MGM Distribution

This article is about the Australian music distributor known as MGM Distribution. For the unrelated American motion picture studio with the division, "MGM Distribution Co.", see Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Not to be confused with MGM Records.

MGM Distribution (Metropolitan Groove Merchants) is the largest independent distributor of Australian music^[1] and music related merchandise. It was established in April 1998 by Sebastian Chase.^[2][3]

MGM Distribution

Company type	Corporation
Industry	Music entertainment
Founded	in 1998
Headquarters	Sydney
Area served	Australia
Key people	Sebastian Chase (CEO/founder) Mark Bolton (general manager)
Products	Distribution of records, CDs and music downloads
Website	MGM Distribution

MGM Distribution was set up specifically as a distribution hub to service independent labels and artists. MGM Distribution is 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. As a distributor, MGM requires that the labels market their releases to the media to create demand that causes sell through at retail.

MGM Distribution is a major financial supporter of the Australian Music Prize^[4] and the JB Seed grant program, an arts grants fund established by John Butler in 2005.

Artists

• Alcotomic (Magneto Records)
• Arrows (Hobbledehoy Record Co)
• Bad Moon Born (Unsigned)
• The Basics (Independent)
• The Beautiful Girls (San Dumo/Independent)
• Ben Mitchell (Independent)
• Birds of Tokyo (Independent)
• Blue King Brown (Roots Level Records)
• Bukkcity (Unda K9)
• Butterfingers (Valley Trash Records)
• Carus and The True Believers (Independent)
• The Church (Unorthodox Records)
• Cog (Different Music/Little Samurai)
• The Community Chest (Igloo Records)
• The Conglomerate (Independent, debut album only)
• CRVZII (Nufirm Records)
• Dan Webb (Misdemeanor Records)
• Drawn from Bees (Bonefinger Records)
• The E.L.F. (Oaks Records)
• Edward Guglielmino (Independent)
• Emily Wurramara (Wantok Music)
• Endorphin (Seduction Records)
• Epicure (Independent)
• Front counter (Independent)
• The Flairz (Lefroy Records)
• Hungry Kids of Hungary (Independent)
• Intercooler (Rhythm Ace)
• Jacqui Hunt (Auraphonic)
• The Jezabels (Independent)
• John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records)
• Karnivool (Independent)
• Kate Miller-Heidke (Waterbear Records)
• Lior (Senso Unico)
• The Little Stevies (Independent)
• Lucky Fonz III (Cruiserweight Records)
• Mark Wilkinson (Independent)
• Mia Dyson (Backdoor Records)
• The Panda Band (Bamboo Records)
• The Panics (LittleBIGMAN Records)
• The Peep Tempel (Wing Sing)
• The Pigram Brothers (Pigram Music)
• Tecoma (Polaris Music)
• Tin Alley
• The Preytells (Independent)
• Resin Dogs (Hydrofunk Records)
• Sam Clark (PLW Entertainment)
• Sarah McLeod (Naughty Mouse Ink/Independent)
• Sekiden (Valve Records)
• Sheppard (Empire of Song)
• Skipping Girl Vinegar (Popboomerang)
• Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records)
• Superengine (Q-Stik Records)
• Turnstyle (Igloo Records)
• The Vines (Wicked Nature Music)
• The Waifs (Jarrah Records)

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. "ARIA Board Members". ARIA. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
2. "Sebastian Chase". Song Summit 2010. APRA/AMCOS. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
3. "Sebastian Chase". IanSandercoe.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
4. Eliezer, Christie (December 2005). "The Australian Music Prize 2005". Issue #372. Db Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 April 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

External links

• Official website