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Stargate man renews publishing deal with EMI
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 28 April 2011
One half of songwriting and production team Stargate, Tor Erik Hermansen, has re-signed his worldwide publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing, the company has announced.
Stargate are known for their work with Beyonce, Katy Perry and Rihanna, amongst others, recently writing three US number one singles for the latter: ‘S&M’, ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ and ‘What’s My Name’.
Hermansen told CMU: “I’m thrilled to extend my relationship with EMI, and especially in a week were we can celebrate our ninth US number one single together. Over the last decade we’ve been able to thrive together in a very rough environment. [EMI execs] Guy Moot, Roger Faxon, Jon Platt and their team are the best in the game and it’s no coincidence that they do as well as they do”.
EMI Music Publishing’s President and UK and European A&R man Guy Moot added: “I’ve had the privilege of working with Tor for many years now and it’s so rewarding to see him and Mikkel achieve the success they, and their managers Tim Blacksmith and Danny D, have worked so hard for and deserve so much. Whether it’s delivering a number one hit for Rihanna, Katy Perry or Wiz Khalifa they constantly push themselves to do better and develop further – they’re perfectionists. It’s a pleasure and a privilege to work with them, and everybody at EMI Music Publishing is looking forward to our relationship continuing for many years to come”.
