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Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global (“BLG”) and its family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts and Stage Rights. These will now become part of Concord Theatricals.
Established in 2018, Concord Theatricals is comprised of catalogs from Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection. This latest acquisition does not include BLG’s Stageworks or its Broadway On Demand streaming service.
BLG represents catalogs from David Auburn, Jocelyn Bioh, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Richard Greenberg, Lauren Gunderson, Katori Hall and David Henry Hwang, among many others.
“Concord’s mission is to champion authors by promoting and protecting their work and empowering theatre makers to help their shows reach audiences worldwide,” said Sean Patrick Flahaven, chief theatricals executive of Concord. “Bringing together these catalogs combines 150 titles and 400 authors that are already shared between the companies, as well as creating new relationships.”
“We are theatre professionals who love what we do,” said Dan Markley, chief operating officer of BLG. “BLG was founded in 2017 before the COVID pandemic and expanded over the next few years, acquiring Dramatists Play Service along with other licensing companies while funding and stabilizing the company during the most challenging time in the history of the American theatre. Now, Ted Chapin and I are very pleased to have found the right partner to continue to protect our primary stakeholders, the authors and playwrights who create the wonderful works we help make available to performers and producers.”
+ Range Music has launched a new composer division. The first hire is Jeff Jernigan, who will represent music-for-media composers, songwriters, music supervisors and executive music producers.
Range Music’s expertise at the intersection of music and TV has long been evident in its representation of music supervisors, such as Andrea von Foerster (“Yellowstone,” “Landman”), Jordan Carroll (“Better Man,” “Dear Evan Hansen”), Alison Moses and Kayla Monetta (“Ginny and Georgia,” “Idiotka”) and Angela Asistio (“Interior Chinatown,” “Val”).
In recognizing the ability to create further cross-division opportunities, Range Music is officially launching this new department with a music for television and film focus. Jernigan’s clients include Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (“Gravity”), Emmy-nominated composer and songwriter Tom Howe (“Ted Lasso”), Raffertie (“The Substance”), Emmy-nominated music supervisor Amanda Krieg Thomas (“Halston”), Brandon Roberts (“Andor”), Joseph Stephens (“The Righteous Gemstones”), Disasterpeace (“It Follows”), Tony-nominated composer Helen Park (“KPOP”), and Grammy-winning music supervisor Steven Gizicki (“Maestro”).
Range Music represents a wide range of talent, including Jack Harlow, Shaboozey, Noah Cyrus, PartyNextDoor and more.
+ G Major Mgmt has announced a series of hires and internal promotions. Joining the team is G Major’s new manager of insights and fan engagement strategy, Emilie Gilbert and digital manager, Madeline “Sledge” Lary.
Samantha Thornton has also been elevated to senior director of marketing, overseeing the newly invigorated marketing department, and Harry Lyons is promoted to senior director of business operations, leading G Major’s lineup of day-to-day managers while spearheading touring and business expansion.
Bunetta will continue to guide the company’s forward march, while also continuing management for client Thomas Rhett.
+ Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) has appointed Jason Taylor as its new VP of business development. Based in Los Angeles, and reporting to Chief Creative Officer Jedd Katrancha, Taylor will lead efforts to build upon the company’s roster, focusing on legacy catalogs and forging new B2B partnerships.
Taylor joins DMP following senior roles at Iconoclast, Hipgnosis Songs Group, and Big Deal Music Group, where he was instrumental in identifying, signing, and cultivating value in culturally significant music assets, artists and catalogs.
“I’ve long admired Downtown’s commitment to creativity and authentic artist growth,” said Jason Taylor, VP of business development at DMP. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a future-forward thinking team continuing to elevate and advocate for the presence of the songwriter as a core part of its mission”
The company also announced an expanded role for Bea Koramblyum, who will now serve as global head of business affairs and VP of business development. The new title formalizes her longstanding contributions to Downtown’s catalog growth through dealmaking and business development initiatives.
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