Return Records Signs Global Distribution Partnership with The Orchard and Sony Music
On Friday, May 21st, Return Records signed a three-year partnership with The Orchard, a distribution company owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The agreement will provide unprecedented access to the global commercial music market, from possible collaborations with well-established musicians to non-exclusive sync placements via Sony Music Publishing. From BTS to Pitbull, The Orchard is a leading music distribution company that operates in over 45 markets worldwide with a comprehensive artist & label services that include full-service marketing, sync licensing, video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, and digital and physical distribution that has been representing reputable artists and independent labels since 1997. The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global industry, and that is exactly why The Orchard is pleased to extend a helping hand to Return Records.
The label’s hope its’ partnership with The Orchard will provide the greatest flexibility and security necessary to continue pushing the industry forward while also leaning on traditional foundations to provide a successful industry bedrock for the artists, songwriters, producers, marketers, lawyers, and staff that make up the label.
The label’s founder Jonathan Sherman said in a statement “it will be incumbent on every current and prospective member of our community to help the label transition into the type of organization that The Orchard is proud to partner with. Not every decision we make will be easy, but every decision will be intentional and necessary to help push our community forward for long-term prosperity. The future of the label is bright, and I can promise each and every one of you the utmost respect, integrity, dignity, and honesty as we move forward with our relationship [with The Orchard].”
Over the coming weeks and months, Return Records looks to expand its’ staff, update and enhance its’ service offerings to artists and songwriters, provide new pathways to develop talent, improve its’ branding and vision, incentive artist and repertoire personnel to bring aspiring talent to the roster, forecast new ways to monetize back catalogs, adopt transparent and efficient royalty accounting, and establish a board of directors for potential investors and backers. The label looks to have its’ first release with The Orchard out on July 16th. For more information, please visit www.returnrecords.com.
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in 45 markets worldwide. With a comprehensive artist & label services offering including full-service marketing, sync licensing, video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, digital and physical distribution and more, The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global industry. For further information, visit www.theorchard.com.
About Return Records
Return Records is an independent sound recording corporation based in Washington, DC that looks to be a true industry innovator for releasing and monetizing the Indie Artist by giving them the tools to monetize their works on their way up through a flexible and autonomous talent development model. The label primarily focuses on a range of genres from rock to hip-hop, but primary focuses on pop music. The label enables artists to keep the writers share of their music, and provides a wealth of services that include public relations, graphic design, playlisting, digital marketing, sync placements, tour bookings, radio promotion, and referrals to some of the top agents and publicists in the music business. For more information, visit www.returnrecords.com.
