News
Best of Colemine Records & Defend!
We’re very fortunate to publish a trove of tremendous artists, songwriters, and producers – this week we’re spotlighting some of these artists that release music on…
Samples, Samples, Samples
A slew of artists have decided to sample the Defend catalog over the years and for that we’re eternally grateful, so this week we put…
2020 In Review
Hello Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Clients, I hope this finds you healthy and safe. This year at Defend Music we had a series of firsts,…
New Distribution Deal with Symphonic
đź’ĄBig newsđź’Ą today at Defend! First up we are proud to announce our new partnership with @symphonicdistro . Defend started as a label and publisher in 2004.…
Verizon 5G Ad
How about that Verizon 5G! This spot came out beautifully and is now airing everywhere. Beautiful song by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. We…
Defend’s 2020 Grammy Nominees and Winners!
Congratulations to our clients who were a part of amazing projects that were nominated and winners at the Recording Academy’s 2020 Grammy Awards! Defend writer…
JAY SOM & PALEHOUND ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT PROJECT
Bachelor is not a band, it is a friendship. Critically acclaimed, indie-rock powerhouses Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound (Ellen Kempner) have joined forces to…
Home Video The Automatic Process Re-issue 2020
The first release on Defend via @symphonicdistro @homevideoband : The Automatic Process (2020 Edition) is the 10th-anniversary release of Home Video’s second full length with an updated mix…
Chris Walla x Mandy Moore “Easy Target”
Congrats to Defend writer Chris Walla who co-wrote the song “Easy Target” on singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore’s first studio release in eleven years, Silver…
Kelly Finnigan’s “Catch Me I’m Falling” in Sonic The Hedgehog
You can hear “Catch Me I’m Falling” by Kelly Finnigan in the recently released video game action movie Sonic The Hedgehog!
Tanika Charles’ “The Gumption” Nominated for JUNOS 2020 R&B / Soul Recording
Big congratulations to Tanika Charles and her sophomore album “The Gumption” (released on Record Kicks) for being nominated for the Junos 2020 R&B / Soul…
El Ten Eleven the musical guest on Rough Draft with Reza Aslan!
El Ten Eleven was the live musical guest on the internet talk show series Rough Draft with Reza Aslan! In this episode, Reza sits down with…