Global Publishing

Want to know who the UK’s leading independent music publisher is? Yep, you guessed it.

We offer a premier artist and songwriter service that focuses on developing our writers’ and artists’ careers through syncronisation, song and producer selection, song placement and collaborations.

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Artists & Writers

Who will be the next Big Thing?

Global Publishing provides a boutique service to a carefully selected roster of songwriters and artists.

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Chris Young

One of global Publishing’s newest signings, Chris Young is a fantastic pop writer and producer based at Chestnut Studios, London.

One half of The Lonesharks with Ki Fitzgerald, Chris has written and produced tracks for Lawson, The Wanted and The Saturdays as well as enjoying international success in Asia with Nami Amuro.

He is currently hard at work on the The Wanted’s 3rd album as well as making numerous trips to Norway to take part in writing camps, has some exciting new projects in 2013 and 2014.

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Corinne Bailey Rae

Winner of the BBC Sound Of poll in 2006 and one of Global Talent Publishing’s earliest signings, Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut album went straight to number 1 in the UK and became a smash hit worldwide. It produced three singles of which ‘Put Your Records On’ was nominated for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Her second album, ‘The Sea,’ was a top 5 hit, earning widespread critical acclaim. Combined, she has sold 5 million records worldwide.

A recipient of multiple awards, including two Grammys and two MOBOs, Corinne is currently working on her third album.

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Ellie Goulding

As only the second artist ever to win both the prestigious BBC Sound of Poll and the Brits Critics Choice Award, Ellie Goulding has continued to build on her success worldwide since signing with Global Publishing in 2008 and Polydor Records in 2009.

Forging her own distinct sound, dubbed “folk-tronica”, Ellie has gone on to release two top 3 albums; her debut record ‘Lights’ hit number 1 in 2010 and has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide.

The critical and commercial success of Lights set up a busy two years that saw two Brit Award nominations and four top 20 singles, including ‘Wonderman,’ a collaboration with Tinie Tempah and ‘Your Song,’ a cover of the Elton John classic which also featured in a John Lewis advertising campaign. Ellie has also made huge waves in the US, performing on Jimmy Kimmel, Saturday Night Live, The Ellen Show and Late Night With David Letterman, as well as performing at the White House.

Her second album ‘Halcyon,’ preceded by top 5 single ‘Anything Could Happen,’ was a top 3 smash on the UK charts and a top 10 album in the US as well. She rounded out 2012 with a song on the soundtrack for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, supporting Katy Perry on her arena tour and performing at the Royal Wedding.

Ellie is currently on tour, playing sold out dates in the UK and North America.

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Golden Feathers

Golden Feathers consists of brother and sister, Richard and Alice Smith. Together, they write all the songs and record all the parts, only being joined by a full band when on stage. They deliver an intense and passionate affair between classical and contemporary genres and have received glowing reviews from Radio 1 DJs and the BBC website.

Their refreshing, affecting, charming and sophisticated art-rock came at exactly the right time for British music.

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Hervé

Known for his rave-orientated productions and DJ sets, Hervé is a DJ/producer from the UK.

Along with Sinden and Kid Sister, his track ‘Beeper’ reached number 1 on the UK Dance Chart in April 2008. In 2009, he released the ‘Ghetto Bass’ album on the Music Response label. A double CD, it’s a mix of bassline sounds, electro, drum & bass, dubstep & house tracks by a variety of artists.

Hervé is a member of the collaborative group ‘Machines Don't Care’ with Sinden, Trevor Loveys, Affie Yusef, Toddla T, Fake Blood, Detboi & Drop the Lime.

In 2010, Hervé collaborated with big beat producer Fatboy Slim to produce the acid house song ‘Machines Can Do the Work,’ following up with the track ‘Zombies.’

His new album ‘The Art Of Disappearing’ is out on Columbia Records.

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James F Reynolds

James started his career as the silent partner and secret weapon for some of the biggest names in dance music in the late Nineties and throughout the Noughties, including Axwell, Tuff Jam, Seamus Haji, Hoxton Whores & the Soul Avengers.

Having initially started as an engineer and programmer, James soon became recognized as a producer and mixer in his own right and over the last few years has produced and/or mixed hundreds of records for artists including Snoop Dogg, Gorillaz, Tinie Tempah, The Saturdays, JLS, The Wanted and many more.

As well as his work as a producer/mixer, James stepped into the spotlight himself on occasion and was part of acts Braund Reynolds and Supermal, whose hit singles ‘Rocket’ and ‘Bigger Than Big’ respectively were both UK top 10 hits.

James currently splits his time between mixing and writing and most recently co-wrote and co-produced Calvin Harris’ smash hit single ’Drinking From The Bottle’ featuring Tinie Tempah, which is featured on Calvin’s number 1 album ‘18 Months.’

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Ki Fitzgerald

Ki Fitzgerald divides his time between Los Angeles and London and is one of the most talented and hard-working songwriters in the business.

He has enjoyed massive success in 2012 with long term writing collaborator Andy Brown, frontman of Lawson, having co written both the band’s debut single ‘When She Was Mine' and their biggest selling song to date; radio-smash ‘Standing In The Dark.’

Ki is part of the pop-production outfit The Lonesharks with fellow Global-signed Chris Young. The duo are currently working with The Wanted on their 3rd album, as well as some other new projects for 2013 and 2014.

Ki has his own music project, ‘The Bad Boy Of Opera’ which he recently signed to hit maker RedOne’s record label and is currently in the process of writing his debut album.

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Kris Collins

Former Berkeley School of Music student, Kris Collins signed to Global Publishing in the summer of 2011.

After amounting millions of Youtube views on his covers and original songs, the DC born singer songwriter connected with the Global team and soon after was signed up and joined the Global family. He is currently living in LA working on new material and constantly engaging with his ever-growing online fan base by regularly adding covers of his favourite songs to his channel 'skuby08'.

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Lawson

Lawson have made a huge impact since hitting the top 5 with their debut single ‘When She Was Mine’ last May, following it up with 2 more chart smashes – top 3 UK single ‘Taking Over Me,’ and radio smash ‘Standing In The Dark’ which is the bands biggest selling UK single to date, firmly establishing themselves as one of the brightest new pop bands to launch in recent years.

With all the songs penned by the band themselves, drawing on real life relationships, experience and challenges, their debut album, ‘Chapman Square,’ (produced by Grammy winner John Shanks,) also hit the top 5 on release in November 2012 and the band have been steadily building up a large and dedicated following.

A formidable live presence, frontman Andy Brown, guitarist Joel Peat, drummer Adam Pitts and bass player Ryan Fletcher have gone from playing to 3 people in pub backrooms, to selling out four headline tours and opening for artists such as Jessie J, Will Young and Avril Lavigne. They packed out their stage at V Festival, made appearances at the Summertime and Jingle Bell Ball, and will take their set worldwide in 2013 with shows in North America and South East Asia upcoming.

Current single Learn To Love Again is the 4th single to be taken from Chapman Square.

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LMFAO

LMFAO are Sky Blu and RedFoo, an electro hip-hop duo that dominated the charts throughout 2011 before announcing an indefinite hiatus last year.

Their hit songs however, are definitely not on hiatus. The ubiquitous ‘Party Rock Anthem’ (2011’s most downloaded song) held the top spot in the UK for 4 weeks and also took number 1 on the US charts. The album it was taken from – ‘Sorry For Party Rocking’ – was a top 10 in the UK and produced two other hit singles – ‘Champagne Showers’ and ‘Sexy And I Know It.’ That year, LMFAO joined Ke$ha on her Get Sleazy Tour around the UK and North America.

LMFAO joined Madonna’s half time show at the 2012 Superbowl, mashing up her classic number 1 single, ‘Music’ with ‘Party Rock Anthem’ and ‘Sexy And I Know It.’ They also contributed a remix
to her MDNA album and were the opening act for her London
Hyde Park show.

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Mausi

‘Growing up in the lakes of northern Milan, siblings Daisy and Thomas Finetto grew up singing together in choirs and bands. Their voices so naturally entwined and perfectly suited it’s no wonder they’ve created something very exciting for 2013.

Leaving Italy to study in the UK, Thomas met guitarist Ben Brown and they began sharing music and obsessing over French bands and producers: Phoenix, Pony Pony Run Run and Breakbot. Inevitably, they began writing together. Thomas’ words and melodies spelt out a nostalgia for his foreign hometown while Ben’s musical touch created an escapist world, arranging and colouring in the sketches of songs.

Daisy joined her brother Thomas in the UK a year later and, with her breath-taking harmonies and soulful voice taking the melodies to new heights, M A U S I had their front-woman. The four-piece was completed with Benji Huntrods providing the driving beat and infectious groove on drums.

Something clicked and the music began writing itself; an exciting, sophisticated and refined pop sound emerged, with the pure elation and joy of perfect melodies all laced with a blissful summer haze and tight French instrumentation.

It conjures images of bustling Rivieran side-streets, airports and wanderlust. Of Alfred Hitchcock and Sofia Coppola films. Of Vogue front-covers, Brigitte Bardot and Coco Chanel...

It’s that carefree, European aesthetic lacing everything from their self-produced videos and artwork to the music itself that is distinctly M A U S I.

Their debut single Sol. was released in 2012 through boutique US label, All Things Go, teasing everyone from Radio 1 to the Guardian. Their debut full-length is set for 2013.

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Mike Hough

The future is bright for 21 year old Mike Hough. The Essex-born singer/songwriter possesses a vocal quality which exceeds his years and since signing to Global in 2010, he’s been hard at work developing his songwriting skills collaborating with fellow Global writers Ki Fitzgerald, Chris Young and Yasmin Green, aswell as a US writing trip which saw him collaborate with songwriting legend Diane Warren.

Already nominated for both MOBO and MTV awards, Mike is one of the UK’s brightest musical offerings. Likened to a ‘male Jessie-J’ he already has a top 40 hit with the track ‘Hero’ before even inking a record deal.

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Plant Plants

Plant Plants released their debut EP in July 2011 to support their unique and intimate live shows, which consist of a combination of hands-on hardware samplers, manic guitar effects and parallel vocals - with all samples and effects created live as instruments.

Most recently, the band have been playing select London dates while quietly writing material for their next record, which will again be produced by Jas Shaw.

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The Vaccines

From the early beginnings of one of Global Publishing’s earliest signings, has arisen the UK's hottest new band - THE VACCINES.

Their debut album ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’ was released through Columbia Records in March 2011 and reached number 4 in the Official UK album charts.

Think Beach Boys meets the Ramones and you won't be too far off the mark - just great catchy tunes delivered with a big punch.

The band have appeared on a slew of television shows including ‘Later With Jools Holland’, ‘Jimmy Kimmel’, ‘Saturday Night Live’, and ‘Letterman’ to name a few. The Vaccines were nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll as well as MTV's award for Best Band of 2011. And 2011 was definitely a year to remember for the West London 4 piece as they were crowned officially the biggest selling UK rock band of the year, as well as being the second biggest selling debut act of 2011.
In June June 2012 they supported ‘The Stone Roses’ on their highly anticipated reunion shows at Heaton Park, and in September 2012 the band released their second album ‘Come Of Age’ on Columbia Records. It went straight to number 1 in the Official UK Album Chart. The band have since announced their biggest ever UK tour which will see them headline venues such as London’s ‘O2.

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The Waterboys

The Waterboys’ career has spanned 3 decades and several radical changes in musical direction, and they are still releasing albums and touring worldwide.

The long-awaited album, ‘An Appointment With Mr Yeats,’ was recently released and the band will continue to tour - and develop new material - throughout 2013.

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The White N3rd

The White N3rd, originally from Manchester and now based in London, is a ground breaking pop producer.

2012 saw him produce number 2 smash hit ‘How We Roll’ for ‘Loick Essien’ which stayed in the top 5 for four weeks.
The White N3rd is rapidly becoming one of the most in demand pop urban producers, co writing and producing for acts like Wretch 32, Yasmin and Mandy, Starwatch for Ministry Of Sound and Tanya Lacey. These are just a few acts that are using this young producer to give them a distinctive and unique sound that is moving dance floors around the world.

The final months of 2012 saw N3rd produce the hit ‘Remember Me’ by Daley featuring Jessie J.

He has also remixed huge names such as Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Black Eyed Peas and Beyoncé.

Having constantly been busy writing throughout 2012, look out for more cuts from The White N3rd on a number of upcoming major urban pop releases in 2013.

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Tribes

Tribes’ influences include Frank Black, Joey Santiago and The Smashing Pumpkins, yet their sound often transcends all notions of genre or era. Their debut album ‘Baby’ was recorded at The Motor Museum in Liverpool, released in January 2012 and picked up a 9/10 review from the NME.

The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their second studio album which was recorded in LA, and they’re about to announce a headline tour of the UK soon.

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Utters

Dan Radcliffe is a record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and obsessive collector of vinyl. His knowledge of recorded music is second to none and he’s able to create and recreate music from a multitude of genres.

He’s already co-written and produced 3 tracks on Maverick Sabre’s debut album and there’s much more to come in 2013.

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Yasmin Green

Yasmin Green is one of the countries most versatile young topline writers, fast gaining a reputation as someone who is equally at home crafting an emotive ballad as she is penning a fierce up-tempo smash.

She has already had cuts both in the UK and a top 10 smash hit in Europe with French artist Amelle Bent.

Yaz is currently hard at work writing for her own artist project set for launch in 2012.

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