ole Signs New Deal With Timbaland (2017)

Timbaland With Robert Ott
Toronto-born rights management company ole has extended and expanded its partnership with Timbaland. ole and Timbaland’s pop and urban publishing co-venture Bluestone, founded in 2012, will continue – with industry veteran Eric Spence continuing to work with ole to facilitate the future activity of the company. ole has also expanded its worldwide administrative deal with Timbaland himself, including the addition of YouTube and other digital video platforms.

As part of the extension of Bluestone, ole and Timbaland have also extended their relationship with hit songwriter and American rapper, Garland Mosley (ak Sebastian), on a worldwide administrative deal. In 2013, Mosley, brother of Timbaland and best known by his stage name Sebastian, was the first deal signed by Bluestone. “ole is very pleased to extend the term of our successful, 5-year co-venture with Timbaland and Bluestone,” said ole CEO & Chairman Robert Ott.

*musicbusinessworldwide.com

Ole Expands Partnership With Timbaland

By Murray Stassen. Fast-growing independent rights management company Ole has expanded its deal with 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 his catalogue 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.

*musicweek.com