Secretly Distribution, Beggars Group and Cargo Records UK have teamed up for a new UK independent distribution partnership called Cargo Independent Distribution (CID). Through the new partnership, Secretly Distribution and Beggars Group will support CID's investment in technology development and new staff, as well as provide strategic direction.
“All of us at Cargo are really excited about our new partnership with two of the world's most important independent music labels, who continue to remain fiercely independent and committed to maintaining completely independent distribution in the UK,” said Cargo chairman Independent Distribution. Phil Hill in a release.
Cargo Independent Distribution will retain the UK/Ireland fulfillment relationship with Proper/Utopia and CID will continue to provide global physical, digital and marketing services to Cargo UK's distributed client list, which includes Fire Records, Hyperdub, Planet Mu, Static Shock and Sub Pop, who have only recently transferred their UK distribution to CID.
Hill will retain a controlling interest in the new entity.
Cargo Independent Distribution will also provide physical distribution and sales support to Secretly Group and its affiliates, as well as sales representation to Beggars Group partner labels.
“The team at Cargo Records UK have loyally championed extreme labels, artists and records for almost three decades – including being the first distributor to commission records from Jagjaguwar – and we are now very privileged to be working with them on their next chapter.” said the CEO of Secretly Distribution Darius Van Arman in a release. “All of us at Secretly are very excited to be working with Cargo Independent Distribution to help secure an independent route to market in the UK and Ireland.”
Secretly Group writes Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory and Secretly Canadian, along with subsidiaries All Flowers Group (Ghostly, drink sum wtr) and The Numero Group, working with artists including Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bon Iver , MUNA, Japanese Breakfast, Mary Lattimore, Matthew Dear, Kari Faux, Aja Monet, Duster and Syl Johnson.
Beggars Group XL Recordings, Young Recordings, Rough Trade, Matador and 4AD labels represent 48 years of music from Fontaines DC, Jamie xx, Sleaford Mods, Queens of the Stone Age, Big Thief, The National, Lankum, Sampha, Prodigy, Adele , Radiohead, Cat Power and more.
“We live in changing and challenging times. Integral/ PIAS has handled our sales perfectly for decades, but at this time we feel it is critical to create a new independent route to market,” said Beggars Group CEO Paul Redding he said of the move in a statement. “We look forward to being part of a bright new future.”
Secretly Distribution has long partnered with Cargo Records UK for UK/Ireland physical distribution and retail marketing for much of Secretly Distribution's distributed label catalog, although Secretly Group and its subsidiaries All Flowers Group and The Numero Group will be a new addition to CID's physical catalog.
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