How competitive is it out there at the moment? Most artists we work with come to our attention through their own interesting activity in the world, but we do get a lot of referrals from our artists, managers, lawyers and other trusted friends. We pay attention to what’s happening is music, cinema, television and art. How do you usually come by your new signings?
We enjoy working with any artist who is saying something new and interesting about the world or about art and music. You only work with artists whose music you relate to - can you explain a little more what that sounds like? With all this going on, David shares his thoughts on the current publishing climate and where Mute Song is headed… Also in 2018, it has expanded into North America, learning the ropes of a whole new rights administration system. The company has signed a raft of innovative new talent this year, including Carla dal Forno, Hannah Peel, Nik Void, Pessimist and former Charlatan Tim Burgess. Just a few weeks ago, Mute songwriter Nadine Shah scored a Mercury Prize nomination and an AIM Award win for her third studio album Holiday Destination. ‘As the big publishers get bigger, the smaller, more specialised music publishers without distant investors to please are ever more vital to support music as an art form rather than a commodity.’Īnd it is Mute Song’s status as the latter which has helped the company flourish this year. ‘There is a bigger gap between niche indie companies like us and the giants,’ he continues. The publisher is preparing to round off a great 2018, and David is mulling the company's place in a gene pool teeming with multinationals, conglomerate-style independents and a growing number of private equity-funded players. We’re not building a company for a public offering,’ says David McGinnis, head of Mute Records’ boutique publishing arm Mute Song.
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