Imagine has unveiled a redesigned world music technique, beneath the management of Romain Vivien, the corporate’s recently-appointed International Head of Music.
The corporate mentioned on Tuesday (October 15) that this new technique goals at “driving additional artist growth and rising the worth created for artists and labels in any respect phases of their careers”.
Additionally serving as Imagine’s President for Europe, overseeing France, the UK and Germany, Romain Vivien is chargeable for designing Imagine’s world music and artist growth technique.
The exec oversees the acceleration of Imagine’s ‘Artist Companies‘ enterprise, which affords what the corporate calls “tailor-made go-to-market” and viewers growth methods to “elevate and keep the subsequent technology of digital artists to the highest” in over 14 nations.
Imagine says that he’s additionally accountable for “creating synergies” throughout its ‘Label & Artist Options‘ enterprise line, which offers labels and established artists with distribution, advertising and marketing and digital promotion, in addition to the Group’s publishing enterprise.
Imagine says that the creation of this new position comes at a time when it has “repeatedly delivered world and regional success tales”.
Successes cited by Imagine embody The Blaze (France), Novo Amor (UK), Iñigo Quintero (Spain), Royel Otis (Australia), Sevdaliza (Holland/Iran), Grupo Frontera (Mexico), Saran (Thailand), Krsna (India) or JuL (France).
Denis Ladegaillerie, Imagine’s Founder and CEO, mentioned: “Romain Vivien’s in depth expertise and deep understanding of our world trade make him the right and distinctive alternative for this position.”
“Romain Vivien’s in depth expertise and deep understanding of our world trade make him the right and distinctive alternative for this position.”
Denis Ladegaillerie, Imagine
Added Ladegaillerie: “Since 2008, Romain has been considered one of my trusted companions to develop and develop Imagine into the worldwide participant it’s as we speak.
“He has been instrumental in constructing our music imaginative and prescient throughout the Group, continuously main his groups to innovate and push boundaries to allow the emergence of latest skills throughout hip-hop, pop, digital music and extra – all of the whereas sustaining an impeccable supply of premium companies to our high artists and labels.
“I’m assured that, beneath these new world and regional roles, his management shall be key as we proceed to construct the perfect artist growth firm for artists and labels in any respect phases of their careers.”
“I’m very excited to tackle this new problem and sit up for working with our proficient groups, artists, labels and companions to design Imagine’s world music technique and reinforce our music DNA amongst our entire group.”
Romain Vivien, Imagine
Romain Vivien, Imagine’s International Head of Music and President of Europe, added: “I’m very excited to tackle this new problem and sit up for working with our proficient groups, artists, labels and companions to design Imagine’s world music technique and reinforce our music DNA amongst our entire group.
“I need to proceed growing our enterprise additional and contribute to a more healthy, fairer and extra clear music ecosystem. Partnering with unbiased artists, labels and entrepreneurs to develop their profession and pretty share the worth created is a implausible mission.”
Imagine generated revenues of EUR €474.1 million (approx. USD $510m) in H1 throughout its whole enterprise.
The corporate breaks down its world operations into two divisions:
- (i) DIY distributor TuneCore (known as ‘Automated Options’ in its outcomes); in addition to
- (ii) The efficiency of its core premium label and artist companies operation (known as ‘Premium Options’)
The corporate’s ‘Premium Options’ revenues grew 13.5% YoY – from €388.5 million in H1 2023 – to €440.9 million in H1 2024. On an natural foundation, ‘Premium Options’ revenues grew 11.7% YoY.
In the meantime, in line with the corporate’s newest monetary outcomes revealed in August, in H1 2024 its Automated Options division’s revenues grew 23.4% YoY to €33.2 million. On an natural foundation, Automated Options revenues grew 20.5% YoY.Music Enterprise Worldwide
