Partisan Music Expands Publishing Arm With OTM Acquisition

Partisan Music has acquired Firebird’s shares of OTM Music, which will now merge with the independent record label. OTM will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, the publishing company Partisan acquired in 2022, creating an independent publishing operation within Partisan that will have staff in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles.

OTM and Left Music’s combined roster includes Sub Focus, Gianluca Buccellanti, Sudan Archives and Leon Michels. Alex Sheridan will stay on as founder and CEO of OTM, working alongside Graig Michie as president and head of North America and Kate Sweetsur as head of A&R.

“Partisan has built an exceptional independent music business and shares our belief in putting creativity and long-term relationships first,” Sheridan said in a statement. “Craig, Kate and I have worked together at different points throughout our careers, so bringing that experience together again is particularly exciting. We have a clear shared vision for the kind of publishing company we want to build and an incredible roster to build it around. I would like to thank Firebird for their belief in OTM and wish them well for the future. I couldn’t be more thrilled to build the next phase of OTM with such an exciting team, and provide a Boutique at Scale option for our writers, present and future.”

In 2022, Partisan Records launched its publishing arm, Left Music, with Sony Music Publishing U.K. managing its administrative services.

“Our partnership with OTM will allow Partisan to provide high-level creative services for music writers and publishing catalogs at the same calibre as we do for recording artists,” Zena White, COO of Partisan, said in a statement. “The reuniting of Craig Michie and Kate Sweetsur to lead A&R is an exciting proposition, whilst Alex and OTM’s track record in synch is undeniable. We can’t wait to be involved in so much more incredible music via the writers across OTM’s roster.”

White and Partisan co-founder Tim Putnam were recently named Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players executives of the year.