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Founded | 2004 |
Founder | Michael Prommer |
Headquarters | , United States |
Defend Music is an independent music publishing company and music rights administrator based in Los Angeles. [1] The firm is known for publishing the songs of soul music group Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and other writers and artists on Daptone Records, and publishes shares of hits by Jay-Z, Black Eyed Peas, Kaskade and others. German expatriate Michael Prommer started the company in 2004. [2]
In its early years, Defend also offered music distribution services and had a record label that released music by Simian Mobile Disco, 9th Wonder and others.
Outside of North America, Defend's songs are sub-published by Kobalt. [3]