Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Dashboard Confessional Front Man and Founder Chris Carrabba to Exclusive, World-Wide Co-Publishing Deal

Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Dashboard Confessional Front Man and Founder Chris Carrabba to Exclusive, World-Wide Co-Publishing Deal

LOS ANGELES, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), in a highly competitive situation, announced today the signing of rock group Dashboard Confessional front man and founder, Chris Carrabba, to an exclusive, worldwide co-publishing deal. The band's new album "Dusk and Summer" (Vagrant) enters at No. 2 this week on the Billboard 200 top albums chart

On the heels of signing with UMPG, Dashboard Confessional has already achieved placement in the Film/TV realm with songs from "Dusk and Summer." The song "Stolen" was recently placed as the theme song for the television show "One Ocean View" (ABC). The single "Reason to Believe" will be featured in Madden NFL 2007. Dashboard Confessional also recently performed on the TV shows "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS) with upcoming appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC) and "The Today Show" (NBC). Carrabba, who writes 100% of the songs for Dashboard Confessional, also composed the song "Vindicated" off the "Spiderman 2" OST. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

"Chris Carrabba is one of the finest songwriter/artists of our generation and we are thrilled that he and Dashboard Confessional are joining the UMPG family. Chris is already experiencing great success in the Film/TV area, and we look forward to building on that success as his career moves to new heights," David Renzer, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group said.

"Dusk and Summer," the band's fourth album, hit U.S. stores on June 27 and is the long-awaited follow up to 2002's much heralded "A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar," which sold near to Platinum in the U.S. and was No. 1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums and No. 2 on Billboard 200 charts. That album not only propelled Dashboard Confessional sales, but also made founder and front man, Chris Carrabba, a household name and face.

Armed with the same brilliant lyrics fans have grown to expect from Dashboard Confessional, "Dusk and Summer" features songs Carrabba wrote in dressing rooms and on the bus while on the road with UMPG's U2 last fall. Carrabba joins forces with Counting Crows vocalist Adam Duritz on the track "So Long, So Long."

Dashboard Confessional's headlining tour kicks off this month. The video for the first single "Don't Wait" has been added to MTV, VH1 and FUSE.

Managed by Rich Egan, Dashboard Confessional joins UMPG's successful rock roster, which includes U2, Dave Grohl, Godsmack, Angels and Airwaves, Hoobastank, 3 Doors Down, Jack Johnson, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother, Blink-182, and Bon Jovi, amongst others.

About Universal Music Publishing Group

With 47 offices in 41 countries worldwide, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is part of the Universal Music Group and one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations. Owning or administering more than 1 million copyrights, UMPG's writers and catalogs include: U2, Elton John, 50 Cent, Dave Grohl, Prince, Diana Krall, Ludacris, Godsmack, Ice Cube, Vanessa Carlton, Mary J. Blige, The Corrs, Eve, Musiq, Jill Scott, Brian McKnight, No Doubt, Blink-182, 3 Doors Down, Beastie Boys, Anastacia, Fatboy Slim, DMX, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Paul Simon, the catalog of Henry Mancini, among many others. For more information, visit: www.umusicpub.com.

Source: Universal Music Publishing Group

CONTACT: Heather Brown, Senior Dir. of Marketing and Communications of
Universal Music Publishing Group, +1-310-235-4870, heather.brown@umusic.com

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