Chambers opts for `boutique' route by inking B-Unique deal.

Ivor-winning songwriter signs publishing deals with independent companies for UK and rest of world, while confirming his multi-platinum professional partnership with Robbie Williams is back on track

Guy Chambers has confirmed to Music Week that he is writing with Robbie Williams again, as the renowned British songwriter announced deals with two boutique independent publishers.

Chambers, who boasts majority credits on much of Williams' early catalogue, including the albums Life Thru A Lens, I've Been Expecting You, Sing When You're Winning and Escapology, tells Music Week that that he has recently started "something new" with Williams, "but it is very early days".

As well as collaborating with Williams, Chambers has also been working with new Island Def Jam signing Kerli and Mercury US signing Jesse James. He also recently landed cuts on Kylie Minogue's new album X.

The news comes as Chambers announced deals with B-Unique's publishing division and Liberal Arts publishing, as he looks to bring a fresh perspective to the next chapter of his career.

B-Unique's standalone publishing division has signed a three-year, Europe-wide deal with the songwriter, while Mercury Records US president David Massey has snapped up the rest of the world, signing Chambers to his own Liberal Arts publishing company. Both deals are for future works.

The deal is an unusually high-profile signing for B-Unique, which operates its publishing arm independently of both records and its soon- to-be-launched management arm.