OTM Music, the boutique publisher behind multiple placements with Apple, Netflix and EA, has just announced their partnership with Dot Da Genius, the Multi-Platinum,GRAMMY-nominated record producer. The partnership between OTM Music and Dot Da Genius is a Worldwide Exclusive Publishing Deal that includes the entirety of Dot Da Genius’ decorated discography – both past and present. This includes his debut film score for Kid Cudi’s Netflix special, Entergalactic (Soundtrack From The Netflix Special) (highlighted by “Burrow” (12M Streams), a collaboration with Steve Aoki and Don Toliver), as well as his most recent single “Talk About Me” (25M+ Streams) with Denzel Curry & JID. The deal was announced by OTM Music Founder and CEO, Alex Sheridan, SVP of Creative Melissa Woods Maskan, and Rilliwan Salam, who is Dot Da Genius’ longtime manager and business partner.
“Weare thrilled to welcome Dot Da Genius and his Catalog to OTM for Worldwide publishing. A true visionary and architect of the contemporary music landscape, Dot has constantly pushed barriers and created culture through both collaborations and his solo work, so it’s with great pleasure that we can announce his partnership with OTM for this next chapter of his story.” – Alex Sheridan (Founder & CEO, OTM Music)
“DotDa Genius sets the gold standard for a modern day artist/producer. Throughout his 15+ year career, he has created a universe that is built around quality & excellence in executive producing, songwriting, engineering, and film/tv scoring. It is an honor for One Two Many to partner with such an icon like Dot Da Genius. Our shared goal is to continue the pursuit of excellence by embarking on this partnership that pushes boundaries and sets new standards for musical creativity.” – Melissa Woods-Maskan (SVP of Creative, OTM Music)
Foundedin 2017, OTM Music has quickly become a best-in-class music publisher whose history includes working with Mercury Prize-winning (Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams), GRAMMY-nominated and Platinum-selling writers, artists and producers (Alessandro Buccellati, Dot Da Genius, Honne). OTM Music has done 70 licenses/commercials with Apple, one of their most frequent clients, becoming one of the fastest-growing Joint Ventures with both Sony Music Publishing and parent company Firebird as strategic partners. Dot Da Genius has long been a foundational member of the modern-day Hip-Hop scene, producing hit tracks for artists like Kanye West, Pusha T and Lil Nas X. His work in collaboration with his close friend Kid Cudi is especially monumental, as he produced Cudi’s breakthrough 2008 hit “Day ‘n’ Nite”, which catapulted him into mainstream success. After exploding onto the Billboard charts that year, Dot Da Genius has gone on to become a key player in developing the sounds of these A-list musicians and beyond. With the new worldwide exclusive publishing deal between Dot Da Genius and OTM Music, both parties are looking forward to joining forces and entrusting one another with the entirety of his discography.
“I’m ecstatic to be partnering with a company like OTM that can help shape the next decade of music and innovation we strive for at HeadBanga Muzik.” – Dot Da Genius
