Our Head of A&R Sarah Liversedge Platz caught up with M-Magazine to discuss all things Publishing - check out the full article here

As the founder of the Grammy-winning publisher BDi Music, Sarah Liversedge Platz is always on the lookout for music creators 'who have a strong work ethic and know who they are’. Take, for example, Ed Sheeran.

‘Ed knew who he was right from the off,’ she tells M. ‘He had that confidence even though he was so young, and musically he knew where he wanted to go. I took that as a learning curve in terms of who else I look after going forward. Identity is incredibly important.’

While an artist’s individual identity has long been a key selling point, the recent rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a passionate debate across the music industry about the future of creativity, songwriting and ownership. BDi, along with the rest of the publishing community, has been lobbying the government about pressing issues like AI and copyright.

‘We need the government and global organisations to understand the importance of copyright protection across the music community, especially considering the expansion of AI,’ Sarah says. ‘We need to stand together.’