Defend Music

Defend Music is an independent music publishing company and music rights administrator based in Los Angeles.[1] The firm is best known for publishing the songs of popular 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 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]

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