Warp Publishing joins IMPEL

23 April 2025 - Press release

Iconic company has a diverse roster including Boards of Canada, Slowdive, Khruangbin, Danny Brown, Speakers Corner Quartet, Autechre and more.

 

Warp Publishing is a leading independent music publishing company with offices in London and Los Angeles. It grew out of Warp Records, one of the most creative independent labels in the world, which for over 30 years has been synonymous with cutting edge creativity.

Warp Publishing provides a personalised music publishing service to a diverse and unique roster of artists, score composers and hit songwriters including Boards of Canada, Slowdive, Khruangbin, Danny Brown, Speakers Corner Quartet, Autechre, Yves Tumor, Death Grips, Guy Sigsworth, Dry Cleaning, Kelsey Lu, Daniel Lopatin and many more.

It also represents a number of music catalogues on behalf of other companies including Psychotic Reaction Music, Inni Music and Infine Music. 

Warp Publishing’s Head of Publishing Administration María Navarro said: “We’re really pleased to be joining IMPEL and to be part of a community that so clearly shares our values of independence, transparency and innovation. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, it’s more important than ever to have collective licensing partners who understand and represent the needs of forward-thinking publishers. We’re looking forward to working alongside the IMPEL team and its members to help shape a fairer and more dynamic future for songwriters and rightsholders.”

IMPEL CEO Sarah Williams said: “Warp is an iconic name in the independent music community with a tremendous history and a strong track record of success. We’re delighted to welcome them to IMPEL and appreciate the trust they are putting in us. As well as adding a fantastic catalogue to our collective licensing repertoire, the expertise, insight and creativity of the Warp team will be a great addition to our community of independent music publishers around the world.”

IMPEL is the international collective licensing agency representing digital music publishing rights. It is 100% owned and controlled by its members, which include respected independent publishers such as Bucks Music Group, Beggars Music, Reservoir Music, Kassner Music, CTM, ABKCO, TRO Essex, Faber Music, Mute Song, Budde UK, Phrased Differently and many more.

The IMPEL membership represents a diverse collection of works recorded by many of the world’s biggest artists, past and present, including Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Dua Lipa, David Bowie, Ray Charles, Rihanna, Beyonce, Calvin Harris, Elvis Presley and Joni Mitchell.