Seeker Music, a music rights and publishing company founded by hit songwriter Evan Bogart (Beyoncé’s faintRihanna’s Ask for help), has acquired the publishing rights to the first four albums of British indie rock band The Wombats.
Formed in Liverpool in 2003 and led by singer-songwriter Matthew Murphysome of the band’s most famous repertoire include Let’s dance, department, greek tragedyand turn.
The band have sold over one million albums worldwide and of their first four albums, one has been certified platinum, two have been certified gold and three have reached the UK top five.
Their last album earned them a UK number one.
The Wombats met while studying at Liverpool Academy of Performing Arts in the early 2000s and went on to record several early EPs and gain a large following in European and Japanese markets.
They secured top slots at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festivals, and performed with ” let’s dance togetherwho broke through as a key figure in the world of British indie rock in the mid-2000s.
Seeker said the acquisition of The Wombats’ catalog represents “a dual emphasis on the current catalog to complement [its] Heritage Acquisition’, as well as a UK-centric catalog with global reach.
Other Seeker acquisitions in these categories include hit songwriters Plested and RuthAnne, production duo Future Cut, British R&B icon Mark Morrison and writer/producer John Ryan (40+ One Direction hits), among others.
In addition to The Wombats, Seeker recently announced the addition of more than 14,000 titles and recordings, including hits from songwriters Plested (Before departure), produced by Kosine (python, DanceA$$), Mark Morrison (mike returns),etc.
Longest streak at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in nearly ten years, Grammy nomination Bar songs (drunk)inserting one of Seeker’s catalog clips, J-Kwon’s drunkenness.
“We are extremely excited to be working with the Seeker team and can’t think of a better team to help us build our catalog in the coming years.”
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“We are extremely excited to be working with the Seeker team and can’t think of a better team to help us build our catalog in the coming years,” said Wombats.
“It’s a pleasure to work with Murphy and the band on the next stage of their growth and career.”
Steven Melrose, Seeker
Steven Melrose, Seeker’s Global Head of Creative, added: “It’s a pleasure to be working with Murph and the band on the next stage of their growth and career.
“And Simon [Bobbett, Director/Founder of SB Music Management, who led the deal on The Wombats’ side]we know we will have a great team moving forward in all our combined efforts. continue!global music business
