Welcome
Absolute Marketing & Distribution is a leading provider of tailor-made sales, marketing and business management solutions for independent record labels, single-artist labels and brand-owned music labels.Established in 1998 as Europe's first 'one-stop' label management specialist, London-based Absolute provides everything it takes to run a successful independent record label - from label administration ... to television advertising.
Absolute's unique business model has proved to be the ideal solution for both established artists and developing artists in today's 'long-tail' music market in which artists can accumulate great success across a much broader sales base.
Absolute's impressive client list has included artists such as Melanie C, Dame Shirley Bassey, Herbie Hancock, Bananarama, Marillion, The Editors, Darren Hayes, Hall & Oates, Boy George, Coolio, Imogen Heap, Cascada, Ocean Colour Scene, Ali Campbell and many others.
So it's not surprising that Absolute is bucking the music industry trend by achieving significant year-on-year growth while many major companies are struggling to sustain sales and market share.
Absolute can also help non-music brands to release music on their own label - either as a strategic marketing tool or a brand extension. It manages the complete record label framework, so that the brand is not distracted from its core business.
Brands like Specsavers, Pipex Broadband and Halifax (part of the Halifax Bank of Scotland Group) have already enjoyed UK chart success through Absolute.
Whether a music release is on an independent label, a single-artist label or a brand-owned label, Absolute proactively manages all of the key elements required to get the product into the physical and digital marketplace.
Absolute has consistently shown it can achieve this in the same professional and timely manner as any of the major record companies.
But there is one important difference.
When labels are managed by Absolute, ownership of the music copyright always remains in the hands of the label or the artist - so artists always remain in total control of their creativity ... and their own destiny.
24.07.08Jay Sean 'Maybe' becomes highest played song across radio in Japan, taking out Coldplay & Madonna on its way to No.1
23.07.08McFly's return single 'One for the Radio' debuts at No.2 in the national chart
23.07.08Darren Hayes new DVD 'The Time Machine Tour' is set for No.1 in DVD Chart on week of release
10.07.08Spoon, Harris & Obernik 'Baditude' moves on to the Radio 1 C-list with Cascada 'Because the Night' as a new addition. Phil Campbell 'No Love Songs' remains on Radio 2 Playlist
03.07.08Spoon, Harris & Obernik's new single 'Baditude' added to the Radio 1 One Upfront List 5 weeks ahead of release
03.07.08McFly remain on Radio 1 A-list and Jay Sean on B-list whilst Paul Carrack remains on Radio 2 A-list and Phil Campbell gets added to the playlist
20.06.08McFly & Jay Sean move up the the Radio 1 playlist whilst Paul Carrack secures Radio 2 A-list and Logan Wilson added to Radio 2 playlist
20.06.08McFly and Jay Sean both set to perform at this July's iTunes Live: London festival, backed by full TV, online, radio, cinema and press campaign.
11.06.08Radio 1 Playlists- McFly 'One for the Radio' and Jay Sean 'Stay' // Radio 2 Playlist- Paul Carrack 'Ain't No Love'
11.06.08Absolute ink deal with Toolroom Records for joint release of forthcoming summer smash 'Baditude' by Spoon, Harris & Obenik
10.06.08New single 'Stay' playlisted across all major music channels including The Box, Hits TV, MTV Base, Clubland TV and more
10.06.08New album 'Exotic Creatures of the Deep' achieves Sparks' highest ever chart position
03.06.08Jay Sean and McFly will be performing during this July's iTunes Festival followed by their exclusive performances being made available to buy
19.05.08Absolute celebrate 10 Years of empowering artists and labels with Music Week feature
19.05.08Jay Sean album 'My Own Way' debits in the national chart at Number 6
16.05.08After a great first week Jay Sean's new album 'My Own Way' looks set to feature well inside the album Top 10 chart this Sunday
09.05.08Absolute scoop Meffy award in the Artist Campaign Category after their Wet Wet Wet SMS pre-order campaign resulting in Top 10 single
06.05.08Jay Sean gets his 5th successive Top 20 hit as 'Maybe' crashes in at number 19
21.04.08Sparks single 'Good Morning' playlisted at Radio 2 on top of one page feature in The Times and Q & Mojo album reviews
21.04.08Jay Sean performs on both BBC2's Sound and T4's The Green Room. Single 'Maybe' out 21st April
14.04.08Absolute currently releasing company record 4 Radio 1 Playlist ed and 4 Radio 2 Playlisted releases
14.04.08'Maps' by Phil Campbell is moved up to the Radio 2 A-list
07.04.08Forthcoming single 'Shed a Little Light' added to Radio 2 B-list including Future Cut remix, plus David Holmes Remix of B-side 'Be With Me.' Out 28th April
28.03.08'Maybe' added to Radio 1, GCAP and Galaxy playlists after performing at 1Xtra Live with Kelly Rowland, Akon, Chris Brown and more
28.03.08New single 'The Girl You Lost' playlisted on Radio 2 plus Stonebridge remix featuring heavily on Radio 1. Digital out 7th April, physical 21st April
28.03.08Currently supporting David Gray on his UK tour, new single 'Maps' (How I Feel About You) gets B-listed at Radio 2, released 14th April
17.03.08Absolute Marketing gets nominated for a Mobile Entertainment Award for their Wet Wet Wet Live Stadium tour mobile pre-order that saw them back in the UK Top 10
17.03.08After selling 60k of first single 'Ride It' Jay Sean returns with 'Maybe,' playlisted on The Box, Kiss and MTV already, out 14th April
17.03.08Hot on the heels of her sold out US tour Sia confirms her April UK & Ireland leg including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin dates and more.
25.02.08New single 'Maybe' already A listed at 1extra and B listed at Choice- out 7th April. 'Ride It' hits it's 6th week in chart holding at 27
22.02.08Following his Jools Holland appearance Nate James 'Get Back To You' gets added to the Radio 2 B-list
11.02.08Absolute have record week with 10% of the Chart Top 40 including highest new entry at No. 10 plus 3 other records (T2, Jay Sean, Cascada)
11.02.08New Wet Wet Wet single 'Weightless' is this week's highest new chart entry at number 10 thanks to major mobile campaign.
28.01.08'Ride It' crashes into the chart debuting at No. 11
23.01.08Jay Sean single 'Ride It' featured heavily across iTunes, 7Digital and Nokia Music Homepages plus feature in The Independent
23.01.08Forthcoming All Around the World single 'My Destiny' by Delinquent feat KCat is added to the Radio 1 'Upfront List' - released 3rd March
14.01.08New album 'Some People Have Real Problems' is Radio 2 'Album of the Week' whilst Sia is also MySpace Artist of the Week
14.01.08New Out of Office single 'Break of Dawn' gets added to the Radio 1 and Kiss B lists after regualr plays from Pete Tong & Judge Jules.
19.12.07Forthcoming single `Ride It,` out 21st Jan. goes from strength to strength with Radio 1, Capitol FM, Kiss Network, Galaxy & more playlist additions. Now up to No.32 in the TV airplay chart the video has now received over 1million Youtube views.
19.12.07Debut single from T2 featuring Jodie on AATW entered the charts at No.2 ahead of established acts including Take That and Timbaland, trailing only Leona Lewis, remaining there for a further 2 weeks.
On the back of their stadium tour and new album `Timeless` Wet Wet Wet return with their new single `Weightless` on 4th Feb.
27.11.07Music management company IE Music has signed a long-term label management deal with Absolute Marketing And Distribution, covering various independent labels that are part of the ie:music group of companies working with artists from as diverse from Sia to Craig Armstrong.
27.11.07Absolute team up with Lee Ryan's management to release his new single 'Reinforce Love' around his 'Young National Voices UK Tour.' The single is in conjunction with Great Ormond St Hospital and CLIC Sargent Childrens Charity with all proceeds going to both organisations.
27.11.07The huge T2 'Heartbroken' single is out now through All Around the World. A listed at radio 1, with over 16k downloads in its first week this will be set to crash in to the Top 3 this week.
23.10.07Wet Wet Wet straight on the Radio 2 playlist with their new single 'Too Many People' including Arthur Baker remixes. Out on 5th Nov supported by UK arena tour including Wembley, Birmingham & Manchester dates amongst others.
23.10.07Sia's straight on the Radio 2 playlist with her new single 'Day Too Soon' ahead of her 5th Nov release one week upfront on iTunes.
23.10.07Jill Scott announces tour through November and December. European tour dates taking in London, Amsterdam, Paris plus others.
All Around the World's latest signing T2 gets added to the Radio 1 playlist 6 weeks upfront with this bass driven track 'Heartbroken'.
13.09.07TV advertised album out now and set for top ten in the album chart, featuring the hits Pretty Green Eyes, Feelin Fine, Better Than Life...
13.09.07TV Advertised album out on October 8th from UB40's frontman Ali Campbell. It features The World's Greatest Rhythm Section, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, collaborations with some legendary singers and musicians (Smokey Robinson / Mick Hucknall / Katie Melua / Lemar / Beverly Knight and more), several sublime cover versions, and the unique voice and song writing excellence of Mr Red Red Wine himself.
13.09.07Absolute ink deal with IE Music (home of Robbie Williams management company). They have a brand new roster of artists including Sia (former member of Zero7), critically acclaimed writer and composer Craig Armstrong's new project Winona, and established live act Archive.
13.07.07Added to The Box, smash Hits and tour dates announced
13.07.07Album out on 23rd July featuring the singles 'Come Tomorrow' and 'Stoned In Love feat. Tom Jones'.
13.07.07Craig Dimech signs with Absolute - after starting his new label Frenetic Records.