.
“What a fortunate break for this long-in-the-tooth boy singer to affix forces with of us dedicated to serving to guys like me perpetuate their legacies. I’m grateful, not just for what they’ve already accomplished, however for what I’m going to be part of within the days forward.”
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