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June 2005

Chantelle Barry has signed Worldwide administration deals with The Royalty Network. Chantelle is a gifted songwriter, who’s off to a fast start with her placement on the successful release of L5’s album on Mercury Records France. L5 are the Idol winners in France. We are pleased to begin working with Chantelle, and look forward to pitching her high quality songs.

We are pleased to announce the signing of our agreement with Marcus Vazzano p/k/a ‘Virgin Killer’ (BMI) for the territory of The World. Virgin Killer’s debut work is as part of the new Armand Van Helden ‘Nympho’ album, on which Virgin Killer wrote and performs on 4 songs. He’s currently at work writing new songs, and preparing his solo album debut. We’re pleased to represent Marcus’ catalog, and we look forward to the opportunity to work together creatively with him.

Robbers on High Street (www.robbersonhighstreet.com) have signed a publishing administration agreement with The Royalty Network for the World. Robbers on High Street are a talented Alternative / Rock group with their debut out now on New Line Records. Rolling Stone had this to say about their album, “A smart rock debut…that churns out swaggering, citycentric ballads bolstered by wry, whip-smart lyrics and piano-driven melodies”. With a song already featured in the Blockbuster smash film ‘Wedding Crashers’, Robbers are off to a fast start. We look forward to working with Robbers on High Street and assisting them in growing their catalog. Robbers on High Street are BMI members (Rocco Grecco Music).

Sean Matthews (Sean C) and his affiliated Publishing company, For My Son Publishing (Ascap), has renewed his Worldwide administration deals with The Royalty Network. With a long history of releases by such artists as Big Pun, Tony Touch, Dead Prez, and Fat Joe, Sean’s catalog is guaranteed to continue its growth.

Anthony Senior, has signed a Worldwide administration deal with The Royalty Network. As a fast rising star producer/writer within the Reggae community, Anthony Senior has proven that he will be a force to be reckoned with at the top of the Reggae Charts. His list of credits is increasing rapidly, as he already has appearances on various leading compilations, since recording songs with Artists such as Luciano, Gentleman, Tanya Stephens, and more. We are pleased to begin working with Anthony Senior, and look forward to working closely with him while he further develops.

Producer duo, Maad Phunk (Gerard Harmon / Keith Wilkins) have signed a publishing administration agreement with The Royalty Network for the World. The talented duo entered the scene in 2001. They collectively write and produce for several leading Artists and they find themselves called on more and more. In a short time, they’ve attained releases with songs by Mario, M.O.P., Fabolous, Flipmode, and MC Lyte. Keith Wilkins is an ASCAP member and his company is Da Big Finish, while Gerards works are handled through BMI company, Too Smooth Publishing.

We are pleased to announce the signing of our agreement with Tyrone Thompson p/k/a ‘Papa San’ for the territory of The World. Reggae/gospel artist Papa San began as a dancehall artist, releasing albums like 1990's Style & Fashion. Hip-hop and gospel elements found their way into his work on Pray Fi Dem and his guest appearance on the Reverend Jackie McCullogh's This Is For You Lord project. Papa San combined all of these styles on his 1999 album Victory. His Gospocentric release, ‘God & I’ was a high octane celebration that solidified his crossover to the Gospel World. With features on such albums as Kirk Franklin’s ‘Rebirth’ project, there’s no doubting Papa San has found his place. Papa San is an Ascap writer.

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