Worldwide membership numbers are even more dramatic, with members commanding 72% of Europe’s top 60 independent albums for the past three years and a 75% UK market share of the top 75 independent albums in 2007. With the repertoires of independent US music market leading labels and distributors (such as KOCH, Epitaph, IODA, Beggars and Concord) and thousands of other independent rights owners now available through Merlin, we send a clear message to the industry at large that valuable independent content is now more accessible, and more easily licensed than it has ever been,” explains Merlin Chairman and President of KOCH Records, Bob Frank. “Merlin is a major development for the independent music sector and the services who use our music. Merlin provides an unprecedented efficiency in bringing together the world’s most commercially important independent repertoire in one place. Merlin’s mission, announced at MIDEM last year, is to represent the world’s independent sector and act as an efficient central point of entry to the music it represents, in particular for digital, new media and web 2.0 rights. This brings their current market share in the US alone to over 8%, equal to that of EMI Music.
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Kris Gillespie – Domino Recording Co (USA) Darius Van Arman – Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Numero Group/Secretly Canadian (USA)Ĭolin Daniels – Inertia (Australia) Hilton Roth – African Dope – (South Africa) Luciana Pegorer – Delira Musica (Brazil) Ashley Whitfield – Evolution Music (Hong Kong) Alison Wenham – President of WIN – representing companies in all ROW countries not represented on the board.Merlin, the world’s first global rights body for independent music, has seen its membership swell to over 12,000 labels in its first month of full operation – representing, without a doubt, the largest and most commercially significant bundle of music rights outside the majors. Glenn Dicker – Redeye Distribution and Yep Roc Records – (USA) Erik Gilbert – Essential Music and Marketing (USA) Dave Hansen – Epitaph Records (USA) Geoff Kulawick – IDLA (Canada) Tom Silverman – Tommy Boy (USA) The full Merlin board, in alphabetical order per bloc, is as follows:Įrik Brataas – Phonofile (Norway) Michel Lambot – PIAS Group (Belgium) Martin Mills – Beggars Group (UK) Florian von Hoyer – Altafonte (Spain) Horst Weidenmueller – K7 (Germany)Įmmanuel de Buretel – Because Music (France) Oke Goettlich – Finetunes (Germany) We were founded as a truly global operation, a fact reflected in the make-up and construct of our board, and I am honoured to lead an organisation that draws together such experience and expertise.” The board will sit for two years, effective October 28th 2014.Ĭommenting on the results, Charles Caldas, Merlin CEO said: “That this election attracted such strong candidate numbers, representing some of the world’s most important music companies, is testament to Merlin’s standing within the independent community. No observers have currently been added for the ROW. Non-voting observers added to the North America and Europe blocs are Kris Gillespie ( Domino Recording Co, USA), Darius Van Arman (Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Numero Group/ Secretly Canadian, USA) Emmanuel de Buretel ( Because Music, France) and Oke Goettlich (Finetunes, Germany).
Meanwhile Erik Gilbert (Essential Music & Marketing USA) and Ashley Whitfield (Evolution Music Hong Kong) both join the board for the first time. Merlin, the global rights agency for the independent label sector, has announced the results of its biennial board election – with Beggars Group founder Martin Mills continuing as Chairman.
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