Feb
25
EMI Inks Secret City Records
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Founded in 2006 by Justin West and Andrew Rose, Secret City was previously distributed by West’s father’s company–Fusion 3. When Fusion 3 went into bankruptcy, Secret City moved on the EMI, who had an existing co-distributing relationship with Fusion 3.
“We are very excited to be working with [EMI Music Canada president] Deane [Cameron} and the entire EMI team,” West says. “There is no better fit for the label and we know that it will be a great relationship.”
EMI Signs Distribution Deal With Secret City
Feb
4
Billboard reports that Kees van Weijen and Paul Davies, managers of Rough Trade Distribution, have acquired ownership of the company.
Rough Trade was purchased by the group from German based arvato services, a customer communication and logistics company.
Rough Trade’s will continue to operate from its offices in Holland and Belgium, offering its 140-plus clients an integrated distribution structure that includes sales and key account management, field sales agents, telesales, professional vendor-managed inventory and label management.
Feb
2
Koch Entertainment Distribution now E1 Entertainment Distribution
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E1 Entertainment
In news you’ll absolutely have to write home about, Koch has re-branded itself under the name of its parent company, E1 Entertainment. For some reason.
So it isn’t just Koch Distribution with the new moniker, but Koch Records is now E1 Music, and Koch Publishing is now E1 Music Publishing. To round everything out, the video arm Koch Vision is now E1 Entertainment US.
The re-naming party will be at my place, Friday, 9pm. BYOB. See you there!
Dec
8
Or they want a quick infusion of cash, depending on how you look at the situation. Terra Firma, the company that purchased EMI in 2007, is in talks to sell the company’s distribution chain resources to rivals Sony BMG or Warner Music.
By negotiating with rival music companies rather than third parties, EMI was more likely to secure an upfront payment, people familiar with the talks said. Its rivals could potentially make savings by consolidating their distribution with that of EMI.
Source: FT.com
