BMG signs Aussie heavy rock band Ocean Grove to world publishing deal

BMG has signed Melbourne-based heavy rock band Ocean Grove to a worldwide publishing deal.

The band’s style-mixing approach sees them describe their sound as “Oddworld”.

Heath Johns, managing director of BMG Australia, said, “Ocean Grove are one of the hardest working and most innovative heavy bands in the country.

“It’s a true pleasure to welcome them into the BMG family and we look forward to making a lot of noise together in the future.”

Ocean Grove for their own part commented, “In a move best described as invigorating we have collided with BMG to ensure the publishing of our music worldwide.

“This feels like the missing piece to the puzzle when it comes to the representation and bolstering of our musical catalogue.

“Many discussions were had but we are happy to know we signed off on the deal we wanted, best suited to all parties involved.

“We met with the BMG team in Sydney and it has to be said that they are a switched-on bunch that are already securing us some next level opportunities and taking our music to new places”.

Emerging with a volatile live set, Ocean Grove released their first EP Outsider in 2013.

The Black Label EP, coming two years later, showed a greater creatively experimental step.

Drummer Sam Bassal oversaw the recording, mixing and mastering process.

2017’s debut album The Rhapsody Tapes debuted at #5 on the ARIA chart while triple j made it Feature Album of the Week and dubbed it “one of the first great heavy records of 2017.”

It attracted attention abroad as well, with metal bible Kerrang! magazine calling it an “intriguingly non-conformist debut.”

Most recently, Ocean Grove performed at the inaugural Download Festival in Melbourne and supported Limp Bizkit on their Australian tour alongside Of Mice & Men.