Alternative Songs announce raft of new deals

29 February 2024 - Press release

Key New Signings Under Various Artists/Stellar Songs Joint Venture Unveiled

Glen Roberts, RNDM BEATS, DeijuVHS & Ed Cosens to Spearhead New Roster

 

Alternative Songs, a joint venture between international artist management company Various Artists and Stellar Songs, the music publishing division of Tim and Danny Music, has announced a number of new signings.

Based in London & Los Angeles, Alternative Songs is headed by former EMI, Universal Publishing, BMG Publishing and Wildlife Entertainment executive Joe Etchells, who joined Various Artists as Head of A&R and Artist Development last year.

Alternative Songs, which is administered by Downtown Music, has announced four new signings - Glen Roberts, RNDM BEATS, DeijuVHS & Ed Cousins - who will spearhead the companies roster.

Glen Roberts is a UK based songwriter whose credited songs have streamed over 400 million times and include co-writes on Aurora's #1 Album 'The Gods We Can Touch' and the UK Top 5 album 'Skin' by Joy Crookes. He has written six BBC Radio1 'Hottest Records in the World' and has collaborated with Valencia Grace, Rachel Chinarauri, NOTD, Lighthouse Family and many more. He also co-wrote the England Women’s World Cup anthem “Call me a Lioness.”

RNDM BEATS recently scored a Capital Radio Big Top 40 #1 with Craig David and Wes Nelson and has worked with the likes of Aitch, Black Sheriff, Ella Henderson, Yungblud, Claudia Valentina, Robin Knightz, Talia Mar, Cate Canning, Arthur Hill and Daniel Briskin, alongside collaborations with Litek, Whyjay, Neave Applebaum, iO, KZ & more.

DeijuVHS was recently nominated for a MOBO and Joe Etchells commented, “Deij struck us as an artist fusing Linkin Park and The Prodigy which excited us accordingly! Pulling a very young multicultural crowd to his raucous live shows Deij brings such an intense and immediate physical reaction that members of the Various Artists team have already been caught up in multiple moshpits and circles of death. Deij is a future superstar and will be releasing multiple tracks this year.”

Also joining the Alternative Songs roster is long-term Various Artists client Ed Cosens, the Sheffield based songwriter/producer who is also the guitarist in seminal band Reverend and the Makers. He has enjoyed recent success co-writing the hit single “In The Dark” by Sophie & The Giants x Purple Disco Machine, which was the biggest airplay record across Europe in 2023.

Joe Etchells said, “We’re off to a great start with these four signings, we’re here to stay and we’re looking to add to our growing pool of talent. Alternative Songs exists to offer the chance for songwriters and producers to come in from leftfield and deliver mainstream success!”