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Andrew Mitchley, Group Chief Creative Officer sits on the boards of both the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) and South African Music Performers Rights Association (SAMPRA).

Company profile

David Gresham Music Group: David Gresham Music Publishing (DGMP) was established in 1972 by popular radio and television personality David Gresham. The company was founded out of necessity as David had personally written the hit song “I’ll Walk with You” performed by Sean Rennie and needed a publisher, so David formed DGMP. Over the 45 years DGMP has grown into what is considered the 4th major publisher in South Africa, representing some of the greatest and most important copyrights in the world. The company proudly represents major global publishers. With these publishing catalogs, comes major talent, making us exceptionally competitive and successful not only in publishing tracking and collection but a superb and extreme purveyor of synchs. Our team is actively in touch with all record companies seeking covers for our publishers. The DGMP successful placed a number of songs on the Voice South Africa for both the winner and the runner up. Aside from representing the biggest names in the business DGMP is at the forefront of creative opportunity for songwriters not only locally but on the international stage too, for example the company recently pitched and secured the song usage for a global Quaker Oats (PepsiCo) TV campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wXfSBgOxgA which is currently being broadcast in over 150 countries worldwide, this composition was a 4 way co-write lead by our company, a South African writer and two US writers. In 2015 the company secured a synch placement in the animated movie “Robinson Crusoe” produced by Studio Canal in France another international composition between our local writers and US based partners. Locally the company’s copyrights can be heard in major radio and TV commercials for First National Bank, MTN Cellular, Vodacom Cellular, Renault, MacDonald’s and so many more. David Gresham Entertainment Group (DGE) is one of the largest Neighboring Rights administrators in South Africa representing a number of international companies which division is growing daily. David Gresham Records (DGR) is a major player in both the South African and African markets, producing local award-winning superstars such as Connell Cruise, Jimmy Nevis, Jesse Clegg and Prime Circle. DGR is also the company that broke multi-platinum acts such as Nickelback, Depeche Mode, Kylie Minogue, Ace of Base and Erasure to name an elite few. The current broader catalog includes albums by Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Placebo, Phoenix, The Arctic Monkeys, Childish Gambino and many more. DGR is a creative development and marketing focused company, specializing in radio/TV promotion, social media strategy and digital distribution with close relationships with Apple, Deezer and Google Play. DGR has strategic mobile distribution partnerships in place with leading telco’s in Africa including MTN & Vodacom. Our domestic hits are available to our international partners, as we represent both masters & publishing for global exploitation. 45 Years of hit making continues into the future, with DGMP CEO David Gresham and the team still actively pursuing international opportunities annually at Midem and ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event). David was honored at the 2016 Midem conference with the industry Pioneers award, making David the only South African to ever receive this award for his contribution to the global music industry. David also received a SAMA Lifetime Achievement award (South Africa Music Awards) – South African Grammys. Visit our website here: www.greshamrecords.co.za