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FRESH SIGNS TO COLUMBIA IN THE US, EXTENDS MINISTRY OF SOUND DEAL AND SIGNS TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING

26 Jul 2012

FRESH SIGNS TO COLUMBIA IN THE US, EXTENDS MINISTRY OF SOUND DEAL AND SIGNS TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING

They say good things come in threes... DJ Fresh has just signed 3 deals totaling a cool £6 million for publishing and recordings in the UK and US.

Fresh (aka Dan Stein), has also announced details of his new single, ‘The Feeling’ (featuring RaVaughn) and new artist album, ‘Nextlevelism’, which features collaborations with Dizzee Rascal, Rita Ora, Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, The Fray, Juliette Lewis, Adam F, Ms Dynamite, Liam Bailey and more.

‘The Feeling’ was unveiled via a world exclusive on Radio 1 via Annie Mac on Friday 20th July. See attached releases for further information.

Fresh has extended his recordings deal with Ministry of Sound long term and now covers the world excluding the USA.

Lohan Presencer, Ministry of Sound CEO said:
"DJ Fresh has been a cornerstone addition to our growing artist roster. Signing to Columbia, the top US label, is a further recognition of his exceptional pop credentials. We are very excited about the forthcoming album and working with Sony to build Dan into a global superstar."

Andy Varley, Insanity Managing Director and Fresh’s manager said:
"The last 2 years have been incredibly exciting for Dan, and with the signing of these three major new deals to Ministry, Columbia, and Universal, I truly believe we can make him a global artist. We have worked very hard with Ministry to create a career defining album, and we look forward to working with Rob Stringer and his team at Columbia to grow the DJ Fresh brand in the US. Universal Publishing are already opening some exciting doors, and we will shortly be announcing a major pan-European TV advert sync as well as an enormous global feature film deal. We will continue to tour the Fresh Live show through summer festivals, before releasing the album in late September/ early October."

COLUMBIA RECORDS
Fresh has signed a recording deal with Columbia Records for North America. A recent sync deal has seen ‘The Power’ being used for the current Singstar campaign in the States, and other album tracks have been synced across X-Factor USA, Dancing With The Stars, ESPN and a wide range of video games.

Rob Stringer, Columbia Records CEO said:
“We are very excited to pick up the challenge of breaking such an innovative and contemporary artist as Fresh in North America. We already are working on great ideas with him to maximize a successful launch over the coming months!”

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
Fresh has signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.

Paul Connolly, President of Europe and UK, Universal Music Publishing Group said:
"There was never any question in my mind that we should be working with Dan. He's in the vanguard of dance music's global popularity but he also has all the attributes of a truly talented and versatile songwriter. With David Dollimore's continued involvement on the Ministry of Sound label side here, and with Columbia now coming on board in the US, it really was a case of "how" not "if" we sign him, and I'm grateful to Andy [Varley, manager] and Richard [Hoare, lawyer] for helping to make that happen."
For further information on DJ Fresh please contact:
Matt Learmouth @ Alchemy PR on: 020 8996 1520 or email matt@alchemypr.com

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