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An independent music publisher since 1987
Your music. Your rights. Our mission. We are not like the big giants: a family business in Stockholm that looks after and develops music rights, with partners in key markets such as Japan, Germany and the USA.
What we do
Three legs that together give you more
- 01
Sub-publishing in the Nordics
We represent foreign catalogues and make sure international music is not only played but also accounted for correctly in Sweden and the Nordics.
- 02
We find the money
We review statements and chase missed royalties, often directly from the source through our partners abroad.
- 03
Film and commercials
We do not just administer, we pitch. We place music in commercials, TV and film.
Music for film and commercials
Common question
Why do you need a publisher when STIM exists?
STIM collects money at an overall level. We work in the details, where the money often gets stuck: wrongly registered songs, missing percentages, titles misspelled in a report from abroad.
STIM, the Swedish collecting society, does an important job collecting money at the overall level, but the system is reactive. If a song is registered wrongly, a share is missing or the title is misspelt in a report from abroad, nobody knows who should be paid, and the money sits there until someone claims it. We check the data before the problems arise, and through our partners abroad the money can often take a shorter way home. We have written more about what a music publisher does.
Our history
From Mistlur to today
- 1987Misty Music is founded, together with Mistlur.
- 1989Deal with SweMix: StoneBridge, Dennis Pop and Emil Hellman.
- 2003José González and Veneer, together with Imperial Records.
- 2011Anna von Hausswolff signs with us at her debut.
- TodaySome 40 songwriters and 18 partner publishers.
Over the years we have worked with Imperiet, Stina Nordenstam, Popsicle, Lolita Pop, Falconer, Leila K and José González, and we have represented George Harrison in the Nordics.
Member of
Musikförläggarnathe Swedish music publishers’ associationIMPFIndependent Music Publishers International ForumA family business with the next generation in place. We are not going anywhere.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean that you are a sub-publisher?
A sub-publisher represents another publisher’s catalogue in a given market. We do that for foreign publishers in Sweden and the rest of the Nordic countries: we register the works, track performances and make sure the royalties are accounted for correctly and reach the original publisher.
Do you have partners abroad?
Yes. We have partners in key markets such as Japan, Germany and the USA. They do for our songwriters there what we do for foreign catalogues here, so the money finds its way home.
What do you do for me as a songwriter?
We register your works correctly, audit the statements, look for royalties that got stuck on the way and pitch your music for film, TV and advertising. If you want to know whether your music fits the catalogue, you can submit your music through the form.