Horus Music is a global music distribution and label services company. Established in 2006, we’re a hardworking team that offers every artist a simple and affordable solution for getting their music in front of wider audiences.
Nicholas Dunn
Managing Director
Nina Condron
Director
Jennifer Radcliffe
Financial Director
Deborah Smith
Director of Publishing
Anara Publishing Ltd
Matt Newton
Label Services Executive
Robert Hill
Client Services & Operations Manager
Hetal Keshwala
Office Manager / Artworker
Malini Hariharan
Business Development Manager
We keep things simple and provide as many opportunities as possible so that our artists can earn an income from their music. When you use Horus Music for distribution, we put the control back into your hands. You retain ownership of your music including your masters and your copyrights. We also provide regular and detailed statistics from all of the top stores and platforms.
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History of Horus Music
Although we initially concentrated on music management, we quickly realised that music distribution was a problematic area. We saw music distribution as an area controlled by a few companies, as a result we knew that artists could quickly lose money if they weren’t careful. We knew that we could do better and so we set out to obtain direct contracts and make sure that all releases were handled in the most efficient way possible.
The principles are still close to our heart and we go further to make sure that all income is passed back to the artists and rights owners at the quickest opportunity and with the utmost transparency.
Our history and industry experience means we know exactly what needs doing at every stage of the process, especially recording, distribution and beyond. We are sympathetic to your needs and are entirely committed to going the extra mile for you.
Global in Spirit: Local at Heart.
23rd August 2006 Horus Music is founded by Nick Dunn in Birmingham, UK. The company initially focused on artist management before later shifting to music distribution.
2nd October 2007 The very first release by Horus Music charted at number 20 on the Official Charts Company Indie Charts. The release was ‘Turn On The Sky’ by Latonic.
26th November 2007 Horus Music gains a direct contract with Apple iTunes. Our releases can now be live on iTunes usually within 24 hours.
12th May 2008 Horus Music relocates in the UK from Birmingham to Leicester.
8th June 2009 We visited Japan for the first time and signed a local partner deal. We visited again in 2010 and started working with a new partner who we still work with today.
23rd July 2010 We signed a contract with VEVO meaning that our artists have wider distribution for their music videos and can create a customised channel.
23rd March 2011 Horus Music wins the Creative Leicestershire Bursary Award.
26th January 2012 We signed a direct contract with Google Music and were one of the first music companies to have a direct agreement with Google.
7th July 2013 Spark Productions reach number 35 in the Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart with their cover of ‘Wake Me Up’.
17th February 2014 Our Client Zone is launched to streamline the distribution and royalty payment processes for us and our clients.
10th March 2014 We are nominated in the category of International Trade at the Leicester Business Awards
26th January 2015 Chinese telecommunications company Huawei named Horus Music as their Best Business Partner of 2014.
1st May 2015 Beverley Knight and Mick Jagger become clients for the release of their charity single ‘Look Into Your Heart’ which raises funds for survivors of the Nepal Earthquake.
11th November 2015 Horus Music India launched with a base in Mumbai.
10th March 2016 We are announced as a finalist as Creative Industries Business of the Year in the Leicester Business Awards.
23rd August 2016 We held a party in Leicester, UK to thank those who have been part of our 10 year history. The celebration included performances from some of our clients.
10th March 2017 Our new publishing venture Anara Publishing launches and will be handling rights administration and sync licensing for clients.
21st April 2017 Horus Music announced as winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade for Outstanding Short Term Growth.
31st July 2017 Our new and improved distribution platform MyClientZone is launched, replacing the existing system that had been in place since 2014.
20th October 2017 Horus Music is officially presented with our Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in a ceremony with H.M. Lord Lieutenant Lady Gretton.
Founded
First Official Charts Success
iTunes Contract Signed
Move to Leicester
Japan Visit
VEVO Contract Signed
Creative Leicestershire Award
Google Music Contract Signed
Official Charts Success
Client Zone Now Open
Finalist in Leicester Business Awards
Huawei Award
Save the Children
Horus Music India launch
Finalist in Leicester Business Awards
10th Birthday Celebration
Anara Publishing Launch
Queen’s Award for Enterprise
MyClientZone
Presented with the Queen’s Award
