16/10/2007 20:24
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --
- Lead Songwriters Bjorn Dixgard and Gustaf Noren Ink for Latest Album 'Never Seen The Light Of Day'
Sony/ATV Music Publishing announced today that the company has entered into a worldwide publishing agreement to represent Sweden's Mando Diao and its principal songwriters, Bjorn Dixgard and Gustaf Noren, for the band's fourth album, Never Seen The Light Of Day, slated for release on October 22.
Produced by Bjorn Olsson and engineered by Patrik Heikinpieti, Never Seen The Light Of Day, the release features the singles "If I Don't Live Today, I Might Be Here Tomorrow" and "Gold."
Mando Diao has taken its critically acclaimed live show across the world, headlining in Germany, the US and Japan. This year, the band won Sweden's "Rock Act of the Year," Grammy Award, and "Best Live Act of the Year" and "Song of the Year" from Swedish National Radio, and it was the sole Swedish act to perform at the 2007 global Live Earth concert.
The band, managed by Carl Blom, was signed by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia.
"We are proud to sign one of the finest rock and roll bands coming out of Sweden -- Mando Diao," said Patrik Sventelius, Managing Director, Sony/ATV Scandinavia. "It's exciting to see the buzz the band has created internationally, and we look forward to supporting their efforts to reach a global audience."
The band's dual frontmen, Bjorn Dixgard and Gustaf Noren said, "We're proud that Sony/ATV will be publishing Mando Diao's next album. Sony/ATV shares our vision of a fruitful relationship between songwriters and publishers and we're confident that this partnership will take Mando Diao to a new level."
About Sony/ATV Music Publishing (http://www.sonyatv.com)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing was established in 1995 as a joint venture
between Sony and trusts formed by Michael Jackson. Sony/ATV Music Publishing
owns or administers over 500,000 copyrights by such artists as The Beatles,
Beck, Brooks & Dunn, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, The Everly
Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Mann, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash,
Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Richie Sambora, Stephen Stills, KT Tunstall and
Hank Williams, among others. Sony/ATV recently acquired the Leiber Stoller
and Famous catalogues. It is not part of the Sony BMG Music Entertainment
venture.
Web site: http://www.sonyatv.com
Laura Hynes-Keller, of Rubenstein Communications for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, +1-212-843-8095, lhynes@rubenstein.com