Well-known British manager Duncan Ellis has launched a record label and publishing company under the Atlas Artists brand.
For the past 13 years Ellis has successfully managed and helped develop artists including The Young Knives (Transgressive), The Rumble Strips (Island), Foals (Transgressive), Everything Everything (RCA), Lianne La Havas (WBR) and Kodaline (RCA).
His company’s current managed roster comprises of Skinny Living (RCA) and Face (WBR).
“Discovering talent and artist development is what we’re good at.”
Duncan Ellis
Ellis’s management firm have now added ‘label’ and ‘publishing’ arms to the company’s creative output, with the recorded music side working in tandem with Sony‘s Red Essential and the publishing company teaming up with Kobalt.
“Discovering talent and artist development is what we’re good at,” said Ellis.
“The label and publishing companies will allow us the opportunity to work with artists, writers and producers in a different way.”
The label’s first release will be ‘Say What You Say’ EP from the label’s first signing, ‘HAUS’Music Business Worldwide