ole Signs Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal With Super-Producer Timbaland

By: Jul. 29, 2015
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ole, the world's fastest growing independent rights management company, has expanded its deal with renowned GRAMMY Award-winning super-producer, songwriter, and solo artist Timbaland from administration to a worldwide co-publishing agreement. Timbaland and ole began working together in 2012, and the relationship has progressively expanded to include not only Tim's ever-growing catalog of hits but also an expanding roster of new songwriting talent through the ole-Bluestone publishing co-venture.

The co-venture was launched in 2013 to discover and develop new songwriters. So far, the partnership has signed rapper and songwriter Garland "Sebastian" Mosley, who shares co-writing credits on Justin Timberlake's hit track "Mirrors," and David Bratton, the songwriter behind the 2014 gospel hit "Every Praise," as well as alternative rock band OK Mayday, hip-hop/R&B producer/songwriter Maurice "Velly" Conaway, and rapper Justin "Capo" Andrews.

Timbaland has three GRAMMY Awards to his credit, including Best R&B Song two years running for Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" featuring Jay Z and Justin Timberlake's "Pusher Love Girl," as well as multiple recent ASCAP awards, including the 2015 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year Award with co-writes on Beyoncé's smashes "Drunk in Love" and "Partition" as well as Jay Z featuring Beyoncé's "Part II (On the Run)," and Jay Z's "Tom Ford." While Timbaland has never been more in demand as a producer, writer, and artist with multiple collaborations and a new solo album about to pop, he has also expanded his focus in the past year to take on the role of Executive Music Producer of the hit FOX-TV show Empire.

"Timbaland has influenced and shaped an entire era of music, and we welcome this expansion of our successful relationship," said Robert Ott, Chairman and CEO of ole. "From both a music and business vantage point, we look forward to growing with him. We will work to bring Timbaland's music to an even wider audience while helping to develop the writers and artists he discovers via our ole-Bluestone venture."

"ole has been great to work with, and it only made sense to further our partnership," said Timbaland.

Timbaland first made his mark on the music industry in the 1990s, working on the massively successful and influential albums Ginuwine...The Bachelor by Ginuwine, One in a Million by Aaliyah, and Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott. He has since produced a long line of A-List artists, including Beyoncé, Drake, Usher, Jay Z, Nas, Eminem, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Nelly Furtado, Fabolous, Petey Pablo, Limp Bizkit, No Doubt, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, The Pussycat Dolls, Jamie Foxx, Diddy, Rihanna, 50 Cent, Kanye West, OneRepublic, Flo Rida, Madonna, New Kids on the Block, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Lil Wayne, among many others. He currently serves as Executive Music Producer for the hit FOX television series Empire.

As a solo artist, Timbaland reached the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart with his Platinum-selling album Shock Value, which included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper "Give It to Me" featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake as well as "Apologize (Remix)" featuring OneRepublic and "The Way I Are" featuring Keri Hilson, which reached #2 and #3 on the chart, respectively. His followup, Shock Value II, featured three Top 40 singles. His next album, Opera Noir, is slated for release in 2015.

About ole:

ole is one of the world's foremost rights management companies with investments of over $450M in music intellectual property (IP). Founded in 2004, with operations in Toronto, Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles, ole is engaged in IP acquisitions, creative development, and worldwide rights management. The ole catalog includes over 45,000 songs and 60,000 hours of TV and film music across all genres. Copyrights under ole's control include songs recorded by artists such as the Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé, Blake Shelton, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Michael Jackson, One Direction, Rihanna, Rush, Taylor Swift, and Timbaland. ole controls substantial A/V music and secondary rights including catalogs from Sony Pictures Entertainment, MGM, Miramax, Nelvana, and Nu Image/Millennium. Jingle Punks, the Production Music division of ole, provides quality content and service to creators in all media with over 230,000 tracks in its library.

ole is committed to the creative development of its 100+ staff songwriters, legacy writers, and composers and adding value to our catalogs and client catalogs. Current ole writers include Rush, Timbaland, Tyler Farr, Josh Dorr, Gord Bamford, Brett Jones, Dave Turnbull, Jeremy Stover, Marty Dodson, and Ian Thornley. ole has ongoing Ventures with Last Gang Publishing, Roots Three Music, Jackoby Publishing, and most recently, ole-Bluestone Publishing, ole's venture with global hitmaker Timbaland. ole's legacy catalogs and writers include Max Webster, Coney Hatch, and Ian Thomas.

ole is proud to be associated with its bank partners SunTrust, JP Morgan, CIT Finance, Fifth Third Bank, Avenue Bank, City National Bank, and OneWest Bank.

ole is committed to being the world's best and most innovative Rights Management Company and the preferred destination for IP Investors and Creators in all Media.

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