Murlyn Music Group
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Murlyn Music Group AB or just Murlyn Music (MMG) is Stockholm
-based international music production company founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge
and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg takes care of administration and Bagge of artstic production. The company includes a great number of successful songwriters, producers and musicians and has produced and written material for tens of international artists.
The company has many studios in various locations (known as Murlyn Studios), a publishing division Murlyn Songs (initially headed by Pelle Lidell).
that they had been inspired by Denniz PoP
's Cheiron
, saying: "I wanted to do a similar thing but different." At that point Sweden had yet to be recognised internationally as being at the forefront of pop production and so Wåhlberg and Bagge had to first establish themselves with unknown international acts before they were able to attract the attentions of major pop stars. Murlyn's big breakthrough came with the US boy band 98 Degrees
.
In 2001 Murlyn signed a marketing deal with Universal Music Group
for distributing the catalogue of songs materials produced by Murlyn Music worldwide. Colin Barlow, Jimmy Iovine and Lucian Grainge proposed building a company around Murlyn's songwriting where they would develop acts together. Unfortunately this relationship with Interscope and Universal came at a time when the era's pop trend was fading and singer-songwriter acts were starting to dominate. Murlyn wanted to focus more on singer-songwriters, but the level of time and development required was something that the major label was reluctant to support. Wåhlberg described the singer-songwriter career plan: "You write and produce your first album and find your fan base, and then you hit the big numbers on the second one. But from the point of view of the record label, they want a return faster than a second album."
In 2007 Bagge and Wåhlberg sold the publishing catalogue to Crosstown Songs in America.
Other producers under MMG include: Mats Berntoft, DeadMono, Jock-E, Hitvision, Aleena, Nina Woodford, Yoga, Jay Jay and Infinite Mass.
Others:
Murlyn Music hits include singles and albums produced for Ricky Martin
and Ronan Keating
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
-based international music production company founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer...
and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg takes care of administration and Bagge of artstic production. The company includes a great number of successful songwriters, producers and musicians and has produced and written material for tens of international artists.
The company has many studios in various locations (known as Murlyn Studios), a publishing division Murlyn Songs (initially headed by Pelle Lidell).
History
Murlyn Music was founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg told HitQuartersHitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
that they had been inspired by Denniz PoP
Denniz Pop
Dag Krister Volle , better known under the artistic name Denniz Pop , was a Swedish DJ, music producer and songwriter....
's Cheiron
Cheiron Studios
Cheiron Studios was a recording studio located at Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa. Cheiron Studios was apart from being a recording studio, also a label Cheiron Records in affiliation with BMG for a while, and the music publishing service Cheiron Songs...
, saying: "I wanted to do a similar thing but different." At that point Sweden had yet to be recognised internationally as being at the forefront of pop production and so Wåhlberg and Bagge had to first establish themselves with unknown international acts before they were able to attract the attentions of major pop stars. Murlyn's big breakthrough came with the US boy band 98 Degrees
98 Degrees
98 Degrees is an American adult contemporary boy band consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, California....
.
In 2001 Murlyn signed a marketing deal with Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
for distributing the catalogue of songs materials produced by Murlyn Music worldwide. Colin Barlow, Jimmy Iovine and Lucian Grainge proposed building a company around Murlyn's songwriting where they would develop acts together. Unfortunately this relationship with Interscope and Universal came at a time when the era's pop trend was fading and singer-songwriter acts were starting to dominate. Murlyn wanted to focus more on singer-songwriters, but the level of time and development required was something that the major label was reluctant to support. Wåhlberg described the singer-songwriter career plan: "You write and produce your first album and find your fan base, and then you hit the big numbers on the second one. But from the point of view of the record label, they want a return faster than a second album."
In 2007 Bagge and Wåhlberg sold the publishing catalogue to Crosstown Songs in America.
Songwriters / Producers
Murlyn Music Group has the following producers- Bagge & PeerBagge & PeerBagge & Peer is a songwriter-producer partnership made up of two Swedish music producers Anders Bagge and Peer Åström. They are also majour contributors for the Stockholm-based Murlyn Music Group as Bagge is co-founder and co-owner of the music enterprose.Bagge & Peer have together written and...
- Anders "Bag" BaggeAnders BaggeSven Anders Bagge is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer...
- Peer ÅströmPeer ÅströmPeer Åström Peer Åström Peer Åström (born in Ljusdal, Sweden is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Anders Bagge. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. They have together written and produced songs for Lara Fabian, Celine Dion, Madonna,...
- Anders "Bag" Bagge
- Bloodshy & AvantBloodshy & AvantBloodshy and Avant are a music production and songwriting team from Sweden made up of Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg...
- Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson
- Pontus "Avant" Winnberg
- Korpi & BlackcellKorpi & BlackcellKorpi & Blackcell is a Swedish record producing partnership between Henrik Korpi and Mathias Johansson The partnership is responsible for a string of international hits for a number of renowned artists...
- Henrik KorpiHenrik KorpiHenrik Korpi is a Swedish songwriter, record producer with Murlyn Music Group. He also is known for collaborating with Mathias Johansson under the name Korpi & Blackcell and releasing many recording productions as "Korpi and Blackcell".In the early 1990s, Henrik Korpi moved to London, United...
- Mathias JohanssonMathias Johansson (producer)Mathias Johansson also known as Blackcell is a Swedish songwriter and record producer who has worked and as a partnership producing team with Henrik Korpi under the name Korpi & Blackcell....
- Henrik Korpi
- Arnthor BirgissonArnthor BirgissonArnthor Birgisson born on February 12, 1976, in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a Swedish songwriter and producer. His music can be described as a mixture of pop and R&B...
- David Eriksen
- Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö.
Other producers under MMG include: Mats Berntoft, DeadMono, Jock-E, Hitvision, Aleena, Nina Woodford, Yoga, Jay Jay and Infinite Mass.
Selective discography
- 98 Degrees98 Degrees98 Degrees is an American adult contemporary boy band consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, California....
- "Because of You"
- "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)"
- "You Are My Everything"
- Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
- "Have You Ever Been In Love"
- Janet JacksonJanet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
- "Don't Stop"
- Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
- "Play"
- MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
- "Get Together"
- "Like It Or Not"
- "How High"
- Jessica SimpsonJessica SimpsonJessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
- "Irresistible"
- Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
- "Toxic"
- SugababesSugababesThe Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
- "Supernatural"
- Switch"
Others:
- KelisKelisKelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
featuring Spragga BenzSpragga Benz-Career:He began his career around 1991. Once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" , but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a Dubplate...
- "Fire" - Christina MilianChristina MilianChristine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
- "When You Look At Me" and "AM to PM" - Rob ThomasRob Thomas (musician)Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...
- "This Is How A Heart Breaks" - Rachel StevensRachel StevensRachel Lauren Stevens is an English singer-songwriter, actress, presenter, dancer, television personality and model. She is a former member of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005...
- "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" - Sophie Ellis-BextorSophie Ellis-BextorSophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
- "Get Over You"
Murlyn Music hits include singles and albums produced for Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
and Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...