STRENGHOLT AND EARTH BEAT JOIN FORCES

Strengholt Music Group and Bookings Agency Earth Beat join forces in a joint music publishing company entitled: 'Mas Que Nada Music'. In this collaboration Strengholt and Earth Beat will focus on bands and artists who will establish a cross-over between pop/dance and specific regional and rhythms and styles. Better known as World Music.

"The Strengholt Music Group is very enthusiastic about this new collaboration, because of the unique market in which Earth Beat manifests itself. The collaboration with Earth Beat offers the music group new and unique opportunities and possibilities." Says Brian Dessaur, General Manager Strengholt Music Group.

"In Strengholt we've found a strong partner. With this collaboration Earth Beat can provide an extra service towards our bands". According to Rob van den Bosch, General Manager Earth Beat.  

For quite some years the musical focus of bookings agency 'Earth Beat' goes around the World. On their roster are bands from all continents, often extremely popular in their own country, who in recent years are conquering Europe step by step. Artists on their roster are i.e.; Hanggai, Shantel, and La Pegatina. Earth Beat also contributes annually to the programming of various European festivals such as Lowlands, North Sea Jazz Festival, Roskilde, Glastonbury and Sziget.

Strengholt Music Group, founded in 1928, is one of the biggest independent music publishers of the Benelux. Their catalogue contains evergreens, national and international hits of Chuck Berry, Carl Utbult, Red Snapper, Ferry Corsten and Kraak & Smaak. Strengholt also represents various Music Publishing companies of i.e. Stage Entertainment, V2 Records, NOS and MTV Networks.