Avex Music Group has signed Justin Bieber’s longtime backing group We the Band, the corporate introduced Thursday.
We The Band consists of bassist Harv, DJ Tay James, guitarist Julian Micheal, drummer Devin “Stixx” Taylor and keyboardist O’Neil Palmer. Other than being as Bieber’s DJ, James has additionally been Bieber’s longtime a&r. Harv, in the meantime, has produced a number of Bieber tracks together with 2020’s “Ceaselessly” with Publish Malone and the 2021 smash hit “Peaches” that includes Daniel Caesar and Giveon.
The transfer comes about two months after Avex, the Japanese leisure conglomerate, named music supervisor Brandon Silverstein the CEO of the newly created Avex Music Group and bought his firm S10 Music Publishing.
“By means of my friendships and conversations with each the band and Justin, I noticed how a lot they imagine in and encourage one another—not simply as collaborators, however as individuals,” Silverstein mentioned in an announcement. “Harv and Tay’s imaginative and prescient, and the band’s real expertise, made it clear this was one thing particular with actual potential. That vitality sparked one thing in me and the Avex crew. We’re genuinely enthusiastic about what’s forward.”
With signing achieved, We the Band are ending up their debut album, Avex confirmed Thursday. The corporate didn’t give a particular launch date however mentioned the file can be out later this yr and “will function plenty of particular visitor appearances.”
“This has been a dream of ours for a few years now,” We The Band mentioned in an announcement. “To create our personal music that represents who we’re as musicians with the assist of a world powerhouse like Avex is extremely thrilling for all of us. We will’t look forward to our followers to listen to what we’ve been engaged on.”