EKKO Music Rights

**EKKO Music Rights** is a music rights company founded in 2017.

EKKO is powered by Culture Technology Group Asia (CTGA Co Ltd), sister company of SM Entertainment.

"EKKO is the result of a long-standing idea from Korean leading music business executive Lee Soo Man who is also the Founder and Chairman of successful music entertainment firm, SM Entertainment Co."

Their headquarter is located in Seoul (South Korea) and they also have offices in Stockholm (Sweden) and Los Angeles (USA) and Japan.

### Involvement with LOONA

LOONA is the first non-SM artist/group Lee Soo Man has produced for. He was impressed by LOONA's dance cover of "Cherry Bomb" (song by NCT 127, a SM Entertainment boygroup). According to Yves, "While working on his global project, [Lee Soo Man] found out about us. After seeing our cover of Cherry Bomb, he saw potential in us and gladly participated as a producer, for which we are grateful for."

* *[#]* (released in February 2020): Lee Soo Man worked as "Music Producer" on this mini-album. Every track from the *#* extended play (7 tracks in total) was produced by at least one producer from EKKO Music Rights.
* *[12:00]* (released in October 2020): the second mini album from LOONA on which he worked as Music Producer. On this EP, 5 of the 8 tracks were produced by EKKO producers (i.e. "12:00", "Why Not?", "Fall Again", "Hide & Seek" and "OOPS!").

Outside of Lee Soo Man's involvement:

* *[&]* (released in June 2021): Ellen Berg & Cazzi Opeia (as producing duo "Sunshine") composed "Be Honest". It would be Ellen Berg's second song for LOONA after "Why Not?"

* EKKO songwriter Le'mon produced a song ("Perfect Love") for LOONA on their first EP *[+ +]* released in August 2018, but she did it within music production company Joombas.

EKKO Music Rights is a full-service and globally active music rights company

We, the management, are music publishing experts with many years of experience in the international business of music. Our offices in Stockholm (Sweden), Los Angeles (USA) and HQ located in Seoul (Korea) opened for business in January 2017 after a year of thorough and very strategic planning.

Management of copyrights, exploitation of copyrights, collection of royalties, hands-on creative services and A&R, marketing of songs to the leading recording labels, artists, managements, ad agencies and brands across the globe – all this are the foundation of EKKO Music Rights’ business.

Our No.1 priority is to provide a writer and artist friendly environment, a creative home for the songwriters we sign and represent. A home where hits are being written and from where hit songs are being pitched. We grow with our writers and our writers grow with us. We strongly believe in full transparency and accuracy and through our administration deals with the leading international music rights companies Kobalt Music (Mainland China, World excluding Asia), Avex Music Publishing (Japan, Taiwan), One Asia Music (Asia excluding China) and EKKO Music Rights HQ (Korea) we are fully equipped to provide the best services any music creator could ask for.

We are not the biggest player on the market, size is irrelevant. What’s relevant to us is passion, service-mindedness, hard and precise work, clarity and happy clients. We are totally results-driven and we pride ourselves with know-how, an international network second to none and a huge drive to make dreams come true. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Let your music EKKO in eternity!
 - EKKO Music Rights self presentation

## Roster - producers who have worked with LOONA

* BANGERS & CA$H -
	+ Harry Sommerdahl (also part of The Kennel)
	+ Phat Fabe / Fabian Torsson
* COACH & SENDO
	+ COACH / Park Ji Ho (박지호)
	+ SENDO (센도) / Baek Seon Cheol (백선철)-
* David Anthony / David Anthony Eames -
* IMLAY (임레이) -
* JINBYJIN (진바이진) / Jin Suk Choi (최진석) -
* Julia Finnseter / Ameline / Julia Bognar Finnseter -  &  (also part of Blueprint Music )
* Kim Yeon Seo (김연서) / Emily Kim -
* Le'mon (리먼) -
* minGtion (밍지션) -
* Realmeee -
* ROSII  (may be disbanded)
	+ Fredrik Raadal-Simonsen -
	+ Paulos Solbø -  (also in Blueprint Music )
* Sondrey / Sondre Nystrom / Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm -
* Sunshine - :
	+ Cazzi Opeia -
	+ Ellen Berg -

## Contribution to LOONA's discography

Key
 ABC | The Kennel affiliated

## Notable works produced for other artists

* CHUNGHA - Cherry Kisses
* JONGHYUN - ORBIT
* NCT 127 - Heartbreaker
* NCT DREAM - My Page
* SAAY - CIRCLE
* SAAY - OVERZONE (EXTENDED)
* SHINee - EVERYBODY
* SHINee - If You Love Her
* ...

David Anthony
* EXO - Run This
* EXO-CBX - Cherish
* OH MY GIRL - Coloring Book
* OH MY GIRL - LIAR LIAR
* TWICE - ONLY YOU
* ...

JINBYJIN
* B.A.P - SKYDIVE
* EXO - Trouble
* Girls’ Generation - Catch Me If You Can
* ITZY - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
* NCT127 - Simon Says"
* Red Velvet - Oh Boy
* SUZY & BAEKHYUN - DREAM
* ...
* BAEKHYUN - Underwater
* GFRIEND - Labyrinth
* GFRIEND - Dreamcatcher
* GFRIEND - Tarot Cards
* Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi - Diamond
* Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi - Jelly
* Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi - Uncover (sung by Seulgi)

**Le'mon**
* LEE HI - VIDEO (ft. BOBBY)
* OH MY GIRL - Underwater Love
* TAEYEON - Circus
* WEKI MEKI - Metronome
* ...

minGtion
* BAEKHYUN - Underwater
* GFRIEND - Dreamcatcher
* Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi - Jelly
* TAEYEON - All About You
* ...

**Realmeee**
* BoA - Temptations
* GSoul - Beautiful Goodbye
* GSoul - Love Me Again
* LEE HI - Because
* LEE HI - Dream
* TAEYEON - Cover Up
* TAEYEON - City Love
* ...

## Administrations / Executives

* CTGA International Executives: Hayden Bell (CEO)
* EKKO Music Rights HQ (Asia): Hyowon Chung (General Manager), Jin Suk Choi / JINBYJIN (Creative Manager, Domestic & International Communication﻿), Miji Park (Admin & Copyright Team, Manager), Minkyong Kim (License Team, Manager)
* EKKO Music Rights Europe: Pelle Lidell (President & Co-founder), Robin Jenssen (VP & Strategic Manager, Co-founder)
* EKKO Music Rights Japan: Nozomi Daikuhara (Managing Director)
* EKKO Music Rights GSA: Nik Hafemann (General Manager)
* EKKO Music Rights US: Dominique Rodriguez (Manager/Head of US Creative & Business Affairs)

## Roster - others

* Asia:
	+ Andrew Choi - Songwriter / Vocalist
	+ BUMZU - Songwriter / Producer / Vocalist
	+ DEEZ (디즈) - Producer / Songwriter / Vocalist
	+ Kenzie - Producer / Tracks
	+ Yoo Young Jin - Songwriter / Producer / Vocalist
* Europe:
	+ Bobii Lewis - Songwriter / Singer
	+ BLUEPRINT - producing trio composed of Julia Finnseter, Paulos Solbø and Stian Nyhammer Olsen
	+ Design Music
		- Anne Judith Stokke Wik - Topliner / Songwriter / Singer
		- JINBYJIN - Producer / Songwriter / Composer / Artist / DJ
		- Nermin Harambasic - Topliner / Songwriter / Singer / Producer
		- Ronny Svendsen - Producer / Songwriter / Composer /
	+ Moonshine (Jonatan Gusmark & Ludvig Evers)
* USA
	+ Harvey Mason Jr. - Producer
	+ Joseph Markell Foster / Joe Millionaire / Joe Milli - Producer
	+ Mike Daley - Producer
* ...

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 EKKO Music Rights article in A&R Worldwide (newslatter)
2. ↑ Orrery/nim (@orrery\_nim) "Yves: 'While working on his global project, [Lee Soo Man] found out about us.'" Twitter. 2020.02.05
3. ↑ EKKO Music Rights' release notice of LOONA's [12:00] mini-album.