Stockholm-based music distributor Amuse has appointed Giorgio D’Ambrosio as Chief Executive Officer.
The company has also added Dan Rowe, Chief Operating Officer of Firebird Music, to its board as the company expands artist and label services across US and European markets.
Giorgio D’Ambrosio, who has served on Amuse’s board since 2020 and worked as interim CEO over the past year, was officially appointed in October by board Chair Roger Ames.
Amuse said on Tuesday (November 11) that hit a major milestone this fall of more than USD $30 million invested into its artist partnerships to date through advances and marketing funds.
An early investor in the company, D’Ambrosio takes the helm as Amuse says that it “has evolved beyond its open distribution platform” into what it describes as “a full-service alternative to traditional labels.”
The company says it now maintains over 400 partnerships with independent acts globally and employs close to 100 people across offices in New York, London and Stockholm.
“Amuse is uniquely set up to both discover and help artists turn momentum into careers.”
Giorgio D’Ambrosio, AMuse
D’Ambrosio said: “Amuse is uniquely set up to both discover and help artists turn momentum into careers. Following Amuse’s partnerships, I’ve seen bedroom artists grow into billion-streaming acts with headline tours, but also established artists turning towards our independent model rather than the traditional label route.
“We’re at an incredibly exciting moment, and I’m proud to lead the company into this next chapter.”
Meanwhile, Dan Rowe brings experience scaling music operations and building modern music companies. At Firebird Music, he has been instrumental in securing growth capital and developing the company’s label and distribution businesses.
He previously founded One Riot Music and led Sword Rowe, a boutique music advisory firm focused on artist development and data-driven operations.
“I have been impressed by Amuse’s vision and the distribution and data technology they have built.”
Dan Rowe
Rowe said: “I have been impressed by Amuse’s vision and the distribution and data technology they have built. It is a powerful model that blends the best of DIY culture with the capabilities of a modern independent record business.”
The company’s business model combines distribution and data platforms with artist and label services, including release strategy, editorial relations, marketing, sync licensing, and royalty and catalog management.
Amuse says its approach targets both emerging bedroom producers and established international artists and labels.
Amuse says that its Artist & Label Services division manages a catalog of 8,000 songs. Several tracks have surpassed one billion streams during their partnership with the company. The roster includes artists like Yot Club, The Walters, Hotel Ugly, 80purppp and Vundabar, alongside rising acts such as Emei, Deki Alem, Djezja and Stela Cole.
Last year, Amuse established an in-house sync department aimed at developing licensed music for film, television and advertising, and rolled out a feature called ‘Stream Check’, which lets artists know if their streams are being artificially inflated through streaming fraud.
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