Remote Control’s Dot Dash Label Inks UK & Europe Deal with Proper Music Group
- Covers physical distribution for Dot Dash’s Australianroster throughout Europe, UK & Republic of Ireland
- Upcoming UK & Europe releases include albums from GenaRose Bruce, Carla Geneve and new music from Donny Benét
Melbourne, 11th December 2019: Dot Dash, the in-house label of Australian label management, digitaldistribution, publicity and marketing services company Remote Control, hasinked a new distribution deal with the UK’s largest independent distributor,Proper Music Group.
Proper will distribute CDs andrecords from Dot Dash, offering a vital channel to retail throughout Europe andthe UK & Republic of Ireland for the label’s artists who have seen domestic success.Proper will also handle new frontline releases, using its extensive network ofdelivery partners to boost Dot Dash’s entire roster, many of whom already havea strong UK and European fanbase.
The first UK/Europe release through the newpartnership will be Gena Rose Bruce’s acclaimed debut album, Can't Make You Love Me, set for releasein early 2020, ahead of her upcoming performance at SXSW. This will be followedby an expanded version of the self-titled debut record by Carla Geneve, whorecently took home four West Australian Music Awards including Best Rock Act,Best Single, Best Guitarist and Best EP. New music from Donny Benét will followin 2020 and new signings Handsome and Memphis LK are already attracting globalattention.
Dot Dash was established in 2004 as RemoteControl’s in-house label for the company’s Australian signings. Over the yearsDot Dash has worked with Methyl Ethel, Chet Faker, Wolf & Cub, King GizzardAnd The Lizard Wizard, Client Liaison, Banoffee, Total Giovanni, GabriellaCohen and many other artists.
Dot Dash’s co-founders Steve Cross and HarveySaward comment: ‘We are excited to beworking with the team at Proper. We are both 100% independent companies with noaffiliation to major labels, Proper speak our language. As lifelong recordcollectors, we know their track record and know we can entrust them to get ourreleases in to the right stores. We’d also like to thank Dan Nevin for hisinvaluable assistance in setting up this new arrangement. It’s a very excitingtime for Dot Dash. Over the past yearDonny Benet has played more gigs in Europe than Australia. Gena Rose Bruce and Carla Geneve areattracting international interest and have both been invited to play SXSW earlyin 2020. Everything seems to be pointingin the same direction and this new partnership with Proper comes at exactly theright time.’
Commenting on the deal, Managing Director ofProper Music Group Drew Hill said ‘DotDash has a brilliant roster, many of whom are making serious waves in the UKand Europe. We really connect with their independent ethos and, with our strongretail connections and their great music, we can’t wait to watch thispopularity flourish.’
About Proper Music Group
Proper Music Group is a fullservices company providing everything from global physical and digitaldistribution to artist and label services, publishing, online retail and itsown record label. Its distribution arm, Proper Music Distribution – thelargest independent physical distributor in the UK – is renowned for having theknowledge, experience and personal service of a specialist coupled with thereach and power of a major. Proper Music Groupreceived The Company Award: Diversity In The Workplace at the Women In MusicAwards 2017, and was also awarded best Sales Team at 2017’s Music Week Awards.
About Remote Control / Dot Dash
Remote Control was established in2001 by Harvey Saward and Steve Cross. The company represents 4AD, Rough Trade,XL Recordings, Young Turks and Matador in Australia and New Zealand and hasworked with Adele, FKA Twigs, Kamasi Washington, The National, Queens Of TheStone Age, Radiohead, The xx and many other international artists. Alongsideits Dot Dash roster, Remote Control also provides label services to CourtneyBarnett and the artists on her record label Milk!