Proper Steps Up to Fulfil Global Logistics for RSK
- Inks distribution deal for UK and Republic of Ireland pluslogistical role for international partners
- Adds an additional 11,000 products to Proper’s inventory andstreamlines retail process
London, 18 November 2019: Proper Music Group, the largestindependent distributor in the UK, has inked a deal with RSK Entertainment tocover fulfilment for the UK and Republic ofIreland as well as the coordination of its international logistics
Stepping in against the back drop of a fast-evolvinglogistics landscape and, specifically, changes at Sony DADC’s Enfielddistribution centre, Proper will pick, pack and ship stock throughout theBritish Isles while also acting as a logistics hub for RSK’s third partyrelationships, delivering physical music globally.
Already representing 10% of the UK’s physicalmarket, this latest deal will add 11,000 lines of product to Proper’s inventory— bringing the total distributed to over 100,000 — includingmany of RSK’s renowned classical label clients such as Alpha Classics, ChannelClassics, Delphian Records, Brilliant Classics, Pentatone, Linn Records andSupraphon, as well as its prestigious rock label clients such as CleopatraRecords, Repertoire Records and SideOneDummy Records.
The deal will also be a boon for RSK’s retailcustomers as many already order stock from Proper, reducing the number of requeststhey need to make and streamlining the back office for both RSK and Proper.
Forthcoming key releases for RSK include the returnof the Pavel Haas Quartet with Shostakovich String Quartets 2, 7& 8,Vladimir Jurowski conducting the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia“Evgeny Svetlanov” for a recording of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, IvánFischer conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra for Beethoven’s 1st and 5thSymphonies, as well as a brand new IQ album, a Big Big Train Blu-ray DVD, MilesDavis ‘The Lost Quintet’ and 180g collector vinyl from The Pretty Things.
Commenting on the new deal with RSK, MD of ProperMusic Group Drew Hill said ‘It’s great tobe working with Simon and Rashmi and RSK’s whole network of like-minded musiclovers. This deal will be to the benefit of both our companies and partners,retailers, and — most importantly — fans.’
‘Joining Proper’s wider distribution fold for pick, pack and shipfeels like a very natural move for RSK at this juncture, with all of the recentchanges to the landscape and the need for ever consolidated supply’, addedJoint Managing Director of RSK Simon Carver. ‘The physical market continuesto be a good one and there is a synergy between our companies which will workwell for a very positive future together.’
Also commenting on the deal, Rashmi Patani,Joint Managing Director at RSK, said‘Drew and his team have an ethos that is very similarto our own and it is good to have at last concluded a long term courtship thatwill prove effective for our labels in joining a forward thinking and committedpipeline to market.’
About ProperMusic Group
Proper Music Groupis a full services company providing everything from global physical anddigital distribution to artist and label services, publishing, online retailand its own record label. Clients are able to tap into as much or as little ofProper’s offering as fits their needs.
Its distributionarm, Proper Music Distribution – the largest independent physical distributorin the UK – is renowned for having the knowledge, experience and personalservice of a specialist coupled with the reach and power of a major. Thecompany distributes for nearly 1000 independent labels, representing around 10%of the UK physical recorded music market, and handles over 1,000,000 titles atany time.
Proper Music Groupreceived The Company Award: Diversity In The Workplace at the Women In MusicAwards 2017, and was also awarded best Sales Team at 2017’s Music Week Awards.
About RSK
For seventeen years RSK Entertainment has kept onestep ahead of the ever-changing music and entertainment industries. Offeringbespoke services to suit the individual needs of a wide range of clients, wecan tailor our services from straight physical and digital distributionpackages through to one-stop solutions for full project or label management onthe UK, Europe or globally.
We are proud of our independence, and the freedom toadapt and develop in an ever changing market over the years has been the key toour success.
Our philosophy is a simple one: a broad base ofmusic with a focused and limited number of clients in any one genre area, atonce allowing us to offer and maintain the hands-on service our clients deserveand importantly never have our clients competing against each other for eitherattention or retail and consumer space.