What’s Going On…
2009 News – 20 Years and Counting!
In March, 1989, Sarah-Chanderia founded Hacate Music, a small, New York-based publishing company originally designed to represent her own music and that of her co-writers. Now, 20 years later, Hacate Entertainment Group (HEG) has grown to represent quality music from literally all over the world.
“I’ve always loved the business side,” says Sarah. “I founded my first publishing company in 1984, but before that I had already been working in a wide range of fields: radio, press, concerts, retail and of course as a writer and artist going back as early as 1978. I was born to be in this business!” Sarah takes from her own experiences and has promised that the company would never offer deals that she, as a writer and artist, would feel uncomfortable signing.
Hacate Music became Hacate Entertainment Group in 1997 when Sarah joined forces with her late partner Ron Kawakami. The company – always conceived to be an international entity – opened anOslo,Norwayoffice in 2001 to better represent music from and toEurope. Not to be left out,Asiahas been a priority since 1995.
What will the next 20 years bring? More great music, more international deals and a continued dedication to fairness and flexibility. “I believe this is a wonderful time to be in the music business,” Sarah enthusiastically states. “Anything is possible!”
Good Girl Gone Bad! Congratulations to Lene Marlin, who co-wrote the title track of the worldwide smash Rihanna album Good Girl Gone Bad. Sales of the album and its follow-up release Good Girl Gone Bad – Reloaded worldwide are reported at 6.9 million, and counting. You go, girl!
HEG is delighted to be handling music clearances for the Norwegian film production company Yellow Bastard. The company’s newest film, Død Snø (Dead Snow) premieres in January and will soon be making its way across theAtlantic to the Sundance Film Festival.
Norwegian band Ephemera’s song “Girls Keep Secrets in theStrangest Ways” was chosen for an advertisement for Bep Face Cream…
HEG cleared “No Milk Today” by Herman’s Hermits for an award-winning campaign for Tine milk…
Longstanding synch favorite Spookie Daly Pride saw their song “Karma Thunderbolt” used for a campaign for Ion Chocolate. The same company chose Koy’s song, appropriately named “Chocolate” for another campaign…
Just to confirm that HEG has the right music for all things sweet, “What Do You Do” by Professor Pez was chosen for a spot for Pavlides Chocolate…
Eurobank’s latest campaign featured the Maria Solheim song “Wildest Day”…
Frulite Juice has chosen Furia’s song “Super Love Vibration” for original and new flavor campaigns…
Heineken is using ”Comedown” by the Norwegian band Dreampilots for a Greek advertising campaign…
HEG licensed Jussi Björling’s recording of “Nessun Dorma” from the Puccini opera Turandot for Kims Chips…
HEG cleared the classic Irving Berlin song ”Anything You Can Do” for Meny…
Additional HEG clearances included the Swedish hit “Brev från kolonien” for DNB NOR bank and the song “Champagnegaloppen” by Danish composer H.C. Lumbye for Nugatti…
