UMPG signs Surfaces to exclusive, global co-publishing deal

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed Surfaces to an exclusive, global co-publishing agreement.

Based out of Texas, the duo is made up of Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki and is signed to 10K Projects.

Represented by management team Homemade Projects, Surfaces has more than 23 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Surfaces is best known for their hugely popular single Sunday Best. The song is certified RIAA Gold, has more than 200m plays on Spotify and nearly 54m views on YouTube. Sunday Best is currently No.16 on Top 40 US Radio.

In 2017, Surfaces released their first full-length album Surf followed by 2019 album Where The Light Is (which carries Sunday’s Best) which is still climbing the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Most recently, Surfaces released their newest album Horizons, which is garnering tens of millions of streams.

“So thankful to be working with UMPG. We keep a tight circle and are really excited about expanding our team and continuing to work within Universal Music!”

Surfaces

Surfaces said: “So thankful to be working with UMPG. We keep a tight circle and are really excited about expanding our team and continuing to work within Universal Music!”

“We are excited to work closely and creatively with Colin and Forrest on what will be a long and successful career for Surfaces.”

David Gray, UMPG

UMPG Co-Head A&R David Gray, said: “We are excited to work closely and creatively with Colin and Forrest on what will be a long and successful career for Surfaces.

“Their positive outlook, both personally and musically, is a much-needed breath of fresh air for pop music. Jody Gerson’s support and Lillia’s Parsa’s diligence were instrumental in making this happen.”

“We wanted to make sure we are working with people who wake up every day as excited about their songs as we are. UMPG are those people and we couldn’t be happier to be working together.”

Tony Talamo and Zach Friedman, Homemade Projects

Tony Talamo and Zach Friedman, cofounders of Homemade Projects, added: “At the end of the day, everything boils down to the songs you’re putting out into the world and with Surfaces, we wanted to make sure we are working with people who wake up every day as excited about their songs as we are.

“UMPG are those people and we couldn’t be happier to be working together.”

Pictured [Left-Right]: David Gray (Co-Head A&R, UMPG), Lillia Parsa (Director A&R, UMPG), Tony Talamo + Zach Friedman (Cofounders, Homemade Projects), Colin Padalecki (Surfaces), Kerrigan Hennings (Senior Director Business & Legal Affairs, UMPG), Forrest Frank (Surfaces), Jody Gerson (UMPG Chairman and CEO), Joe W. Halbardier (King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP)Music Business Worldwide

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