Industry Music Area served Worldwide Founded 2006 Type of business Private | Founder Nick Dunn Headquarters Leicester Number of employees 13 | |
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Genre Online distribution, Record label, Publishing, Marketing Products Record Label Services, Online Delivery (Music), Music Publishing, Digital Marketing, Music Promotion, Video Production Services Label Services, Music Distribution | ||
Horus Music Limited is a global digital distribution and label services company. Established in 2006, Horus Music allows artists, labels and right-holders to send their music to over 800 download, streaming, and interactive platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, VEVO, 7digital, Spotify, Beatport, Pandora Radio, Deezer, Tidal, as well as offering publishing and digital marketing opportunities.
History
Horus Music was incorporated in August 2006 and was founded by Nick Dunn and now operates in the centre of Leicester's technology district.
The company was named Best Business Partner of 2014 by Huawei Technology of China, and was also a finalist in the International Trade category as part of the Leicester Mercury Business Awards during that same year. Their client base consists of unsigned and independent musicians and record labels, as well as well known recording artists.
Horus Music has also partnered with charities including Save the Children, for the recording "Look into Your Heart", featuring Beverley Knight with Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, 100% of proceeds from the single were donated to the charity. The Pixel Project, who produced songs about violence against women and the blood cancer charity Bloodwise.
The company has spoken openly about the music industry and artists' rights and were one of the first distributors to remove their catalogue from Rdio after the streaming service was acquired by Pandora. Their relationships with artists and labels, as well as leading industry contacts, means they have the ability to work with musicians in a myriad of ways, including offering performance opportunities and even local auditions for TV shows such as The Voice UK.
In November 2015, Horus Music sponsored the UK’s first Independent Label Week, and the following month the company opened Horus Music India, based in Mumbai, and have since appointed their first staff members at this office.
In 2016, Horus Music celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Horus Music's sister companies "Help for Bands" and "Help For Writers", provide advice and support for musicians and E-book distribution for writers, respectively.