WJO owners ink deal with Kobalt for Checked Label Services

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Checked Label Services (CLS) owners Drew Doran and Will Osland today announced thesigning ofa worldwide administrative publishing agreement with renowned indie powerhouseKobalt Music Publishing (KMP).The agreement will cover the works of both artists and writers signed to Checked Label Services Publishing globally.

When asked how they arefeeling about this exciting new agreement, the owners said “We are pleased to continue building our brands across all levels of the industry; Checked Label Services, Checked Label Services Publishing and WJO Australia have grown from strength to strength over the last eight years and that is all thanks to our incredible teams of artists, writers and labels. We look forward to working with the Kobalt Music teams around the world to further the reach for our clients”.

Across all label brands including digital, publishing and neighboring rights, Drew, Will and their team are now responsible for over 15,000 individual works from thePop, Country, K-Pop and Christian markets. 2016–2017 year growth expects tosee that number double in size as they expand staffing into other territories and finalize data management agreements with new labels globally.

Kobalt Music Group is the leading global, independent music services company. They represent some of the greatest and most successful talent around the world, including over 5,000 artists, 600,000 songs, and 200 publishing companies worldwide.

Kobalt’s impressive world-renowned writers include Dave Grohl, Gwen Stefani, Bon Iver, Neil Finn, Max Martin, Jake Bugg and Paul McCartney. Allday, Drapht, Tkay Maidza, Mental As Anything, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Alison Wonderland, Future Classic Publishing, Sweat It Out Publishing and Dew Process Publishing are part of Kobalt’s impressive local signings.”

Artists and writers interested in finding out more about becoming part of the Checked Label Services Publishing family should email [email protected] or[email protected]