Downtown Music Publishing Opens Offices In Paris, Sydney

Downtown Music Publishing

DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING has today announced the opening of new offices in PARIS and SYDNEY, adding to its teams in NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, NASHVILLE, AMSTERDAM, LONDON and TOKYO. 

The offices will be focused on investing in local songwriters and artists as well as marketing and promoting DOWNTOWN's global catalog of world-renowned song copyrights of the likes of JOHN LENNON, HANS ZIMMER and ONE DIRECTION. 

In PARIS, the company has recruited LAURA BEDIKIAN as A&R Manager and CHARLES BRAUD as Creative Licensing Director, and ARMEL BERNARD as Copyright Coordinator.

Prior to joining DOWNTOWN, BEDIKIAN was an International A&R Executive with the highly-regarded PARIS-based music publisher BECAUSE EDITIONS, where her roster included ED BANGER,. FOALS, METRONOMY and FREEDO, among others. 

BRAUD, a 12-year veteran of the FRENCH music industry, was most recently Head Of Sync and Publishing at BELIEVE DIGITAL and served in previous roles at UMG, CHRYSALIS MUSIC FRANCE, DISOGRAPH and NAIVE. 

In SYDNEY, DOWNTOWN has appointed 15-year industry veteran RACHEL KELLY as Creative Director and Head of Sync, covering AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND.

Prior to DOWNTOWN, KELLY served as Creative Director at BMG AUSTRALIA, having joined the company as part of the acquisition of ALBERTS in 2016, where she worked for nearly a decade as Head of Licensing. In her career, KELLY has represented the publishing interests of marquee artists and writers including AC/DC, HARRY VANDA & GEORGE YOUNG, THE ANGELS, the BEACH BOYS, and the KINKS. She also fronted music-driven campaigns for CADBURY,. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL, McDONALDS,. SAMSUNG, TOYOTA and VOLKSWAGEN, among others.

Through SONGRUST, DOWNTOWN's global royalty collection platform, the company collects royalties directly from over 120 countries covering more than 20,000 unique income sources.

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