Small Stone Media, het nieuwe music publishing bedrijf van Peter Grasmeijer en Cees van Vugt, is de nieuwe sub-uitgever van EMI CMG Publishing in Europa. De besprekingen werden 24 april j.l in Nashville afgerond en het contract gaat met terugwerkende kracht in per 1-1-2008

"Het is geweldig dat EMI, de grootse gospel catalogus ter wereld, haar vertrouwen heeft uitgesproken in ons jonge bedrijf! De goodwil en vertrouwen die we in de jaren hiervoor met EMI hebben opgebouwd gaf de doorslag" aldus de opgetogen directie van Small Stone Media. De deal met EMI CMG is inclusief Lilly Mack Music (o.a. Kirk Franklin)

Informatie over EMI CMG Publishing:
As a full-service publisher, EMI CMG Publishing represents more than 35,000 songs, hundreds of copyright catalogs and over 300 writers, including Chris Tomlin, Smokie Norful, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeremy Camp, Nichole Nordeman, Myron Butler, Leeland and Thousand Foot Krutch, to name a few. EMI CMG Publishing also administers catalogs for top-selling artist/writers such as Third Day, Casting Crowns, TobyMac and Relient K. Its mission is to impact modern culture with the timeless relevance of Christ through its diverse roster of writers and songs.

EMI CMG Publishing places music in major Film, Television and Video Game projects, providing far-reaching exposure for our songwriters and their music. Highlights include such titles as Dreamer, Gridiron Gang, The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, Facing the Giants, One Tree Hill, ESPN SportsCenter, Scrubs, C.S.I. NY, American Idol, Downhill Domination, Burnout Revenge and Arena Football.

With consistent innovation and uncompromising quality, EMI CMG Publishing continues to be an industry leader in Christian music throughout the world.

• Named 2005 and 2006 Christian Music Publisher of the Year by Billboard Magazine and ASCAP
• Named 2004 Christian Music Publisher of the Year by Billboard Magazine, BMI and ASCAP- an unprecedented achievement
• First in Christian music to offer downloadable digital sheet music, with over 2 million free sheet downloads to date via www.WorshipTogether.com
• Represents the Top 3 most popular worship songs in America today, as reported by CCLI- How Great is Our God, Here I Am to Worship and Blessed Be Your Name
• Represents 6 of the Top 10 songs and 29 of the Top 100 songs in the American church, as well as the #1 top ranked worship songs in Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand

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