Sentric Music
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Sentric Music is a British
independent music publisher specialising in emerging song writers and artists.
Incorporated in February 2006, the company is based in Liverpool
, England
. Using its own custom built administration system, Sentric has used technology to distinguish themselves from other music publishing companies, offering their services to all UK based song writers via their web based system which is available via http://sentricmusic.com. The company administers the works of over 7000 artists/writers in the UK.
Sentric publish their writers work in the UK via PRS for Music and the MCPS
collection societies and in 2010 signed a sub-publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing
for the US
territory.
As well as collecting royalties
for their writers, Sentric also search for synchronisation opportunities for its signings and has previously synced music on adverts for the likes of Lexus
, O2 Germany
and De Montfort University
. Sentric also provide music for Channel 5 and its sister stations through a sub-publisher.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
independent music publisher specialising in emerging song writers and artists.
Incorporated in February 2006, the company is based in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Using its own custom built administration system, Sentric has used technology to distinguish themselves from other music publishing companies, offering their services to all UK based song writers via their web based system which is available via http://sentricmusic.com. The company administers the works of over 7000 artists/writers in the UK.
Sentric publish their writers work in the UK via PRS for Music and the MCPS
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society is an organisation that pay royalties to composers, songwriters and music publishers when a composition is manufactured into any format. This includes copies of the music alone such as CDs and downloads, and also products that use the music as a part of...
collection societies and in 2010 signed a sub-publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing is a full-service music publisher and copyright administrator. It was established in 2007 as a division of Downtown Music LLC and includes a catalog of over 8,000 titles from a varied roster of songwriters and writer-artists....
for the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
territory.
As well as collecting royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
for their writers, Sentric also search for synchronisation opportunities for its signings and has previously synced music on adverts for the likes of Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
, O2 Germany
O2 (Germany)
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG is a leading provider of broadband and telecommunications in Germany. The company trades as O2 and Alice...
and De Montfort University
De Montfort University
De Montfort University is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens...
. Sentric also provide music for Channel 5 and its sister stations through a sub-publisher.
Awards
The company has won a number of awards including early success winning the Merseyside Innovation Award in May 2007, as well as being recognised in the Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards 2008. In December 2010 Sentric Music was winner of the Virtual Business Awards 2010.Selection of acts currently signed to Sentric Music
Some of the most prominent acts working with Sentric include:- Sound of GunsSound of GunsSound of Guns are an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 2008. They are signed to independent record label Distiller Records through which they released their debut album 'What Came From Fire' on 28 June 2010....
- David's Lyre
- Hot Club de ParisHot Club De ParisHot Club de Paris are an English band from Liverpool. They are signed to the London-based Moshi Moshi Records and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops in October 2006...
- Goldheart AssemblyGoldheart Assembly-History:Goldheart Assembly formed in 2007, as a group of six musicians from various bands. They met at club nights, at Covent Garden’s Rock Garden, run by now-bandleaders James Dale and John Herbert...
- Kid Adrift
- CastCast (band)Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power and Peter Wilkinson after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split...
- Wolf People
- Funeral Suits
- Gallops
- While She Sleeps
- Yousef
- Rokhsan
- Copy Haho
- Polarsets
- Mammal Club
- Juan Zelada
- Cattle & Cane
- The Victorian English Gentlemens ClubThe Victorian English Gentlemens ClubThe Victorian English Gentlemens Club are a three piece experimental indie art rock band based in Cardiff, Wales.-Name:The name of the band is correctly spelt without an apostrophe. On their website, the band acknowledges they are "aware that there should be" an apostrophe...
- Brontide
- Crushing Blows
- Hold Your Horse Is
- Three Trapped Tigers
- Cerebral BallzyCerebral BallzyCerebral Ballzy is a punk band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band was formed in 2008 and released their debut, self titled, album on 26 July 2011. The album was released in full as an online preview on the ....
- Catherine A.D.
- Kowalski
- capac
- The Red Suns
- Retro/Grade (Serge Santiago)
- Gabby Young and Other Animals
- Gideon ConnGideon ConnGideon Conn is a singer-songwriter. He is based in Manchester, but tours extensively around the UK, and has played at UK festivals, including Glastonbury Festival....
- Malpas
- Polarbear
- A Plastic Rose
- Room 94
- Tall Ships
- Mike Marlin
- Young Runaways
- The Loud
- Washington Irving
- Labyrinth Ear
- The Keys of Atlas
- Jody Has A Hitlist
- MiddlemanMiddleman (band)Middleman are a 4-piece alternative rap rock band based in Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. They formed in 2006. They released singles Blah Blah Blah and Good To Be Back on Bad Sneekers records in 2007, and It’s not Over Yet on Blip Records on 5 September 2010. Their next single Chipping Away is...
- Bos Angeles
- Yes Cadets
- Arthur Rigby
- I Am Austin
- The Good The Bad
- I Am In Love
- Honour Before Glory
- The Sea
- Stalking Horse
- Bastille
- Thomas J Speight
- Zen Elephant
- My First Tooth
- Axis Of
- Jamie Ley
- Ice Black Birds
- Napoleon In Rags
- What Gorilla?
- The ThirstThe ThirstThe Thirst are an indie band based in Brixton, London. The band consists of brothers Mensah and Kwame Hart , Mark Lenihan and Marcus Harris .-History:...
- Winterhours
- By The Rivers
- Mike Fantastic
- The Riff Raff
- D:ReamD:ReamD:Ream was a UK pop and dance band of the 1990s. They had a UK Number One hit with "Things Can Only Get Better" in 1994 as well as eight more top 40 hits. They released two albums, both of which reached the top five...
- RevereRevere-People:*Anne Revere, U.S. film actress of the 1940s*Ben Revere, American Baseball Player in the Minnesota Twins organization*Joseph W. Revere, Union general in the American Civil War*Lawrence Revere, U.S. author and professional gambler*Paul Revere, U.S...
- You Animals
- Fiona ClaytonFiona ClaytonFiona Clayton is a British musician who is the lead singer for the Alston folk rock band "Room Full Of Owls". Clayton was introduced to the British public nationwide when featured on the BBC Introducing show in June 2010....
- Threads Orchestra
- The Jane BradfordsThe Jane BradfordsThe Jane Bradfords are an indie band from Belfast, Northern Ireland that have drawn comparisons to Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order and The National.-Career:...
- Goonies Never Say DieGoonies never say dieGoonies Never Say Die are a six piece instrumental and post-rock band from Blackpool, England. Although they are a little vague on the formation date, they think it was around August 2007.-Career:...
- These Words
- Scams
- Skeletons & The Empty Pockets
- Minnaars
- GrammaticsGrammaticsGrammatics were a British alternative rock band from Leeds, England, predominantly influenced by British bands of the 1990s such as Blur, Pulp, and Suede.The band also quotes the following musical influences: Cursive, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age,...
- Envy and Other Sins
- Sunbirds
- ThroatsThroatsThroats were a band that formed in Spalding, England, in 2007. Starting out, their music was very raw, fast and straightforward Hardcore. Over the years their musical ideas developed and they began to incorporate elements of doom, crust, d-beat and sludge metal which resulted in a very dissonant...
- Ute
- XX TeensXX TeensXX Teens, formerly Xerox Teens are a five-piece band from London. They began performing in London in 2004 and since then have released six singles and an EP. Their debut album Welcome To Goon Island was released on 28 June 2008 on Mute Records. It includes the songs "Onkawara/B-54", "Darlin'",...
- Elle s'appelle
Acts signed to Sentric before signing traditional publishing deals
- Dry The River (Warner/Chappell / TransgressiveTransgressive RecordsTransgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, England formed in 2004. Founders Tim Dellow, and Toby L first met at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby's rockfeedback website. The first release on the label was 1am by The Subways, released in September 2004...
) - Dutch UnclesDutch UnclesDutch Uncles are an indie band from Manchester. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads.-Biography:...
(Kobalt Music) - Twenty Twenty (BMG ChrysalisBMG Rights ManagementBMG Rights Management is a music rights management company and a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR...
) - StornowayStornoway (band)Stornoway is a British alternative indie folk band from the Cowley area of Oxford. It consists of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs; multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob on drums. The band is usually joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist Rahul Satija...
(Warner/Chappell) - Andreya TrianaAndreya TrianaAndreya Triana is an experimental singer-songwriter, originally from London, and currently based in Brighton. Triana's debut single Lost Where I Belong, taken from the album of the same name, was released on 6 April 2010 on Ninja Tune...
(Just Isn't Music) - Rolo TommasiRolo TomassiRolo Tomassi are a British mathcore band from Sheffield, England. Their name is taken from the fictional character in the film L.A. Confidential. On 22 September 2008, the band released their debut album, Hysterics, through Hassle Records....
(Full Time HobbyFull Time HobbyFull Time Hobbyis an independent record label formed in London in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as White Denim, Tunng and Malcolm Middleton.-History:...
) - Midimidis (BMG Music RightsBMG Rights ManagementBMG Rights Management is a music rights management company and a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR...
) - TripwiresTripwiresTripwires are a band from Reading, UK.- Biography :Tripwires are a band from Reading, UK, the band formed in 2007 and have regularly been performing around the country since...
- Spokes (Just Isn't Music)
External links
- Sentric Music the company's website, with information on joining service and newly signed artists
- Guardian article piece about Sentric by UK newspaper The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...