Ultra International Music Publishing Announce Partnership with Billboard Topping Producer Diamond Pistols

06 March 2023 - Press release

Hidden Gem Publishing Unveils Jutes as First Signing 

Ultra International Music Publishing(‘Ultra’), the leading independent publishers of Hip-Hop, Pop, Electronic Dance Music, Jazz and Reggae has announced a new collaboration with acclaimed Los Angeles based producer Diamond Pistols, to launch a music publishing company, Hidden Gem.

Diamond Pistols aka Christian Dold has enjoyed an impressive run of top 40 hits and multi-Platinum & Gold certifications in recent years. After securing a Billboard #1 for his production efforts on Jackson Wang's “Mirrors,” he produced "Edamame” by bbno$ ft. Rich Brian, which charted top 50 on Spotify Charts in 13 countries and has now accumulates more than 275 million streams on Spotify alone.

He produced the entire upcoming bbno$ project as well as Yung Gravy’s next single. Diamond Pistols has also produced for artists such as Blackbear, Joji, 24kGoldn, Rich Brian, Bulow, Lil Pump, Khea, DVBBS, and many more, and has had 35+ major placements in the past two years. He recently produced and engineered DJ Snake ft. Rick Ross and Rich Brian priority single "Run It," which was featured on the Marvel movie "Shang Chi," including on the Soundtrack and global trailer.

The first signing to Hidden Gem has been announced as Jutes, a frequent collaborator with Demi Lovato, Iann Dior, Illenium, Huddy, Arizona Zervas and others.

Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based Jutes divides his time between his own artist and songwriting projects and his recent cuts include Illenium, Iann Dior, Demi Lovato, Huddy, Arizona and Zervasa among others.

Diamond Pistols said, “I’ve been a fan of Jutes for years, and knew he was going to win the moment we got in the studio together for the first time. I’m proud to now call him a friend and partner and couldn’t ask for anyone better to start this next adventure with. Big shout out to my fam at Ultra Publishing for being the glue that helped make it all happen.” 
Andreas Rizek from Ultra said, “I couldn’t be more excited about partnering with Hidden Gem to take the next step in Jutes’ career. Diamond Pistols is a proven hit-maker who we support here at Ultra Music Publishing, so when he brought the opportunity to bring Jutes into the family it was a no-brainer. To work with long-time friends in this industry is a precious gem, a rare opportunity to bring passion and camaraderie to the process of creating and sharing their work with the world.” 

Jutes said, “They say don’t mix business with friendship but I’ve always worked the best when I’m surrounded by people I trust. Even beyond music the team at Hidden Gem and Ultra have had my back for years, so signing with them was a no brainer. Very grateful for the belief Hidden Gem has in me to make me their first signee.”