MANDA WITH THE PHOTO FINISH

Joie Manda’s Platinum Grammar Publishing has partnered with Photo Finish for a new publishing venture, Photo Finish Publishing. Together, they will work to identify and sign new talent in the songwriter and producer spaces.

“I’ve known Joie Manda for over 15 years,” Photo Finish Founder Matt Galle said. “Joie has always been a genuine and steadfast colleague, and I respect him in a huge way. With Photo Finish operating as an independent label for the past eight years and Joie starting up his new company independently, it made perfect sense to align. We both bring totally different approaches to the table, with various knowledge from different genres across the board.

“This is a team effort between the whole staff at Photo Finish and Platinum Grammar Publishing. We have already hit the ground running with our first signing Ghostrage, who has recently produced for Lil Durk, Future, Lil Baby, King Von, Lil Yachty, Machine Gun Kelly and more."

Founded in 2022 by Manda, who’s also the founder/CEO of Encore Recordings, Platinum Grammar is a fully independent self-funded boutique publishing company that believes in developing, nurturing and advocating for creatives.

“Matt has an incredible ear for identifying emerging talent, signing and developing artists as proven by his track record since the launch of Photo Finish in 2006,” Manda added. “I look forward to ushering in this new phase with him, now signing and developing songwriters and producers under the Photo Finish Publishing and Platinum Grammar Publishing partnership.”

He also looks forward to sending our emails to trash.