CCS' Daytripper Music Publishing partners with radio host and music supervisor Chris Douridas

By Emmanuel Legrand

Chris Douridas, a Grammy-winning music supervisor and former radio host at influential Los Angeles public broadcaster KCRW, has entered into a partnership with Daytripper Music Publishing, the newly-created talent-driven division of Canada's music rights management and music publishing company CCS Rights Management (CCS). 

  Douridas will help Daytripper build and develop its talent roster as it expands further into the US market. Douridas and Daytripper have a joint commitment to "discovering and nurturing artists and songwriters at all levels and stages in careers, providing personalised and curated global creative opportunities, while enhancing, capitalising, and promoting their works," according to CCS.  

  “As we expand into the US, I couldn’t be more pleased to be partnering with Chris, who embodies everything we envisioned as the philosophy behind CCS’ new Daytripper Music Publishing division. The company is centered around discovering and fostering great artists and songwriters, and Chris is unequivocally one of the best in the world at doing it,” said Jodie Ferneyhough, CCS Rights Management Founder and President. 

Spotting talent and break new artists

  Douridas is described as someone with "exceptional ability to spot talent and break new artists" throughout his career. At KCRW-FM, he served as the music programming director and host of 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' for most of the 90s, and later launched the station’s 24-hour online music channel Eclectic24, which he still programs. 

  Douridas also worked at Geffen and Dreamworks Records in A&R capacities. In 2010, Douridas founded the now long-running bi-coastal, weekly live music series School Night, showcasing new and up-and-coming talent. 

  As a music supervisor he worked on movies such as 'American Beauty', 'Shrek 2', 'Heat', 'As Good as It Gets', 'Austin Powers', among others. 

Passionate about songwriters

  “Identifying great artistry and helping it find its way out into the world is at the heart of everything I do," said Douridas. "An alliance with Jodie is an obvious fit. He is extremely passionate about nurturing and developing great songwriters. More than that, he has a clear vision of what he wants Daytripper to become, and I am very excited about helping him and Jordan build it.”

  Daytripper Music Publishing was launched in 2021 by CCS as a stand-alone brand dedicated to creative development and support of established and up-and-coming artists and songwriters. Songwriters, artists, musicians and producers signed to the company include: Hill Kourkoutis, Tribe Friday, Featurette, POESY, Nuela Charles, CARYS, Yukon Blonde, Laurent Bourque, and Mikhail Laxton, among others.  

  CCS Rights Management administers over 150,000 copyrights and specialises in publishing administration, royalty collection, creative services, neighbouring rights administration, and music licensing for film, TV advertising, games and other media.