Things are looking up for Don Diablo

[davehart]

He's been busy signing contracts this month:

SONYBMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BENELUX is proud to announce,
after more than a year of negotiations, that they have
signed a unique global full rights deal with Amsterdam-based
superstar producer and artist Don Diablo. The two parties
have agreed on a deal that will go down as unprecedented in
the history of Dutch music, both in size and magnitude.

The deal involves a strong commitment on investing in
Don Diablo's international recording career and expanding
all his other activities, such as merchandise, sponsoring,
mobile, digital and his live performances.

2007 saw Don Diablo doing over 250 sold-out shows as a
performing artist, while as a remixer he participated in the
prestigious Public Enemy “Bring the Noise / Give it Up” remix
project. Furthermore, he also did remixes for such diverse
artists as The Young Punx, Newton Faulkner and Kraak & Smaak.
Don Diablo has a unique sound that sets him apart from other
artists. His music is a refreshing blend of musical styles;
rock, electro, and hip hop are the main ingredients.
In addition, Don Diablo proved to be hot in more ways than
one in 2007: one of his music videos got nominated for an MTV
award in the category “Best Music Video 2007”, he was voted
“Best Dressed Man Of The Year” by Esquire Magazine, and ranked
no. 15 in Cosmopolitan’s “100 Hottest Men Alive” list, while
also being named “Most Popular Dutch DJ” at the GKA Awards,
as well as storming the charts with several hit singles.
Last, but not least, Don Diablo also proved his ability as
an A&R by discovering, singing and then licensing the U.K.
top 3 chart hit “Exceeder” by Mason.

Don Diablo comments on the deal:

“I have been courted by several majors, major independents
and venture capitalists from all over the world over the last
few years, but the deals offered just never seemed to be quite
right. Retaining complete artistic freedom has always been a
very high priority on my list and nothing was going to change
that. Major record companies can be very suffocating for
artistic freedom. I have worked extremely hard the last
couple of years to do things my way. Increased popularity
and visibility as a performing artist allowed me to make
completely irrational, but fulfilling creative decisions as
an artist. With this deal, SONYBMG grants me complete artistic
freedom and the possibility to sign new acts to my own imprint,
while providing me with sufficient financial backing.
SONYBMG has expressed a lot of confidence in my creativity
and ability to achieve great things. It is a big step for me,
but I feel SONYBMG will be able to give me that last push that
I need as an independent artist. Together we can no doubt
conquer the world. I really didn’t expect to sign with a major,
but what can I say, my mum always told me: it’s better to
reign in hell than to serve in heaven!”

SONYBMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BENELUX comments on the deal:

“We are extremely happy to have signed Don Diablo. We feel
that SONYBMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is the right choice for an
artist such as Don Diablo since we are now and in the near
future developing into a music entertainment company that
offers a wider range of activities and services to artists
in order to create a loyal fan base and strong artist brands.
Don Diablo is an extremely talented musician, an undeniable
style icon as well as a four deck dj wizard, making him a
unique hybrid artist! We feel Don Diablo is the ultimate
Dutch artist, who has the potential to become an international
superstar.”

Don Diablo’s forthcoming artist album (work title: Respect
Doesn’t Pay the Bills) is scheduled for fall 2008.


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You should be seeing Don's music a lot more this year.