The Annual Bali Songwriting Summit Returns – Universal Music Publishing Comes Aboard As Sponsor

With Delta Goodrem, Bonnie McKee and Nick Jonas previously winning, the Annual Bali Songwriting Summit returns for 2012 with Universal Music publishing as a sponsor.

After great success in 2010 and 2011, Island Records Australia and Bill Silva Management are proud to annouce the return of the Bali Songwriting Summit for 2012. With top-charting artists such as Nick Jonas, Gary Go, Delta Goodrem, Havana Brown, Brian McFadden, and Marvin Priest (full list below), and International hit songwriters such as Bonnie McKee, Arnthor Birgisson, Heather Bright, Gary Clark and Paul Mac (full list below) jumping on board in previous years; The Bali Songwriting Summit has grown ever popular, and received high acclaim for its world-class songwriting collaborations.

Musicweek.com (March 2011) acknowledged the 2010 Summit’s success, noting that “Last December’s Bali event saw Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem team up with producer Paul Mac and more than a dozen writers such as Amthor Brigisson to write 35 songs, 11 of which have subsequently bec[o]me album tracks and five bec[o]me singles.”

This year, the Bali Songwriting Summit is proud to announce that Universal Music Publishing Group-Australia has come aboard as the exclusive major publishing sponsor of the event.

“We have had a number of our writers involved with the Bali Songwriting Summit since its inception. Michael Taylor and Peter Coqulliard have built something incredibly special and Universal Music Publishing Group is pleased and excited to come on board as the exclusive major publishing partner. Our formal involvement with the Bali Songwriting Summit will create another unique creative opportunity for our domestic and international writers and also add value to the Summit itself and the songs that emerge from it.” Heath Johns, Director of A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group-Australia
The 3rd Annual Bali Songwriting Summit will be held during June 1st – 10th in Ubud, Bali.
“I enjoyed every minute of my week in Bali; amazing writers, people, studios, staff and environment. It gave me energy to work hard another year. ” Arnthor Birgisson (writer / producer for Britney Spears, Leona Lewis, Shontelle)

About The Bali Songwriting Summit: Held annually in Ubud, The Bali Songwriting Summit is an invitational songwriting retreat. Each year, approximately 25 artists and writers, from USA, UK, Australia, Sweden and Japan are invited to attend for ten days of songwriting and demoing, in 5 star studios and accommodations. The event sees the creation of new songs, resulting in (so far) over 15 cuts on major label releases. For more information, visit www.balisongwritingsummit.com.

About Universal Music Publishing Group-Australia: Universal Music Publishing Group is the industry’s leading global music publishing operation and is part of Universal Music Group. Universal Music Publishing Group- Australia is home to some of the hottest songwriters in Australia including Wolfmother, Guy Sebastian, Jet, The Living End, Paulmac, The Potbelleez, Jessica Mauboy, Children Collide, Snob Scrilla, Audius, Powderfinger, Bernard Fanning, Dead Letter Circus, Daniel Merriweather, Savage, Snob Scrilla and many more. For more information, please visit https://www.umusicpub.com.

About Bill Silva Management: Bill Silva Management (BSM) offers a full house of specialized services helping to guide the careers of artists including Jason Mraz, Robert Francis and Christina Perri. In addition to managing clients, BSM handles music publishing for artist David Pack (formerly of Ambrosia), songwriter John Brinton Hogan, and in the past EMI recording artist, Raul Midon. In a highly competitive industry, BSM artists benefit from years of experience in all aspects of an artist’s career. Every artist has unique sets of needs and BSM supports these with in-house merchandising, brand licensing, publishing, and music licensing.

About Island Records Australia: Island Records Australia was launched in 2007 by Universal Music Australia and has quickly become one of the leading domestic artist labels in Australia. It is home to established artists Boy & Bear, Gyroscope, Clare Bowditch, Andy Bull,, The McClymonts, Brian McFadden, Gin Wigmore, The Cairos, Marvin Priest, Havana Brown and Redcoats. The original Island Records, founded in 1962 by Chris Blackwell, has developed its premier reputation through the global popularity of such artists as U2, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Bad Company, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, P.J. Harvey, Pulp and more recently, The Killers and Amy Winehouse. Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia are part of the Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company.

Previous Artists and Writers in
2011 Included:
Nick Jonas (The Jonas Brothers), Bonnie McKee, Delta Goodrem, Julian Hamilton (The Presets), Livvi Franc, Gin Wigmore, Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc), Heather Bright, Gary Clark, Arnthor Birgisson, Fredrik “Fredro” Odesjo, Lee Mac, Kelly Sheehan, Andreas Levander, Chris DeStefano