Mushroom Music Signs Scribe

10th January 2006

Not everyone has been resting up over the Christmas and New Year season - Mushroom Music NZ Ltd started 2006 by signing Scribe on January 1. As with all songwriters signed to Mushroom Music NZ Ltd, Scribe will enjoy the benefit of his royalties staying within New Zealand.

New Zealand artists currently signed to Australian publishing companies attract a withholding tax in both Australia and New Zealand. By signing to a New Zealand company such as Mushroom Music NZ royalties remain within the country meaning songwriters will not incur withholding tax on their local earnings.

The only publisher to have a local office in New Zealand, Mushroom Music NZ's catalogue features artists such as Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Salmonella Dub, The Mint Chicks, Betchadupa, The Datsuns, Elemeno P, The Feelers, Anika Moa, Nathan Haines and King Kapisi.

As for Scribe's track record, he is the first NZ artist to simultaneously hold the number one spots on the NZ album and singles chart, and has achieved quadruple platinum sales in this country. In Australia he has secured platinum status with sales now in excess of 100,000, making Scribe the biggest selling NZ artist in Australia since the days of Split Enz and Crowded House.

In 2004 Scribe won a good swag of Tuis including Album Of The Year, Single Of The Year, People's Choice, Songwriter Of The Year, Best Urban/Hip Hop Album, Best Video and Best Male Solo Artist. He also won the 2004 APRA Silver Scroll Award for Not Many. In 2005 Scribe was accorded an International Achievement Award at the Tui Awards.

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