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Tracklicensing.com is the business to business website for Demon Music Group (DMG), the UK's largest independent record company, DMG markets a back catalogue that reads like a who's who of the last 50 years of music with artists as varied as Al Green, Ian Dury and T Rex and diverse catalogues including Ace Mississippi, Hi, Philadelphia International, Amazon Records & Trax (Chicago. The website also includes representation rights for 3rd party independents including Just Music and Lovecat Records (NY) enabling us to offer a wide range of genres, with styles ranging from Latin and Blues to Drum & Bass and Hard Rock. |
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SALSOUL RECORDS (NEW YORK)
Demon Music Group are proud to announce a synch representation deal with the legendary New York label Salsoul Records. The catalogue includes chart hits by Dan Hartman, First Choice, Instant Funk and Double Exposure. It was one of the pioneers of the New York sound which mixed the musical culture of urban Latinos who had absorbed African American music influnces and created a new sound with the street slang name "Salsoul". Originating out of New York it eventually eventually crossed over to Worldwide success. Check our disco page for soundclips of some classic sounds.
DEMON SIGN JET STAR REGGAE LABEL
Demon Music are proud to announce the signing of a licensing deal to represent the classic reggae label Jet Star records. The catalogue includes several thousand albums and numerous UK and international hits by artists including Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shabba Ranks, Freddie McGregor and Sugar Minott. Look out for the soon to be released "100 Hits Reggae" containing some of the best reggae songs from the last 40 years.
DHARMA & INSTANT KARMA RECORDS
Demon Music Group have agreed a deal with Dharma Records to represent their catalogue. This gives us the rights to hits by I Monster, Helicopter Girl, Addis Black Widow, Roddy Frame, Opera Babes, Punjabi MC and a number of other titles. For any licensing enquiries or a sampler please contact glen.d'souza@demonmusicgroup.co.uk.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND - BBC review
Formed in 1971, the Scottish soul artists Average White Band were the equal of any of their spiritual cousins across the Atlantic, with a stew of horns, popping bass and heartfelt vocals. The compilation “Let’s Go Round Again” features the choicest cuts from the glory years including “You Got It”, “Person to Person”, “Queen of My Soul” and “Pick Up the Pieces”. Still performing to this day, the band’s stock still remains high. This is a grade A funk collection, and it’s a timely reminder of how great soul can come from anywhere in the World. Listen out for a sample of the classic track “Overture” in a new recording called “Oh My” by Island Def Jam artist “Redman” on his newly released 7th solo album “Reggie”.
LEO SAYER
Demon are proud to announce a license agreement to represent the catalogue of Leo Sayer, one of the UK's most successful singer-songwriters. He has amassed a number of global hits including the transatlantic No 1 hits "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You".
JANIS IAN
Demon are proud to announce a long license agreement to represent the catalogue of Janis Ian for Europe. There are 14 albums from the highly successful singer songwriter who is still recording to this day. The repertoire includes the grammy award winning "At Seventeen", and international hits "Fly Too High" and "Love is Blind".
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Formed in 1967 in North London, Fairport Convention are often credited as being the first electric English-folk act. Transforming from a style similar to that of the American West-Coast acts of the mid-60s to a style of their own, they paved the way for many British folk acts to find their way into the mainstream. After 22 years of constant recording and touring, Fairport Convention played one final tour, entitled ‘Encore Encore.’ The record of the same name documenting this event is considered one of their finest records, containing both traditional and self-penned songs, this is a favourite of both fans and music critics.
THE COOL NOTES
From the humble beginnings of the smallest venues to Top of the Pops and many other top T.V. appearances. From Soul to Reggae, and back again, the ‘Notes have definitely been up and down the musical scale.
‘You’re Never Too Young’, originally released by the ‘Abstract Dance’ label, became the foundation of what we now know today as the British ‘Street Soul’ scene. Becoming an underground smash and the biggest club hit in the spring/summer of 1984, ‘You’re Never Too Young’ put the Cool-Notes on the musical map and just fell short of the Top 40 at #42, completely without marketing and advertising. Their follow-up singles ‘Spend The Night’ and ‘In Your Car’ cemented their position as one of the hottest Street Soul bands around, both charting in the UK Top 20
Demon are pleased to announce a long-term, all rights exclusive worldwide catalogue representation deal.
GARY SHEARSTON
Australia may not be known for its musical heritage, but one artist has shown just what can be done from these humble musical beginnings. Hailing from New South Wales, Gary Shearston was a huge star of the Australian folk scene throughout the 1960s. After achieving notoriety with regional Australian hits ‘Sometime Lovin’’ (AUS #38) and ‘Sydney Town’ (AUS#9), his rise to international fame came with a version of the Cole Porter classic ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You,’ charting in the UK at #9.
Demon Music Group are proud to present Shearston’s back catalogue, with a long-term, all rights exclusive deal.
MAI TAI
Demon Music has signed an exclusive Worldwide catalogue deal for the mid-1980s dance group Mai Tai.
Mai Tai burst onto the scene in Spring 1985 with the international hit 'History', which reached No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as No. 3 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Chart. They also charted in the UK with 'Body And Soul' and 'Female Intuition', as well as scoring eight hits in their native Netherlands.
GILLAN
Demon Music Group are proud to announce the release of the remastered Ian Gillan recordings, consisting of his output during the 70s and 80s as the Ian Gillan Band & Gillan. Ian Gillan was a member of Deep Purple from 1969 through 1973, appearing on the classic Deep Purple albums such as Fireball and Machine Head. During these years, he also portrayed Jesus Christ in the original version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar.After leaving Deep Purple, Gillan formed the Ian Gillan Band, and their initial sound had a distinct jazz-rock aspect, however this evolved into a more high powered hard rock sound as Gillan reformed the lineup and shortened the group's name to Gillan. With the release of Mr. Universe Ian Gillan was back in the UK charts and through several more lineup changes released a string of hit singles and successful albums including Glory Road, Future Shock, Double Trouble, and finally Magic.
MIKE NESMITH
Coming soon on Demon Music Group's Edsel label - the remastered Mike Nesmith recordings. 8 albums originally released on the Pacific Arts label, including the worldwide hit "Rio". On the heels of "Rio's" chart success, Nesmith produced it's filmed accompaniment, and in the process helped set a precedent for modern day music videos. Whilst appearing in Australia, he noted an interest in Top 40 TV shows that played video clips of performing artists. Back in the US, Nesmith put together a 30 minute prototype Top 40 show called "Popclips". Ultimately Nesmith sold both the show and the concept to Warner Amex and "Popclips" was reborn as the behemoth we now know as MTV.
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