FUGA announces raft of new UK signings; inks deal with One House, Berry’s Room, Critical Music

17 July 2024 - Press release

One House, Critical Music and Berry’s Room join FUGA’s existing roster in the region which includes Marathon Music Group, Domino, Ninja Tune and One Little Independent

Follows the release of Kabin Crew’s viral hit, ‘The Spark’ from new FUGA client, Rubyworks Limited
 

Downtown-owned b2b distributor FUGA has announced a raft of UK signings as the company continues to solidify its position as the leading distributor in the region. It announces partnerships with One House, Critical Music and British-Nigerian afrobeats star Maleek Berry’s imprint, Berry’s Room.

One House - home to platinum-selling DJ and producer, Eliza Rose, Pretty Girl, Yung Singh and Kevin Saunderson - will utilize FUGA’s global distribution and award-nominated marketing services in a wide-ranging partnership that includes physical distribution, sync, YouTube channel management and access to the company’s trends and analytics platform.

One House has rapidly grown into an award-winning business encompassing a record label, creative agency, management company and live agency. Using its artist-driven approach to empower independent creators with ownership and creative control over their work, One House boasts a talented global roster of electronic acts including management clients, Shanti Celeste, Dan Shake, Surusinghe and Inner City and label clients, Pretty Girl, Gan Gemi, Avalon Emerson and Not To Twos.

FUGA’s partnership with One House kicked off with an EP release from Melbourne-to-London, rising star producer, Pretty Girl, ‘Get Back To Me’. The release secured 30+ playlist additions across DSPs and a debut chart position on Aus ARIA charts.

Napper Tandy, Founder of One House has said, ‘Everything we do at One House is designed to provide game-changing support to a new generation of exceptional artists, on their own terms. FUGA gives us the support and flexibility we need, combined with cutting edge tools, to deliver on this promise’

FUGA also announces a new partnership with Critical Music, one of the world’s leading drum and bass labels. Founded over twenty years ago by renowned electronic DJ and producer Kasra, Critical Music will use FUGA’s global distribution and marketing services to support the label’s current and future releases. With a global roster that includes some of the world’s most talented producers, including Switzerland's QZB , Austria’s Mefjus, and The Netherlands’ Waeys, as well as UK talents Ivy Lab, Halogenix and Spectral, Critical Music pride themselves on representing the best creators in the drum and bass scene.

FUGA has partnered with Berry’s Room, the label of renowned British-Nigerian producer and recording artist, Maleek Berry. The wide-ranging deal will see the company provide distribution, marketing and YouTube channel management for Berry’s prolific catalog as well as the release of his forthcoming debut album, with the first single to be distributed by FUGA, ‘Secrets’ released on July 12th. FUGA's partnership with Berry's Room will also provide an outlet for Maleek to support and release the next generation of Afrobeats talent.

The company has seen a raft of recent success in the region, with FUGA client, Firebird Music’s artist, Slash debuting at #8 on the UK albums chart with ‘Orgy of the Damned’ and client, The Hives (ATC Management) securing a UK number 2 album with ‘Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’.

The announcement also follows FUGA’s new partnership with leading Irish label, Rubyworks Limited, home to Grammy-winners Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jamie Duffy and pop queen, LYRA; who recently took over Beyonce’s number one spot on the Irish albums chart. Rubyworks utilizes FUGA’s digital and physical distribution, marketing strategy and YouTube channel management offering, with its first release with the distributor the viral hit, ‘The Spark’ by Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew, which currently sits at over 13M streams on Spotify.

Lara Baker, FUGA’s General Manager, UK & IE has said, ‘’As FUGA’s growth and expansion in 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 base. We look forward to working alongside these game-changing labels to connect their artists to audiences around the world.”