Industry Music entertainment Website MGM Distribution Founded 1998 | Area served Australia Headquarters Sydney, Australia Type Corporation | |
Key people Sebastian Chase (CEO/founder)
Mark Bolton (General Manager) Products Distribution of records, CDs and music downloads Artists Dan Sultan, The Jezabels, Karnivool, Sheppard, Dead Letter Circus | ||
Distributed by mgm distribution co 2003
MGM Distribution (Metropolitan Groove Merchants) is the largest independent distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998 by Sebastian Chase.
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MGM Distribution was specifically set up as a distribution hub to service independent labels and artists. MGM Distribution is totally focused on a specific agenda - dealing with retail, promoting its releases to retail, ensuring that orders are filled correctly and dispatched expediently. MGM is not a label and does not sign artists.
MGM as a distributor requires that the labels market their releases to the media to create demands that causes sell through at retail.
MGM Distribution is a major financial supporter of the JB Seed grant program, an arts grants fund established by John Butler in 2005, in addition to their support of the Australian Music Prize.