Proper Music Distribution
FounderMalcolm Mills
GenreAll genres
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Official websiteProperMusicGroup.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

A tiny selection from thousands of distributed artists include:

Distributed record labels

A small selection of distributed labels include:

References

  1. "Welcome to the Music Week Awards 2017". MusicWeekAwards.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. "Music Week Women In Music 2017 winners revealed". MusicWeek.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "UK-based Proper Music gets a new warehouse - and a new look". Music Business Worldwide. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. "Utopia acquires the UK's Proper Music Group, launches Distribution Services unit". Music Business Worldwide. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. "Utopia safeguards future of market-leading physical music distributor Cinram Novum". Music Week. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. "Cinram Novum is now part of Proper, powered by Utopia". Proper Music Group. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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