Publishing types Sony-ATV have signed up Thaddis Harrell, one third of Red Zone Productions, the songwriting and production team behind that Rihanna track 'Umbrella' that seems so attached to the number one slot at the moment. Harrell, aka Kuk, is the dedicated 'top line and lyric writer' in the Red Zone team (obviously you all know what a 'top line writer' is, so I won't patronise you by explaining it, not that I don't know what it means. Two gaps in my music production knowledge exposed in one Daily would be very embarrassing, but fortunately I do know what it means - so that's alright then), and he has projects upcoming with the likes of Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
Confirming the new publishing deal, Sony/ATV chief Rak Sanghvi told CMU: "This signing is a real coup for us - Thaddis currently has the number one record both here and in the US and it doesn't get much better than that! His slate of forthcoming cuts on some amazing projects will raise his profile even further over the coming months and I look forward to him receiving the recognition he deserves for being one of the best writer/producers in the business."