Hi, we’re Proper Music Distribution, the largest independent music distributor in the UK (An independent distributor being one who's sales and distribution are actually done by those who own the company).
We’re the folks who keep your local record shops stocked up with all the roots, country, folk, jazz, bluegrass, reggae and Americana releases by many of the artists you’ll find in our friends list.
We’re a hands-on bunch, too. If you’re a folkie, you’ve almost certainly seen our record stall at the Cambridge Festival. Or you might have read Properganda, our quarterly free reviews & features magazine at your local music venue or record shop. Otherwise you can usually find us in the audience at any of our artist’s gigs most nights of the week.
We don’t just deal with the specialist stuff either. Our Import Department can source and supply a huge amount of releases from all over the world with an astonishing turnaround time. Anything from hip-hop to emo to lounge to grindcore to dubstep to chill-out can pass through our doors on a daily basis.
We supply music to everyone from Amazon, HMV, Zavvi, supermarket chains and music festivals right down to the good old cosy independent stores, many of which we support via our innovative Proper Partner scheme.
Being independent means we can distribute up-and-coming new artists who the bigger labels are too slow to pick up on, as well as cutting deals with major artists who prefer the personal touch we can offer. Our Proper Access initiative has been a major boost to many of the smaller labels or bands looking for distribution in the UK.
From Prince to Jamie Cullum, Dolly Parton to Show Of Hands, Public Enemy to Bellowhead, our commitment to providing the highest quality service to the most diverse selection of artists and labels – with the unfoolable music-loving public as our judges – has cemented our reputation as the UK’s number one independent distributor.
We have an online blog you can check out for special news and general music stuff and you can check our website and sign up to our mailing list for news and tour info on our extensive roster of artists, as well as competitions and more...
New Music Magazine - Free To Music Venues, Record Shops, Instrument Shops or click on the image to open or download the interactive online version!
Click below to download our latest Podcast!
Or you can stream it from here (Firefox users, we recommend right-clicking and opening this in a new window).
Influences
A Small Selection Of Our Distributed Artists:
17 Hippies, 3 Daft Monkeys, ABC, Athena,
Altan, Joan Armatrading, Joan Baez,
Bassekou Kouyate, Basquiat Strings,
Bellowhead, Mary Black, The Blessing,
Blind Boys Of Alabama, Paul Brady,
Anne Briggs, John Butler Trio, Eliza Carthy,
Martin Carthy, Beth Neilsen Chapman,
The Chieftains, Chumbawamba,
The Coal Porters, Shirley Collins,
Neil Cowley Trio, Coope Boyes & Simpson,
Ivor Cutler, Jacqui Dankworth, Danu,
Dervish, Dhol Foundation, Kyle Eastwood,
Fairport Convention, Andy Fairweather-Low,
Fraud, Dick Gaughan, Davy Graham,
Patty Griffin,Bella Hardy, Corey Harris,
Levon Helm, Boo Hewerdine, James Hunter,
The Ipanemas, Diana Jones, Nic Jones,
Martyn Joseph, Stacey Kent, Soweto Kinch,
Benji Kirkpatrick, Tony Kofi, Diana Krall,
Sonny Landreth, Lau, Led Bib, Jez Lowe,
Nick Lowe, Lunasa, Mabon, Ewan MacColl,
The Magic Band, Mariza, Tim McGraw,
Ralph McTell, Megson, Alison Moorer,
Nickel Creek, Ruth Notman, Jackie Oates,
Tim O’Brien, Oysterband, Peatbog Faeries,
Planxty, Karine Polwart, Portico Quartet,
Sinead O’Connor, John Prine,
Tom Richards Orchestra, Salsa Celtica,
Eve Selis, Sharon Shannon, Shooglenifty,
Show Of Hands, Gwilym Simcock,
Martin Simpson, Mindy Smith, Todd Snider,
Solas, Omar Sosa, Soweto Gospel Choir,
Spiers & Boden, Dave Swarbrick,
Heidi Talbot, John Tams, June Tabor,
Clare Teal, Richard Thompson,
Martha Tilston, Steve Tilston,
Transglobal Underground, Walter Trout,
Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain,
The Watersons, Norma Waterson,
Waterson:Carthy, Dani Wilde,
Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl,
Abram Wilson, Chris Wood, Zeep,
and many more…
Sounds Like
COMING SOON FROM PROPER...
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Bellowhead - Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire On DVD
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If you're interested in our artists' CDs, tour info and general news as well as the chance to win yourself some goodies in our competitions, why not sign up to our newsletter?
Or you can sign up to our street team! If you're passionate about music and spreading the word about any of the fantastic artists we deal with then this could be a great opportunity for you to become a Propergandist- in return for your services we will give you free CDs and gig tickets!
We need enthusiastic people to help us with:
• postering, flyering and getting people to sign up for mailing lists at your local venues,
• checking the availability of our releases/magazines at your local record stores,
• in the virtual world sending out posts and bulletins about upcoming releases and events (don't worry if you don't know much about programming as we will be sending you all the relevent code).
Also occasionally:
• requesting songs on your local radio by phone/internet,
• requesting articles about the band in your local magazines by internet/post.
So if you're interested contact us on street.team@properdistribution.co.uk with your name, location (including any venues you regularly visit or are willing to travel to) and musical preferences. Feel free to tell us anything else about yourself, because we want to get to know you if you're willing to help us out!
Don't forget; free CDs and free gigs!
Before you add us:
This page has been set up so that we can keep in touch with the acts we distribute and the people who like them. If you're a band looking for distribution, you can contact us directly by scrolling down.
Unfortunately so many bands are adding us without looking at the site first (or checking out the kind of music that we usually deal with) that we've had to bar bands from adding us, as we're getting swamped daily with hundreds of distribution requests from groups in every genre imaginable (and some unimaginable!). This way we can spend more time using this page to keep up to date with the people who like what we do.
Sorry for the hassle, but if you're a band or musician and you'd still like to add us, send us a message right now!
Click below to find your nearest Proper Music stockist:
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Cheers for the add guys! Keep checking back, hopefully get some stuff up soon, not to mention one sorted out for myself and Siobhan together! Cheers Jeana
Went to the Wychwood Festival, drumming with the Inta Africa Drum Circle, groovin vibes of the Djembe to the Spirit of Mother Earth.
Drumming to the Heart of Mother Earth Deep in the Spirit of the Sun & Moon Drumming to the Rhythms of Mother Earth Deep in the Spirit of the Land & Sea Drumming to the Soul of Mother Earth Deep in the Spirit of the Universe.
Hi Proper! good to be officially friends in the realm of myspace. thanks for your help w/ our record. hope we can make it out to london to meet you guys soon cheers stuart
Pleased to hear some of your artists are playing at Wychwood Festival this year 30th May - 1st June - let your friends know that I have a pair of weekend tickets available as a prize to GondwanaSound listeners.
Listen to the show this Wednesday 21st May from 10 - 12 noon or listen to the podcast for the question and competition instructions.
There is no monetary equivalent for the tickets and the winner of the pair of tickets must be able to collect them in person from the festival office with the relevant winner's password.
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