Downtown is a global independent rights management and music services company. Based in New York City, it is composed of four divisions: Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust, Downtown Music Studios, and Neighbouring Rights. In addition to its New York headquarters, Downtown has offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam.
Downtown Music Publishing owns and/or administers works by songwriter-artists including The Beatles, Hans Zimmer, Bruce Springsteen, Mötley Crüe, and One Direction and represents publishing catalogs such as Cy Coleman's Notable Music Co. Inc. (US), Edizioni Curci (Italy), Kassner Music (UK) and Budde Music (Germany). Through Songtrust, it provides global royalty collection from more than 90 countries and 20,000 unique income sources worldwide. It also operates Downtown Music Studios, a recording facility in Soho, New York. 