Pablo Diaz-Reixa, the Latin Grammy winner known as ‘El Guincho’, has signed a renewed worldwide deal with Warner/Chappell Music
04 April 2019 - Press releasePablo Diaz-Reixa, the Latin Grammy winner known as ‘El Guincho’, has signed a renewed worldwide deal with Warner/Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. The partnership will also cover any songwriters and producers that sign to Rico Publishing, El Guincho’s new production and publishing company.
El Guincho co-wrote and produced El Mal Querer, the album from Spanish superstar Rosalía that was a worldwide hit last year. The album topped the charts in Spain, as well as taking the Number One spot on the Billboard US Latin Pop Albums chart. A sophisticated concept album, it was themed around a lovers’ relationship and partly inspired by the novel Flamenca.
Pablo Diaz-Reiza says: “I’m very happy to be renewing my partnership with Warner/Chappell and expanding it with their great support to my newly born Rico Publishing company. Rico aims to showcase the best of the exciting new talent in production and songwriting and will work as a permanent song camp hub based in Barcelona, where all our signees can work together crafting the freshest music of tomorrow.”
Santiago Menendez-Pidal, Managing Director of Warner/Chappell Music Spain, adds: “El Guincho is an incredible creative force whose influences range from Afrobeat to tropicália, and dub to rock. It’s been an immense pleasure to support his stellar career to date and I’m delighted that he’s invested his trust in us again. And we’re delighted to back his new venture, Rico Publishing, which is sure to be a hotbed of talent.”
El Guincho is an artist, songwriter and producer who has emerged from the vibrant music scene on the Canary Islands. He has worked with a huge number of respected Latin artists, including Julieta Venegas from Mexico and Javiera Mena from Chile, as well as C Tangana and La Mala Rodríguez from Spain. He has also collaborated with Icelandic star Björk.
The first song written under this deal is ‘Con Altura’, performed by Rosalia and featuring J Balvin and El Guincho himself. It is currently at Number One on the Spotify chart in Spain and Number 45 on the global Spotify chart.
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