Death Row Records Bought By One Of Three Global Music Groups
The rights to Death Row Records, which were auctioned off after Suge Knight’s bankruptcy, were purchased by Susan Berg of the Global Music Group, according to TMZ. And what is the Global Music Group again? Well, there are currently two Web sites bearing said name. One is a French label that releases techno albums, so we can assume it’s not owned by former esthetician Susan Berg. The other’s rather low-rent site opens with “CONGRADULATIONS!!! DEATH ROW RECORDS was acquired today by GLOBAL MUSIC GROUP for $25 million dollars. GLOBAL MUSIC GROUP, A MULTI GENRE LABEL WITH OVER 30 YEARS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.” So we can assume that we should be giving “congrads” to this company. But how could a company with $25 million to burn also be the home of Davey Johnson, best known for touring as Frankie Goes To Hollywood and falsely claiming to be Holly Johnson’s brother? Questions, questions.
Johnson, whose exploits with a fake Frankie Goes To Hollywood were chronicled almost a decade ago in SPIN and Pollstar, is listed alongside Janet Martin, Jayce Martin and ClutterHouse on the Global Music Group’s artist roster (typos theirs).
Davey was born in Mobile Alabama but Raised in Mannheim Germany. At the age of 15 Davey was an accomplished musician playing Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Drums, and a Singer Song writer. From the age of 15 thru 17 Davey was a studio musician at the World renowned basement studios in Frankfort Germany.
Davey has played Bass, Keyboards, and a Singer on tour with several artist including:
Whitney Houston Anita Baker Tina Marie Michael Jackson UFO Kyper Stevie B Haddaway Information Society Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Davey has been a studio musician for many years and recorded on over 100 albums.
Today Davey has been working on several projects including recording his new album with producer David Longoria (Sting, U2, George Michaels, ect.)
So is this the Global Music Group that spent $25 million on Death Row Records? Do ’80s flashback concerts in Alabama really pay that much, or are they just “congradulating” a new company that coincidentally shares the same name? (The name “Susan Berg” is nowhere to be found on the site.) It wouldn’t be the first time Johnson has tried to exploit other people’s successes, after all.
