The Sunflower Entertainment Group Forms – Sunflower Entertainment, a leading music publishing and licensing house specializing in Latin music, today, announced the formation of the Sunflower Entertainment Group (SEG).
Posted on: November 18th, 2009
Sunflower Entertainment, a leading music publishing and licensing house specializing in Latin music, today, announced the formation of the Sunflower Entertainment Group (SEG). The Sunflower Entertainment Group was created when worldwide publishing administration agreements were reached with Regent Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing, RagBag Music Publishing, Sunflower Music Inc., and Coronet Delphine Productions. The catalogues are rich with classics containing some of the most recognized songs of the past seventy years. Regent Music and Jewel Music (est.1936) dates back to Tin Pan Alley times owning such songs from Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Jerry Butler, Ike Turner, Jackie Wilson, Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Elvis Presley and the Holiday classics “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”.
“We now not only represent classic and contemporary songs and recordings from Latin America, but now a piece of the American songbook. My team is especially excited to mine the catalogues for gold.” said Jamar Chess, Co-President of Sunflower Entertainment Group (Recently selected for the Billboard Magazine 30 Under 30 Power Player list of 2009).
Beginning in 2010, SEG is planning a strategic promotional campaign (re)introducing the classic songs to film, TV and merchandise licensees. Additionally, new technology deals will be pursued to bring new life to the newly represented catalogues.
Juan Carlos Barguil, Co-President of Sunflower Entertainment Group said ”We have a tremendous opportunity to align ourselves with some of the best brands and licensees, we are now full circle, a truly full service music company.”
SEG continues to represent features such popular artists from the legendary Discos Fuentes catalog as Joe Arroyo, Sonora Carreuseles, La Sonora Dinamita, and Fruko y Sus Tesos, as well as Bachata stars Zacarias Ferreira and Kiko Rodriguez, Merengue artist Oro Solido and premier Dominican artist Vakero.
SEG will continue to be based out of New York City and plans to open a Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic office.
For further information, contact Jamar Chess or Juan Carlos Barguil
212.246.3333 tel / 212.262.6299 fax
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Contact Information
Jamar Chess
Sunflower Entertainment Group
www.sunflower-ent.com“
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