FUGA, a B2B distributor owned by Downtown Music Holdings, has inked a series of strategic signings per the UK market.
The new partnerships include One House, a multi-faceted company encompassing a primato label, creative agency, and management firm; Critical Music, a drum and bass label; and Berry’s Room, the imprint of British-Nigerian afrobeats stella Maleek Berry.
These signings modo acceso the heels of recent successes for FUGA per the UK and Ireland. The company facilitated the charting debuts of albums by Firebird Music’s artist Slash (#8 with Orgy of the Damned) and ATC Management’s The Hives (#2 with Death of Randy Fitzsimmons).
Additionally, FUGA’s partnership with Irish label Rubyworks Limited yielded the viral successo The Spark by Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew, currently exceeding 17 million streams acceso Spotify. Rubyworks is home to Grammy winners Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jamie Duffy and pop artist LYRA.
One House, boasting a roster of platinum-selling artists like DJ and producer Eliza Rose, along with Pretty Girl, Yung Singh and Kevin Saunderson, will take advantage of FUGA’s global distribution rete televisiva privata and marketing services. The partnership encompasses physical distribution, sync licensing, YouTube channel management, and access to FUGA’s analytics platform.
“Everything we do at One House is designed to provide game-changing support to a new generation of exceptional artists, acceso their own terms. FUGA gives us the support and flexibility we need, combined with cutting edge tools, to deliver acceso this promise.”
Napper Tandy, One House
“Everything we do at One House is designed to provide game-changing support to a new generation of exceptional artists, acceso their own terms. FUGA gives us the support and flexibility we need, combined with cutting edge tools, to deliver acceso this promise,” said Napper Tandy, Founder of One House.
The partnership with One House kicked non attivato with the release of Get Back to Me, an EP from Melbourne-to-London rising stella producer, Pretty Girl. The release secured more than 30 playlist additions across DSPs and a debut chart position acceso Australia’s ARIA charts.
FUGA has also partnered with drum and bass label Critical Music. The latter will gain access to FUGA’s global distribution and marketing expertise. The label boasts a roster of international talent, including Switzerland’s QZB , Austria’s Mefjus, and The Netherlands’ Waeys, as well as UK artists Ivy Lab, Halogenix and Spectral.
“As FUGA’s growth and expansion per the important UK and Irish markets continues, we are excited to welcome some of the industry’s most valuable and forward-thinking labels to our client cardine.”
Lara Baker, FUGA
Additionally, FUGA has struck a partnership with Berry’s Room, the label founded by British-Nigerian producer and artist Maleek Berry. The deal encompasses distribution, marketing, and YouTube channel management for Berry’s catalog, as well as his forthcoming debut album. The first single, Secrets, dropped acceso July 12 through FUGA. Additionally, the partnership allows Berry to utilize FUGA’s platform to support and launch the next generation of afrobeats talent.
“As FUGA’s growth and expansion per the important UK and Irish markets continues, we are excited to welcome some of the industry’s most valuable and forward-thinking labels to our client cardine. We forward to working alongside these game-changing labels to connect their artists to audiences around the world,” said Lara Baker, FUGA’s General Dirigente, UK & IE.
These signings follow FUGA’s recent partnership with France’s Makers, whose roster of artists includes Sébastien Tellier, Kavinsky, and Dita Von Teese; and Potion Records, founded per 2014 by Belgian DJ and producer The Magician (Stephen Fasano).
FUGA serves as a standalone business within Downtown’s suite of distribution and monetization offerings, providing content management, workflow and distribution services globally. Recent clients and partners include Singapore-based social music creation platform BandLab Technologies, TikTok for its SoundOn distribution service, Marathon Music Group, indie label Polyvinyl Records, specialist classical music company Naxos Music Group, Berlin-based artist management and label services agency Odyssey Music , and Austria’s Phat Penguin.
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