NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – Slipstream, the world’s leading music licensing platform, has partnered with Kobalt, the largest independent music publisher in the world, for global music publishing administration. The deal, which includes an investment from Kobalt into Slipstream whose production music catalog contains more than 650,000 tracks, expands the capabilities of both companies in a significant way, bringing together complementary technology and expertise to serve the entire music publishing ecosystem, from the world’s top songwriters to brands and creative businesses of all kinds.
Slipstream announced last month that they acquired Anthem Entertainment’s production music businesses, specifically U.S.-based Jingle Punks and 5 Alarm Music and UK-based Cavendish Music. The acquisition bolstered Slipstream’s music production library by more than 650,000 tracks, making the company the largest global independent music licensing company. Slipstream provides creator-safe music for digital content makers, as well as, to the traditional film, television and advertising community.
“At Slipstream we have coupled the largest independent production music library, with the most technologically advanced platform to empower the global creative community,” said Dan Demole, CEO of Slipstream. “In so many ways, Kobalt has done the same, pairing technological innovation with the best global executive team in the business. They have the kind of global expertise that will enable Slipstream to maximize opportunities for our vast catalog.”
Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt commented: “Dan and Jesse Korwin at Slipstream have built a next generation production music company, one which we believe has enormous potential in the marketplace. This deal positions Kobalt to be better able to serve the entire music publishing ecosystem, from the world’s top songwriters to advertisers and television/film creators looking for music queues.”
Jesse Korwin, Chief Revenue Officer of Slipstream added: “At Slipstream we aim to revolutionize the way the creative community searches for and licenses music for their productions. Kobalt is the perfect global partner to achieve this aim. We’re excited to begin working with them.”
With 13 offices worldwide and a catalog of more than one million songs, Kobalt is one of the world’s leading music publishers. The company represents some of the biggest songwriters in the world, including Roddy Ricch, Max Martin, Karol G, Andrew Watt, Stevie Nicks, Phoebe Bridgers, The Lumineers, Gunna, Justin Quiles, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, and many more.
