Ultra International Music Publishing has cut a deal to provide its catalog of hip-hop, R&B, reggae, latin and dance music to Muzak’s platform of customized playlists.  Muzak creates customized music playlists for 350,000 clients that are experienced by 100 million people every day, according to the company, which uses Rightsflow to license and track royalty payments.  Ultra’s song catalog includes “Blame It” performed by Jamie Fox feat T Pain and “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” performed by Pitbull.

By Ed Christman

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May 26, 2010, New York, NY – Ultra International Music Publishing, a rapidly growing international independent music publisher, has partnered with Muzak, the leader in sensory branding solutions for businesses, to integrate Ultra’s diverse catalog into Muzak’s platform of customized playlists.

Ultra International Music Publishing boasts a rich repertoire of international songwriters, producers and artists in Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Latin, and Dance.  Recent Ultra chart-toppers include “Blame It” performed by Jamie Fox feat T Pain and “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” performed by Pitbull. Read the rest of this entry »

Three-day celebration includes industry conference about music and branding

Fort Mill, SC – October 7, 2009 - Muzak, the world’s leading provider of music, messaging and branded sensory media, is preparing to celebrate three quarters of a century in business. As part of the planned events commemorating the 75th anniversary, Muzak will host its first industry conference devoted to music and branding. The two-day event at the North Carolina Music Factory is named The General George Squier Brainery: A Focused Discussion on the Art, Science & Sound of Music Branding. The event also has the support of RightsFlow, a partner company who provides a publishing licensing service to Muzak and helps to simplify the complex issues of copyright compliance and royalty payment.

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New York, NY – May 23, 2009 – The royalty processing and licensing company RightsFlow has formed a strategic partnership with Muzak to help manage the latter’s licensing and accounting. RightsFlow, a New York-based company that launched in October 2007, will supplement the efforts of Muzak’s in-house licensing staff. The deal comes three months after the Fort Mill, S.C.-based Muzak, which provides music to 400,000 retail stores, filed Feb. 10 for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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CANNES, Jan. 30 –- RightsFlow Entertainment Group principal Patrick Sullivan does not believe that music will all be free in the future but he is convinced that 2008 will see the end of DRM. “DRM is dead and I think we’ll see a move by a big company with a lot of investment capital, someone like Google, to force the issue this year,” he said.
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