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Latest development in my music 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Normally this would appear in Music Week or Billboard but since we still get 10,000 visits here, I thought it would make sense to release it to you!
As I’ve grown older I’ve seen the music industry change radically. Streaming appears dominant but so does use of past hits in films, commercials and TV and radio. Everyone’s Gone To The Moon, the song I wrote and sang in 1965, has earned huge amounts of money due to news coverage of the Apollo11 anniversary - it was the first pop track to reach the moon as astronaut Michael Collins’ choice. It is also featured in the soundtrack for the new Netflix movie, In The Shadow Of The Moon. A few years ago my arrangement of Hooked On A feeling was in the Guardians of the Galaxy film. As was I’m Not In Love by 10cc.
The best and most active company boosting income from past hits seems to be Hipgnosis. I’ve known both Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers for years.
So we have passed our 10cc catalogue over to them to manage, administer and promote.
I anticipate an enormous increase in interest for these wonderful songs. I have always felt that Sheet Music is the second best album of the era, after Sgt Pepper by The Beatles, and John Lennon told me he agreed, back in the 1970s.
Likewise my publishing company Jonjo Music Ltd has been placed with CTM in Holland. They express great interest in the hundreds of copyrights.
People tend to forget that in songs on which I sang, over 40 million records were sold in the last century. They continue to do so today.
And my productions, including Genesis (recently passed to Cherry Red), sold far more.
I anticipate with excitement the advance of the next stage of our glorious music industry and thank Merck and Andre for their enthusiasm.
Jonathan King
21st October 2019
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Re:Latest development in my music 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Well said Hedda and JK.
Perceptions need to change. Somebody who is in the public eye is deemed (quite rightly) as a person who should lead by example. This is a belief the media – responsible for making and breaking celebs tend to peddle and push.
They can't have it all ways.
The average public persona is held with the same contempt and accountability when they do wrong. All cannon fodder for the powers that be.
Except, when officials do wrong of course. Now, in my opinion, there is somebody who should be confined to a scrap heap.
We are nearly 20 years post hacking inquiry and tensions remain high.
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