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Nettwerk acquires rock publisher Robot Of The Century
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 23 January 2015
The Nettwerk Music Group has bought the catalogue of independent publisher Robot Of The Century Music, a company originally set up by Roadrunner Records founder Cees Wessels which publishes songs from Trivium, Soulfly and Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach, amongst others.
Originally an offshoot of the now Warner-owned Roadrunner label, Robot Of The Century Music has been an independent publisher since 2010. After Wessels was eased out of Roadrunner by Warner in 2012, he seemed to be focusing more on his publishing business, which was revamped to an extent in that it started working with artists beyond the rock genre that both it and Roadrunner were best known for.
Though it’s the rock music in its catalogue that has seemingly interested Nettwerk, which is keen to diversify its publishing repertoire that has traditionally had a singer-songwriter bias. The Robot Of The Century deal is the second publishing acquisition of the Canadian music group in recent weeks, it having also recently taken a 50% stake in the Nashville-based Ten Ten Music Group.
Confirming the latest deal, Nettwerk COO Simon Mortimer-Lamb said: “Robot Of The Century writers have established themselves as some of the best in their genre and have achieved a global reach. We look forward to utilising out team throughout the world to ensure their continued growth and success”.
Meanwhile Robot Of The Century President Doug Keogh said in a statement: “As Nettwerk further establishes its global strategy and embraces growth in their roster and repertoire, these artists will enjoy a new team with the same core values that helped launch their careers”.
