We sat down with Gustavo Jacob, Zulu González and Ricardo Jacob who together make Los Importantes de la Noche. They signed with Anara Publishing at the beginning of 2018, bringing a Latin feel to our roster. They go through their collaborative songwriting approach as well as giving advice to all aspiring songwriters out there. Tell us about […]
Drake, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna, what is one thing they all have in common? They have all used samples in their music. Sampling as we know it today has been around since the late 70’s and early 80’s. Hip-Hop artists would use breakbeats which would be taken from funk music because the rhythm was good […]
After meeting Eljuri‘s team at WOMEX 2017, Anara Publishing is delighted to announce that the prolific singer-songwriter and guitarist has joined their roster. This sees her two albums “La Lucha” and “Fuerte” represented in a worldwide publishing deal. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Cecilia Villar Eljuri was raised in New York City. Eljuri’s music navigates through landscapes ranging […]
A few months ago, we hosted a Q&A over on our Facebook page with music copyright expert Jataneel Banerjee. Along with being a specialist on the Asian territory for PRS for Music, Jataneel runs an independent label, Music Mandi, and is an artist and performer. For those of you who missed it, or would like a […]
Los Importantes de la Noche, hailing from Mexico City, are the latest additions to the Anara Publishing roster. Having formed in 2011, the band took a small break to focus on individual projects but they are now back and releasing new music. The deal sees Anara Publishing representing their new music in a worldwide deal. […]
With 2017 heralding great film releases, it has also given us great soundtracks and scores. Here we look back at some of the best film soundtracks released in 2017. Fifty Shades Darker The sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey” provided a one of the most contemporary offerings when we were looking into the film soundtracks […]
Now you know all about what sync is and why it is important to songwriters, you’re probably wondering how it exactly works when your music gets chosen to be used by a music supervisor. We’re going to take you through what this means for you as a copyright owner. Let’s talk sync in numbers. The synchronisation license […]
Pavithra Chari and Anindo Bose together form Shadow and Light, blending together Hindustani classical, pop, jazz, and electronic. We sat down with the duo from New Delhi to speak about their approach to songwriting and their thoughts on the music publishing industry. Tell us about how you started making music as Shadow and Light. We started writing […]
WOMEX (the World Music Expo) is one of the most diverse conferences in the music industry. It brings together world music of every kind, from folk, jazz, roots, ethnic, traditional music and everything in-between! Having begun in 1994, it is a staple on the calendar each year for over 2,000 delegates. Each year it travels […]
Danish composer and songwriter Christoffer Høyer joined the Anara Publishing roster in September 2017. Here he tells us about his songwriting journey, how he gets inspiration even when he’s asleep and gives valuable advice to likeminded creatives looking to get into the industry. Tell us about how you started making music I started playing the […]
