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PRESS
RELEASE
INTERNATIONALLY
RENOWNED
ARTIST, WRITER AND COMPOSER
IVA DAVIES OF ICEHOUSE
INKS DEAL WITH KOBALT
NEW PUBLISHING BUSINESS MODEL ATTRACTS MAJOR TALENT
Kobalt Music
Group (Kobalt) today announced the company has signed an exclusive,
worldwide administration deal with internationally acclaimed artist,
songwriter and composer Iva Davies, best known for the
multi-million selling hits of his band ICEHOUSE
and as the composer of the score for the Academy Award winning
film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Through the new deal with Davies, Kobalt will globally represent
all new and previously released works including the entire ICEHOUSE
catalog and other compositions written by Iva for film and theatre.
Kobalt's worldwide synch and creative team will also work with
Davies and his team to exploit the catalog for use in film, TV,
advertising, games and in other areas where the songs have not
previously been utilized.
"I'm really excited about the prospect of being involved
with Kobalt as I move to the next phase of my career," said
Iva, "Having only been with one publisher throughout my career
this was a big step to make. What impressed me most was the Kobalt
team's new and different way of approaching publishing: their
transparency, enthusiasm and creativity sees them firmly engaged
in new models for the 21st century in order to benefit the writers
and artists they work with."
Simon Moor, MD of Kobalt Music Australia, commented: "Iva
and ICEHOUSE
occupy a unique space in the Australian creative landscape with
broad career achievements not equaled by any other Australian,
and very few international, writers. To be able to work with a
writer and artist of Iva's calibre is an honour. Great music stays
with you for life and whether it is the ICEHOUSE
anthem "Great Southern Land" or the hauntingly
powerful score from Master And Commander, Iva's
music has always and will continue to inspire and entertain across
generational and stylistic boundaries. Like the country he writes
about frequently, his works are timeless."
Aside from Iva Davies' international recognition around the film
score for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
the ICEHOUSE
catalog also includes such hits as "Crazy" and
"Electric Blue" (both of which reached Top 10
on Billboard's U.S. singles chart), the European No.1 "Hey
Little Girl" and the alternative Australian national
anthem, "Great Southern Land."
ICEHOUSE
has produced eight Top 10 albums and twenty Top 40 singles in
Australia, with album sales of over 28 times Platinum in Australasia
alone. The band was inducted into the 2006 ARIA Hall of Fame and
has won multiple ARIA awards.
The new deal with Davies is the second major Australian signing
announced by Kobalt, the leading global independent publisher
which recently opened a Sydney office and expanded its offerings
in the territory, introducing its innovative transparent and efficient
model. The company also signed Art vs Science in November.
Pictured at the signing (left to right) are: Simon Moor, Managing
Director of Kobalt Music Australia; and Iva Davies.
About
Kobalt Music Australia
Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd (Kobalt Music Australia)
is part of Kobalt Music Group Ltd. which has over 90 employees
in seven offices worldwide. In Sydney, Moor and his team work
closely with Kobalt's roster of global clients in the Australian
market to represent them in both a creative capacity and administration.
Kobalt's advanced online music publishing administration system
provides unparalleled transparency, global copyright administration,
weekly online balances, royalty tracking and analysis, real-time
duplicate claims reports, works summaries, live synch tracking,
product tracking, digital collections data, pipeline advances
and more. Kobalt's 900+ clients include superstars Gwen Stefani,
Kid Rock, LCD Soundsystem, Pearl Jam, Beck, Rufus Wainwright,
Moby, Dave Stewart, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Cudi, Herbie Hancock,
Roxette among others. For more information on Kobalt Music
Australia contact simon.moor@kobaltmusic.com or go to www.kobaltmusic.com.
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Kobalt
Contact: Rebekah Alperin, Sr. VP of Communications and Marketing
- Worldwide rebekah.alperin@kobaltmusic.com Tel. +1.310.770.1045
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