Warner Chappell and Salaam Remi’s Analog Metaverse Team Up for Publishing Partnership

Warner Chappell Music has entered into a new publishing partnership with Analog Metaverse.

The boutique rights management company and music publisher was founded by Grammy-winning record producer and music executive Salaam Remi. 

As part of the agreement, WCM will jointly administer the majority of the company’s music catalog, which includes the works of Remi himself, along with artists, songwriters, and producers such as Dennis Brown, Don Blackman, Bobby “Digital” Dixon, and Terri Walker.

Spanning decades and genres, the Analog Metaverse catalog features over 2,000 songs, including classics and contemporary hits like “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys, “Money In My Pocket” by Dennis Brown, “All I Want Is You” by Miguel and J Cole, “Revolution” by Dennis Brown, “Fu-Gee-La” by the Fugees, and “Here Comes the Hotstepper” by Ini Kamoze. 

The catalog also includes the Ivor Novello Award-winning song “Stronger Than Me” by Amy Winehouse, and Remi’s eight other co-writes with Amy Winehouse, making him the most prolific collaborator. 

Salaam Remi expressed, “Being a songwriter and publisher myself, I understand the importance of having partners who not only appreciate the creations of past generations’ icons but also can help us reach new audiences. My Analog Metaverse team – Kwame [Kandekore, head of legal and business affairs], Josephine [Westphal, vice president of royalties and administration], and I – acknowledge the value of partners like Guy Moot and the entire Warner Chappell team in guiding these classics for future generations.”

Gut Moot, WCM co-chair/CEO, remarked, “I’ve known Salaam for over three decades, and it’s an honor to oversee not only his own body of work, but also that of legends like Dennis Brown. Carianne [Marshall, WCM co-chair/COO] and I are deliberate about the catalogs we manage and consider how to nurture them for the present and future. There is significant synergy between our strategies and Analog Metaverse’s vision, and we are excited to collaborate to help writers and estates achieve their full potential.”