Warner/Chappell Music Inks Global Deal With Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Publishing

Deal

WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC has inked a deal with STEVE AOKI's DIM MAK PUBLISHING for global administration rights to the DMP catalog, including AUTOEROTIQUE, GARMIANI, HENRY FONG, MAX STYLER, OOKAY, QUIX, SHAUN FRANK, STOOKI SOUND, and VICEROY.  WARNER/CHAPPELL already administers AOKI's own works.

“As DIM MAK continues to grow, having the right partners becomes all the more crucial,” said AOKI. “WARNER/CHAPPELL has been important to my development as a songwriter, and now I’m excited to expand that relationship to DIM MAK PUBLISHING’s talented roster of up-and-coming artists.”

DIM MAK President LEE KURISU said, “Three years ago, we started DIM MAK PUBLISHING and, much like the way STEVE has started everything at DIM MAK, we dove in head first and did it completely indie.  Now that we’ve built the foundation, the time was right to seek out a bigger partnership. This new administration deal will allow us to retain our independent spirit, while at the same time benefit from WARNER/CHAPPELL’s best-in-class creative, synchronization and collections abilities. We’re honored to be a part of this legendary publishing house.”

“STEVE is an extremely talented songwriter, artist and businessman and, for the past seven years, we’ve had the privilege of working closely with him, while both he and the DIM MAK brand have reached incredible levels of worldwide success,” added WARNER/CHAPPELL Senior Director/A&R MARC WILSON. “The music coming from Dim Mak is fresh and exciting, and we’re honored that STEVE and LEE have asked WARNER/CHAPPELL to help look after these amazing songwriters.”

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