Sony/ATV Melds Extreme Music, EMI Prod. Music

• Sony/ATV Music Publishing has combined its two production music divisions — Extreme Music and EMI Production Music — into one global operation under the leadership of Russell Emanuel as its President & CEO. EMI Production Music is home to top libraries including KPM, Music House and Juice, and Extreme Music represents a roster of A-List talent such as Quincy Jones, Hans Zimmer, Sir George Martin, Labrinth, Rodney Jerkins, Ramin Djawadi, and many more.

Sony/ATV Chairman & CEO Jon Platt stated, “Russell is undeniably one of the best in the business, and I’m pleased to recognize his expertise and influence with this new leadership role. His vision to integrate these two successful production music entities will further support our composers, clients and catalogues on a global scale.”

Emanuel has served as CEO, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder of Extreme Music and Bleeding Fingers Music (BFM) for 22 years. Before creating Bleeding Fingers, Emanuel co-founded Extreme Music in 1997. He grew the company to such a large success that it was purchased by Sony/ATV in 2008, with Emanuel remaining as CEO. Extreme Music and Bleeding Fingers are renowned as producers of award-winning film and television scores and have become trusted music sources for top productions. Bolstered by a unique creative partnership with Hans Zimmer, Russell and his team at Bleeding Fingers have become the go-to music team for original scores for series including The Simpsons, Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Superfly, Apollo Mission to the Moon, The Planets, Masterchef, Queer Eye, Seven Worlds, One Planet, and the recently-premiered Planet Earth: A Celebration.

Emanuel said, “I’m extremely thankful and excited for this incredible new opportunity. It’s a dream scenario to harness two iconic brands, cutting edge technology and extraordinary talent to create a dynamic next chapter, which will be both evolutionary and revolutionary.”