Adam Ant’s Blueblack Hussar leads Essential Music & Marketing charge into 2013

-         Adam Ant’s first album in 17 years leads Essential’s schedule of new artist and label signings -         New Sumerian material due from Asking Alexandria and Capture The Crown -         Distribution deal with RZA’s recently-launched Soul Temple imprint-         Albums for The Tragically Hip (Zoë Records/Rounder) and Passenger (Nettwerk) also announced13^th December 2012: - Following a hugely successful year to date, Essential Music & Marketing has today announced a raft of new releases for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013.The charge is led by Adam Ant, who releases his first album for 17 years on January 21^st: Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar In Marrying The Gunner’s Daughter.Preceded by a limited edition single – Cool Zombie – the release will be boosted by an extensive and wide-reaching media campaign which includes a Sunday Times magazine cover, features across UK broadsheets, tabloids and music titles, a two-hour BBC 6 Music special and a coveted New Year’s Eve appearance on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny.Stirring memories of the elaborately imaginative videos that made Antmania such a global phenomenon in the 1980s, the release will be accompanied by a new movie, The Blueblack Hussar, produced by Klaxons’ bassist Jamie Reynolds.Elsewhere, Essential’s relationship with heavy rock label Sumerian has been cemented with the signing of an exclusive European distribution deal. The first fruits of this partnership will include an eagerly-awaited new album from Kerrang! cover stars Asking Alexandria (due 2013) as well as the full-length debut from Australian metalcore five-piece Capture The Crown, titled ‘Til Death (due January 14^th). Building on their considerable online presence (including 5m YouTube views for their debut single) Capture The Crown are already famed for their work ethic and play more than 40 dates on their current North American tour.Other significant releases include the 12^th studio album from Canadian legends The Tragically Hip (Now For Plan A, out now on Zoë Records/Rounder) and All The Little Lights by Passenger (on Nettwerk). The latter has already charted in Austria and Holland and Passenger, aka Brighton-based singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, recently supported Ed Sheeran on UK and European tour dates.Moving into 2013, Essential is also delighted to announce a distribution deal with hip hop legend RZA and his Soul Temple imprint. Headed by Bob Frank, former President of E1, and the producer Bob Perry, Soul Temple will release new albums next year from Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killa and Joell Ortiz.This activity follows a massively successful 2012 for Essential, with albums from The Enemy, The View, Matt Cardle and Madness all breaking the UK Top 10 as well as Top 20 successes for The Cult, Marilyn Manson, Paul Buchanan and Reverend & The Makers. This is in addition to signing deals with a variety of labels including Wall Of Sound, Fierce Panda and Razor & Tie.Mike Chadwick, Founder and MD of Essential said: “We finish 2012 as we mean to go on:  signing talent, supporting some of the world’s best independent labels and providing the widest range of services from marketing to distribution. Essential is a true 21^st Century music company. Every artist or label we work with receives bespoke treatment on a global basis, and we continue to grow from strength to strength.” ENDS About Essential Music & MarketingEssential Music & Marketing has been redefining the roles of distributor and record label since its inception in 2003 by Mike Chadwick, former MD Vital Distribution and Martin Goldschmidt, owner of Cooking Vinyl Records.Essential is a division of the CV Group.www.essential-music.com  About CV GroupCV Group comprises several companies including Cooking Vinyl Records, Essential Music & Marketing, CV America, Cooking Vinyl Publishing and Cooking Vinyl Property.