Proper Music Distribution
| Proper Music Distribution | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Malcolm Mills |
| Genre | All genres |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Official website | ProperMusicGroup.com |
Stemming from a business started in 1988, Proper Music Distribution has grown to become the largest totally independent distributor in the UK, with annual sales of over £25million. It is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Proper Music Group Limited. In recent years it has been a frequent winner of coveted Music Week Awards. "Music Week – Best Distribution Team"[1] and Diversity In The Workplace.[2] In 2017, the company relocated to a new, purpose built 100,000sq. ft. distribution centre in Dartford, Kent.[3]
In January 2022, it was announced the Switzerland-headquartered fintech company, Utopia Music, had acquired Proper Music Distribution's parent company, Proper Music Group.[4] Later in 2022, Utopia Music acquired physical entertainment distributor Cinram Novum[5] which has now become part of Proper Music Distribution, powered by Utopia.[6]
Distributed artists[edit]
A tiny selection from thousands of distributed artists include:
- Aimee Mann
- Amy LaVere
- Beth Neilsen Chapman
- Bird in the Belly
- Cara Dillon
- Daughter
- Dr John
- Eliza Carthy
- Joan Baez
- Martin Carthy
- Nick Cave
- Nick Lowe
- Oysterband
- Paul Carrack
- Pet Shop Boys
- Richard Thompson
- Travis
Distributed record labels[edit]
A small selection of distributed labels include:
- Alligator Records
- Big Chill
- Crammed Discs
- ECM Records
- Far Out Recordings
- Fellside Records
- Fledg'ling
- The Last Music Company
- MiG-music
- Naim Records
- Navigator Records
- Ploughboy Records
- Proper Records
- Real World Records
- Ruf Records
- Sain
- Shanachie Records
- Soundway Records
- Stoney Plain Records
- Topic Records
- Whirlwind Records
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to the Music Week Awards 2017". MusicWeekAwards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Music Week Women In Music 2017 winners revealed". MusicWeek.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "UK-based Proper Music gets a new warehouse - and a new look". Music Business Worldwide. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Utopia acquires the UK's Proper Music Group, launches Distribution Services unit". Music Business Worldwide. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Utopia safeguards future of market-leading physical music distributor Cinram Novum". Music Week. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Cinram Novum is now part of Proper, powered by Utopia". Proper Music Group. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
