BMG Announces L.A. Expansion
The news comes just two months after BMG officially launched its new Nashville facility, bringing together BMG’s Nashville recordings business BBR Music Group, its publishing business, and its copyright and royalty operations all under one roof, operating off the same platform at 1 Music Circle South; and less than 18 months following the opening of its new office location in New York at 1 Park Avenue. The proposed new space will consolidate the west coast publishing and recording teams, together with synch and licensing, film and books, and BMG Production Music. The new facility will also allow the company finally to fully integrate renowned rock label Rise Records it acquired in 2015 into the West Coast recorded music team.
BMG L.A. successes during 2019 include 21 Savage, Juice WRLD, Tool, The Raconteurs, Lewis Capaldi and Blanco Brown in publishing, and in frontline recordings by Avril Lavigne, Godsmack, Sammy Hagar & The Circle, The Glorious Sons, Lindsey Stirling, Zac Brown Band and 311.
BMG EVP Repertoire & Marketing LA Thomas Scherer said, “It’s just 10 months since the reorganization of BMG US and I’m glad to say we are enjoying success across the board. The move into a new, even bigger, facility is a significant development for BMG in L.A. As with all our initiatives, everything is being designed to optimize service to our songwriter and artist clients.”