Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown Music Publishing
Founded	2006
Founder	Justin Kalifowitz
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City Los Angeles
Official Website	Downtown Music Services

Downtown Music Publishing is a full-service music publisher and copyright administrator. It was established in 2007 as a division of Downtown Music LLC and includes a catalog of over 8,000 titles from a varied roster of songwriters and writer-artists.

Some of these songwriters/writer-artists include Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe fame, British writer/producer Trevor Horn, Arthur Baker (musician), Antonina Armato, afrobeat musician Femi Kuti and Mos Def. The DMP catalog represents music from time-honored classics like the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, The Isley Brothers, Hall & Oates, Yes (band), Tina Turner, Seal (musician), and the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, to more modern acts like The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Ashlee Simpson, Santigold and current pop sensation Miley Cyrus.

Partnerships

Downtown Music Publishing also has ventures with several independent record companies including Dim Mak Records, Fool's Gold Records, Eleven Seven Music, Cooking Vinyl, Mad Decent, RCRD LBL and Turn Up The Music.

In July 2008, Downtown Music Publishing and The Film Department (TFD) announced the formation of a new film music company and partnership, TFD Music. Through the partnership, Downtown Music Publishing will serve as the exclusive worldwide administrator for the TFD Music copyrights and master recordings, and offer music supervision and soundtrack consulting services for motion pictures.^[1]

In July 2009, '"Downtown Music Publishing"' became the exclusive sub-publisher in North America for UK-based independent record label Cooking Vinyl, and licensing group Downtown Music Services now represents the Cooking Vinyl master catalog for sync.

Awards

In 2008, Downtown Music Publishing received the following ASCAP Awards for "This Is Why I'm Hot" from the Mims album Music Is My Savior:

• 'Most Performed Songs of 2007'^[2]
• 'Ringtone Song of the Year'^[3]
• 'R&B/Hip Hop Songs of the Year'^[4]
• 'Rap Songs of the Year'^[5]

See also

• Downtown Music Services
• Downtown Records
• Mercer Street Records
• Downtown Music Studios
• RCRD LBL

References

1. ^ "TFD Music Opens", Harding, Courtney, Billboard, July 9, 2008.
2. ^ [1] 2008 ASCAP Pop Music Awards
3. ^ [2]ASCAP's 21st Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
4. ^ [3] ASCAP's 21st Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
5. ^ [4] ASCAP's 21st Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

External links

• - Downtown Music Publishing's official site
• - RCRD LBL
• - Downtown Music Publishing's official YouTube