London, 19th November 2021 BDi Music has signed Roo Panes to an exclusive, worldwide publishing deal for future works.
Since releasing his debut album Little Giant to critical acclaim in 2014, Panes has racked up in excess of 350 million plays on Spotify and over 28 million views on YouTube.
Little Giant single Tiger Striped Sky has earned more than 145 million streams on Spotify alone, while the album’s title track has racked up 13 million streams to date.
Panes’ music has recently been synced on US primetime shows Greys Anatomy and This is Us.
A new phase in Panes’ life and songwriting in 2021 has led to a flurry of releases, with Childhood, I Just Love You and Remember Fall In Montreal all arriving this year.
BDi Music founder and Managing Director Sarah Liversedge said: “Roo is a terrific songwriter with a great body of work. There’s plenty of exciting material to come, with some really interesting collaborations in the pipeline as well. I’m very happy to welcome him to the BDi family.”
Panes said: “I’m really excited to be part of the BDi family. Writing’s always been my passion so I can’t wait to get going and push some new creative doors!”
Panes’ manager, Seb Fagg at Leafy Outlook, said: “We are delighted to be working with Sarah and her amazing team on what’s to come for Roo.”
Founded by Sarah Liversedge in 2004, BDi Music has established itself as an award-winning independent music publishing business representing songwriters, composers and production companies with deals tailor-made for individual creative talent. Since inception, BDi has been honoured with two Ivor Novello Awards, three RTS Awards, a BAFTA and two ASCAP Awards, as well as a Grammy Award in 2016 for Amy Wadge’s involvement in Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud.