by PublishAfrica | Jan 25, 2022 | Front Page News, News
Downtown Music Holdings announced today that it has acquired South Africa-based Sheer Music Publishing, the largest independent music publisher in Africa. Building on a long-standing relationship between Sheer and Downtown’s eponymous music publishing division, this...
by PublishAfrica | Dec 4, 2021 | Clients, Composers, News
hitsdailydouble.com Sheer Publishing, a division of Downtown Music Services and the largest independent pubco in Africa, has inked a global deal with the estate of the late Johnny Clegg to administer his catalogue. Spanning more than four decades, the South African...
by PublishAfrica | Nov 25, 2021 | Clients, Composers, News
THE SOWETAN In keeping the legacy of late legend Johnny Clegg alive, his family has announced that it has given one of the largest independent music publishers in Africa, Sheer Publishing, permission to administer his rich music catalogue of over 40 years. Sheer...
by PublishAfrica | Nov 25, 2021 | Clients, Composers, News
FROM THE CITIZENDavid Alexander, the founder and managing director of Sheer Publishing, says Clegg’s music transcends lifetimes. Johnny Clegg’s legacy lives on after his family reached a global publishing agreement for his music that has spanned four decades....
by PublishAfrica | Nov 9, 2017 | News
New York, 6 November 2017 – Indie Music Publishers meet in New York: bring back the story and romance of the great era of the songwriter and publisher At a meeting of some 60 music publishers and their guests held at the Harry Fox Agency in New York, there was a clear...
