Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has announced a new partnership with former Virgin Records exec Emmanuel de Buretel which will see the two men launch a combined publishing venture. The deal will be structured around Blackwell's publishing company Blue Mountain and de Buretel's Because Publishing outfit. The first signings under the new venture will be The Sunshine Underground, The Blood Arm, Kano, and The Marshals.
Confirming the deal, Blackwell told CMU: "I am very excited about our new publishing venture with Emanuel - he has great taste and is, in my opinion, one of the very best people in the business today."