Faber Music has acquired composer agency and music publisher Manners McDade in a seven figure deal.
Founded by Catherine Manners in 2001, the agency side of Manners McDade represents a roster of music-makers who compose and create music for film, TV, advertising and games, including Oli Julian, Jessica Jones, Vince Pope and Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch. They will now join Faber’s own roster of composers and musicians.
The deal also covers publishing catalogues that include music by the likes of Nils Frahm, Max Cooper, Poppy Ackroyd, Aisha Devi, Büsra Kayikçi and Balmorhea.
The Manners McDade brand will continue to be used following the deal, with the firm’s Harriet Moss set to head up that unit within Faber Music, joined by her current creative team.
Confirming all this, Faber Music’s Commercial Rights & Business Affairs Director Richard Paine says: “In Manners McDade Catherine Manners has created a composer-centred business that has legions of admirers here and overseas. Perfect synergies exist between the company and our own composer agency and commercial rights business, including shared beliefs in the values of creativity, integrity and fierce independence. We look forward to building on Catherine’s amazing legacy”.