Mushroom Music Publishing

Abood Music

The publishing division Abood Music represents a fast-growing catalogue which contains a large number of urban, reggae and dancehall titles (about 3,000 songs of which over 3,000 are already released) and a serious number of hits on both sides of the Atlantic including tracks by Sean Paul, 2Pac, Lil Jon, Twista, T.I., Shaggy, Damian Marley, Nina Sky, Fat Joe, Lil' Kim, Beenie Man and many more.

After an extremely successful 2004 with four billboard hits, including the ASCAP-award winning worldwide top-5 hit 'Move Ya Body', Abood Music set up a worldwide network of sub publishers).

UK successes include Top 10 hits by 2Play (So Confused & It Can't Be Right). So Solid Crew, Sean Paul and FYA among others.

In the US, Abood has major releases on all major labels and nearly all the key independents. In the past two years Abood CEO Othman Mukhlis has received three different ASCAP awards for most global airplay.

Recent successes include tracks on the gold and platinum certified albums of T.I. (King), Sean Paul (The Trinity, including the single "We Be Burnin") Damian Marley (Welcome to Jamrock), the title track on 2Pac's no. 1 album "Loyal to the Game", the FIFA-World-Cup single "Dance"by Lumidee and Fatman Scoop, international dancehall superhit "Dutty Wine"by Tony Matterhorn among many others.

On the reggae side, Abood has signed a large number of top Jamacian artists and producers including Cordel 'Scatta' Burell (one of the top producers of JA and maker of the Coolie Dance), Bounty Killer, top dancehall and ragga producers 'Computer' Paul Henton and Jazzwad, dancehall group Ward 21, new dancehall superstars Tony Matterhorn and Aidonia and a large amount of young upcoming writers, artists and producers, as well as the publishing interests of top-radio DJs and producers DJ Wayne, DJ Liquid, Arif 'Supa' Cooper and DJ Sunshine. Abood Music further represents the extensive caalogues of Pop Style Music, One Drop Music and Arrows Music.

In the UK, Abood Music represents the interests of producers Rich Drury (writer of the hit "Must be Love"by FYA and Snujji), Deewaan, Jamdown artist Snujji, Kizzy B, former member of the Universal act FYA amoung others. Abood subpublishes the catalogues of Suncycle Music (tracks on Texas, Asher D among others and JA-13.

Recently, Abood Music has greatly increased its presence in the US signing to=-producer Fury (tracks with T.I., Lil' Kim, Fat Joe, Lil Flip and more, Swiff D (producer of the hits by Snoop Dogg, Bobby Valentino and Talib Kweli) and Michael Epps, member of the Sony Music act Bravehearts.

Songwriters

Bounty Killer
Beenie Man
FYA
Capleton
Sizzla
Suncycle