MELODIE DER WELT to represent the publishing company „Franky Boy“
Frankfurt, June 21, 2011Melodie der Welt now represents Uschi Ließmann’s publishing company “Franky Boy”. MdW’s managing director Pamela Georgi is “extremely happy that Jean Frankfurter (Erich Ließmann), one of the most successful pop music composers has joined us. He writes songs for artists like Helene Fischer which are extremely successful.” Adds Uschi Ließmann: “We are convinced that MdW is the right partner for us. The personal contact is very important and is strengthened by the close contact between our families”. Jean Frankfurter says that he has “never forgot that it was with Melodie der Welt that he signed his first writer’s agreement and where he started his career. And now by signing this agreement the circle closes again which is very nice”.
MELODIE DER WELT to cooperate with VALICON
Frankfurt, January 24, 2011MELODIE DER WELT has signed a long term exclusive writer’s agreement with the Berlin hit producers of VALIACON.
On this occasion Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendlandt who are not only producing bands like Silbermond, Silly and Eisblume but are also writing many songs for their artists visited the new offices of MdW.
Managing director Pamela Georgi is very happy that “Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendlandt, one of Germany’s most popular and high profile authors and producer teams, have decided to join our company for a long term cooperation. We will support them in the field of copyright and we will both benefit of many synergies.”
Say Wendlandt and Politz: “With MdW we found our ideal partner in the publishing field. A German publishing company giving their authors excellent individual support and disposing of a long-standing experience in the administration of both national and international songs. We really look forward to our future cooperation.”
Frankfurt, November 12, 2010MELODIE DER WELT has signed a long term co-publishing agreement with the singer and writer of children songs Burghardt Wegener a/k/a GRÜNSCHNABEL. The artist, producer and author makes music for children “from 0 to 100 years”, he writes music and lyrics by order of third parties and on KI.KA he is live on air nationwide with his ninth album “Schmetterlinge und Rabauken”.
Says MDW’s A&R manager John Ruhrmann: “With Burghardt Wegner you just feel that he lives and loves his vocation. His join-in songs enthuse children, parents and grand-parents, both live in concerts and on CD. I very much look forward to an exciting cooperation with Burghardt.”
Burghardt Wegner: “With Melodie der Welt I have found my dream publisher, a modern enterprise with a dynamic team, long-standing experience and great international artists. Besides my continuing cooperation with ZDF and Kinderkanal this is a big step into the right direction. I do look forward to opening with them the “colourful corridors behind the doors”.
MELODIE DER WELT to co-publish ANTSTREET RECORDS
Frankfurt, October 14, 2010MELODIE DER WELT has signed a long term co-publishing agreement with the ANTSTREET RECORDS label. Both parties agreed on an exclusive deal sealed with belated handshakes during Popkomm 2010 in Berlin on the airfield of the former Tempelhof airport.
MDW’s A&R manager John Ruhrmann is very pleased about this deal: “Antstreet Record’s managing director Carmelo Lo Porto is a dedicated music entrepreneur with the right sense of A&R who represents exactly the indie spirit much appreciated by us.
With Antstreet’s 360° commercializing of cool guitar music from both Germany and abroad we were able to win a completely autarchic partner in the field of rock.”
Adds Carmelo Lo Porto: “Melodie der Welt is the appropriate partner for us with an excellent long standing knowledge of our business who will give us professional support in all publishing matters. We do look forward to working together and to great new releases.”
WE MOVED OFFICES!
Frankfurt am Main dated October 2010
Old address:
Große Friedberger Str. 23-27
60313 Frankfurt - Germany
Please note that from October 1, 2010 on our offices will be situated at the below new address.
The former phone and fax numbers (and of course the e-mail addresses) will remain the same.
Please also note our new company details and mark your records accordingly.
Melodie der Welt
J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG
Zeil 65 – 69
60313 Frankfurt/Main
Phone: +49 (0)69 29 98 67 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 29 98 67 10
http://www.melodiederwelt.de
info@melodiederwelt.de
Information concerning the dispatch of printed editions by the music publishing group Melodie der Welt,
Frankfurt am Main dated September 2010
Since September 1, 2010 the shipment of all our printed editions (with the exception of brass music editions) is handled by the music publishing company Josef Weinberger GmbH, Frankfurt.
Brass music editions are shipped by Hebu Musikverlag.
Below please find the respective addresses and contacts.
All printed editions (except brass music editions):
Josef Weinberger GmbH
Oeder Weg 26
60318 Frankfurt/Main
Phone: +49 (0) 69/955 288 30
Fax +49 (0) 69/955 288 44
info@josefweinberger.de
Brass music editions:
HeBu Musikverlag GmbH
Gottlieb-Daimler Str. 22
76703 Kraichtal
Phone.: +49 (0) 72 50 / 92 28-0
Fax: +49 (0) 72 50 / 92 12 31
info@hebu-music.de
MELODIE DER WELT administers WORLD PUBLISHING
Frankfurt am Main, 27.09.2010Effective immediately MELODIE DER WELT administers the music publishing activities of Olaf Höppner’s concert agency and management company WORLD CONCERTS in Braunschweig. Both parties have signed a long term agreement. Belated handshakes were made during Popkomm 2010 in Berlin beneath the eye of the law as can be seen on the photo of the signing.
Says MDW’s A&R manager John Ruhrmann: “We will publish the long running hit “Tanzen” in the newly founded Edition Olaf Höppner World Publishing and we look forward to the next enthralling song from the laboratory of the author and artist Rockstroh. Besides, due to his successful activities as an agent for many well-known artists Olaf Höppner has excellent contacts to the national as well as international music scene.”
And Olaf Höppner, CEO of World Concerts and World Publishing adds: “We are fully convinced of Melodie der Welt’s administrative services and publishing guidance. In view of the many compilation releases and exploitation fields of the music of our authors like ROCKSTROH we need a dedicated partner in the back office.”
MELODIE DER WELT’s newcomers prove successful
Frankfurt am Main, 16.07.2010MELODIE DER WELT proudly announces the excellent results achieved by its exclusive new authors in the first half of 2010. A&R manager John Ruhrmann comments as follows:
“Despite the difficult situation on our market with little possibility to place new product we have not only signed interesting new authors but have also been successful in reaching several good positions in our network.
Both the celebrated electro live band Bullmeister (Edition Like We Dance/Mdw) and the Mannheim based group Deine Jugend (Edition Altkönig/MdW) with their charismatic front woman and blogger Laura Carbone will sign an artist development deal with Universal Domestic Pop. Their debut albums will be released within short.
Also our songwriters entered the charts like Klaus Hanselbauer (Edition ZIS/Mdw) who wrote very funny and catchy songs together with and for the well-known comedy artist Cindy aus Marzahn who has a deal with Brainpool.
The authors of the producer team Bounce Brothers from Frankfurt just wrote a number of hip-hop songs for the new Olli Banjo album “Kopfdisco” released by Groove Attack which jumped right to pos. 15 in the Media Control chart. The authors signed a deal with Edition Yosoy/MdW only recently.
Also recently the sensational live combo act Kraftklub from Chemnitz signed a deal with Edition Beat the Rich! which Melodie der Welt publishes in cooperation with Beat Gottwald. The songs written by the phenomenal electro girl punk band The T.C.H.I.K. for their debut album “Jung, talentlos und gecastet” will be released on August 20, also by Universal Music Germany.
Long running “Tanzen” is published by us with the newly founded Edition Olaf Höppner World Publishing and we are looking forward to the next strong song from the “lab” of singer/songwriter Rockstroh.”
MIDEM 2010
Melodie der Welt can be contacted at the German Pavilionfrom 24. to 27. January 2010
www.midem.german-pavilion.com
MELODIE DER WELT to publish BULLMEISTER
Frankfurt am Main, 18.11.2009The Heidelberg electro newcomer band BULLMEISTER whose live shows are well-known in clubs and from festivals have signed a publishing deal with MELODIE DER WELT.
On the event of their support show for GUSGUS from Iceland at the Frankfurt location BATSCHKAPP they celebrated the deal backstage in the showers.
“We are looking forward to represent the publishing interests of BULLMEISTER” says John Ruhmannn, Melodie der Welt’s A&R. “For a long time I’ve been looking for a newcomer band with such an enthralling live show. In their own way the band have an identity comparable to the golden wave years of the 80s. The present album production sounds very promising. I believe that in the future their songs will have a real potential to become internationally successful.”
MELODIE DER WELT and PEACELOUNGE conclude a publishing deal
Frankfurt am Main, 30.09.2009With immediate effect MELODIE DER WELT administer the publishing rights of the Frankfurt PEACELOUNGE label under the name of Edition Peacelounge.
Christian Arndt, owner and director of the PEACELOUNGE label which is specialised in chillout, nu jazz, pop and lounge recently signed a long-term agreement with Pamela Georgi, director of MELODIE DER WELT and the company’s A&R John Ruhrmann.
“It will be a pleasure to look after the publishing interests of Christian Arndt and his label. Not only does the exquisite PEACELOUNGE catalogue contain several hundred works but they have also been specialising for many years in the very interesting field of corporate music” says John Ruhrmann. Christian Arndt is “very happy that my authors share the same publishing roof with geniuses like Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney. MELODIE DE WELT is a strong and reliable partner for PEACELOUNGE to achieve our great plans for the coming years.”
MELODIE DER WELT and BEAT GOTTWALD cooperate under the name of EDITION BEAT THE RICH
Frankfurt, May 5, 2009Frankfurt music publishing company MELODIE DER WELT founded a joint edition with music impresario BEAT GOTTWALD from Berlin.
Being both aware of the impact of street mentality Beat Gottwald, manager of (among others) the Berlin rap artist “K.I.Z.” and the newcomer desperado women “Tote Crackhuren im Kofferraum” and Melodie der Welt’s A&R John Ruhrmann signed a long-term agreement in the streets of Berlin.
“I am very happy to have Beat Gottwald in the boat. His artists and MdW have the same indie spirit” says John Ruhrmann. “Beat has shown how to make artists and authors successful with a reliable sense of style and I am really looking forward to his next projects.”
MELODIE DER WELT to administer COPPENRATH’S music publishing company
Frankfurt am Main, 5.11.2008
The Münster based publishing company COPPENRATH, renowned for its children’s and gift books, just signed a cooperation deal with MELODIE DER WELT for its audio products.
Says John Ruhrmann, A&R manager of MELODIE DER WELT: “The new media music and audio book productions, videos and computer games have long ago found their way into the children’s playrooms. It will be a pleasure to put our publishing experience at the disposal of COPPENRATH to help it with the foundation and the maintenance of its publishing company. In view of well-loved characters like Felix the Rabbit, Capt’n Sharky or the Moonbear we see much potential for COPPENRATH’S music publishing activities.”
Melodie der Welt and PRO-TONE are doing magic with LILLIFEE
Frankfurt am Main, 14.04.2008The Offenbach based music company PRO-TONE who just produced the sixth album of the successful musical PRINZESSIN LILLIFEE have now entrusted MELODIE DER WELT with the publishing side of this project.
PRINZESSIN LILLIFEE started as a very successful children’s book series written by Monika Finsterbusch, published by Coppenrath Verlag. Meanwhile, beyond the books the brand LILLIFEE developed to an absolute success on the children’s market, including also various releases of PRO-TONE musical CDs, released by COPPENRATH, which went GOLD twice last year.
Says MELODIE DER WELT’s A&R manager John Ruhrmann: “The LILLIFEE boom in the children section is unbroken. We are extremely pleased to administer this project which also takes place live in big event halls. Markus Löhr and Dirk Busshart as well as their PRO-TONE partners are doing a great job. We are looking forward to the sixth volume of the LILLIFEE music CDs. Becoming active in the field of children’s music is a logic decision in these insecure times in the music business.”
And Markus Löhr and Dirk Busshart of PRO-TONE add that “besides a competent administration of the publishing company” they “expect above all international incentives for our releases. By means of its network MDW will support us in breaking the product on foreign markets. We are already working on a release in the Netherlands.”
Melodie der Welt closes cooperation deal with NOSIE KATZMANN
Frankfurt am Main, 10.12.2007NOSIE KATZMANN who wrote hits like “Mr. Vain” or “Right In The Right” now publishes his songs with Melodie der Welt.
“With Nosie Katzmann a genuine dream author and song pro has joined us. He’s the right address when looking for a national or international hit, whether in German or in English. It will be a great pleasure for us to attend and administer Nosies very promising catalogue GET INTO MAGIC MUSIC PUBLISHING” says John Ruhrmann, A&R of Melodie der Welt.
And Nosie Katzmann adds: “I am very confident that my works will be well-attended by Melodie der Welt and I look forward to a pleasant cooperation. There will be many new songs in 2008.”
Melodie der Welt and GET PHYSICAL strike a joint path
Frankfurt am Main, 10.10.2007Melodie der Welt has closed a deal with the Berlin indie label GET PHYSICAL. The respective contract was signed on the occasion of Popkomm in Berlin.
“Some time ago we reached an agreement with the creative heads of GET PHYSICAL, the guys writing for BOOKA SHADE and PERKY PARK. Therefore, we are extremely pleased to also handle the publishing of one of the world’s hippest music labels “made in Germany”“ says John Ruhrmann, Melodie der Welt’s A&R. “Besides working for the label we can now support and represent the GET PHYSICAL authors and artists as a competent partner also in the publishing field.”
According to Arno Kammermeier, one of the partners of GET PHYSICAL MUSIC the label GET PHYSICAL MUSIC as overall concept of a global music company has thus become more complete.
Melodie der Welt in the charts with newcomers and established German artists.
Frankfurt am Main, 06.09.2007The Melodie der Welt team is presently celebrating the sensational debut album “Hahnenkampf” of the Berlin hip hop crew “K.I.Z.” which jumped directly to pos. 9 in the Media Control album chart. Also their single entered the top 100 singles chart on pos. 60. The rappers’ Edition Royalbunker is administered by Melodie der Welt. Other authors of the Frankfurt publishing company co-wrote songs for the current album “Achterbahn” of the band RAPSOUL. Capitol Records Germany’s artist SHA just released her new single “Respect The Girls” which was co-written by Benjamin Olszewski, another author of Melodie der Welt who also significantly participated in the album “Kein Scheiss” of this inspiring young female singer. In addition “Respect The Girls” is the leading song of the BRAVO GIRL campaign of the same name initiated by the magazine BRAVO.
Says John Ruhmann, A&R manager of Melodie der Welt: “Presently we have 7 German language records in the charts, mainly from newcomers entering the charts for the very first time. Also to be found there is DIE FIRMA who only started their new campaign with the album “Goldene Zeiten” and the first single taken therefrom entitled “Glücksprinzip””.
Cooperation deal with Perky Park
Frankfurt am Main, 11.07.2007Melodie der Welt has signed a long term publishing deal with the famous Berlin based music production company PERKY PARK. All future activities of the newly founded Perky Park company MILA PUBLISHING will be coordinated and administered by Melodie der Welt.
During a recent meeting in Berlin the agreement was signed by the three owners of Mila Publishing, Peter Hayo, Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, three highly creative artists, composers of advert soundtracks, label owners (Get Physical Music) and last but not least authors. Says Melodie der Welt’s A&R John Ruhrman: “We are very proud to offer Perky Park our professional support and the projects coming from them are highly promising”.
As Perky Park’s co-owner Pete Hayo explains they have “deliberately chosen a small publishing company with a long tradition to ensure a close and active contact during everyday business with a competent partner”.