Sony Music Publishing UK and JV partner Second Songs have signed a new global publishing agreement with songwriter Bastian Langebaek.
The new deal includes future works written by Langebaek.
A platinum-certified songwriter based in Copenhagen, Langebaek has a long-term creative partnership with Olivia Dean, which includes six co-writes across the globally successful album The Art Of Loving. Langebaek has received an Ivor Novello Best Album nomination alongside Dean and Max Wolfgang.
Langebaek’s other key credits include songs with Anderson Paak, Aurora, Jessie Ware, Jess Glynne, Nilufer Yanya, Anna Of The North and more.
“I’m incredibly excited and grateful to sign a new publishing deal with Second Songs & Sony Music Publishing, getting to work once more with Mark Gale, who I first signed with 11 years ago, a moment that changed everything,” said Bastian Langebaek. “As I step into this next chapter, I want to give a big shout out to Caroline Elleray and Tim Major, as well as my friend and manager, the hardest-working person I know, Vaz Pilikian. Thank you for believing in me.”
Bastian is an undeniably exceptional songwriter
Tim Major
Mark Gale, of Second Songs, said: “We are immensely proud and humbled that Bastian has chosen Second Songs and SMP as his publishing home for the next chapter of his career. Bastian is one of the most talented and nurturing people you’re ever likely to meet so fits into the ethos of our company perfectly. It’s a joy to see the songs he’s helped create as they travel all over the world and become the soundtrack to people’s lives.”
Tim Major, president and co-managing director, Sony Music Publishing UK, said: “Bastian is an undeniably exceptional songwriter as well as a wonderful human and we are very proud that he has chosen to work with us. Our partnership with Second Songs is the perfect set-up for him, reuniting with Mark and utilising our global SMP forces to build on all of his immense success. We are grateful to Bastian and Vaz for the trust they have placed in us all.”
PHOTO: (L-R) Tim Major, Vaz Pilikian, Mark Gale, Caroline Elleray, Kajal Modhwadia, Bastian Langebaek
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