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911 Graduate Harry Paynter signs global publishing deal with BMG

Monday 26 January 2026

911 Graduate Harry Paynter signs global publishing deal with BMG

Recent Music (Songwriting and Production) graduate Harry Paynter has signed a global publishing deal with BMG, one of the biggest music publishing companies in the world.

The deal comes after Harry immersedhimself in the songwritingworld whilestudying here,honing his craft through collaborations with fellow 911 student artistsincludingMARiMARiandbeing selected for a writing session with our founding patronSir Paul McCartney.

He also used his time here to makecrucialindustryconnections. Harry says:“While in my final year at 911 I met my wonderful managers, Matthew RumboldandClare Richards at Transmission Management. We began working intensely at putting together sessions that made most sense and finding artists I loved working with.”

Once he graduated, Harry moved to London wherehe describes his life as,“an exciting concoction of exercising my purest creativity, collaboration and proving myself as a writer-producer.”

Projects Harry has worked on includedeveloping Nadia Loren (VLF Records) alongside producer Mura Masa, as well as Polydor’s new girl group, XO, co-writing and producing songs for their first few projects alongsidewell-established songwritersincluding L Devine, Maegan Cottone and Gil Lewis.

Reflecting on his time at 911, Harrybelievesthathaving industry-ready practices embedded into theMusiccourse,includingaculture of regular sessions, co-writing and A&R connections, prepared him for professional life. “911 reallyserved itself as a training ground for the life of a songwriter-producer.”

The latest release Harry has worked on isLaundretteby Nadia Loren, which you can listen to here: