Original Signal Recordings Partners With Universal Motown Records

NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire/
— Original Signal Recordings has partnered with Universal Motown
Records, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading
music company, it was announced today by OSR Co-Founders Daniel Klaus
and Lucas Mann, Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone and General Manager Andrew Kronfeld.

As part of this agreement, Universal Motown Records will provide
select marketing and promotional services for OSR releases, while
Fontana, the independent sales and marketing division of UMG, will
provide select distribution services.

“We are thrilled to be joining forces with Mel Lewinter (Chairman, Universal Motown Republic Group), Sylvia, Andrew and the
rest of the Universal Motown team,” stated Original Signal Recordings
Co-Founder Daniel Klaus. “Universal’s willingness to
support the future of independent music shows a true commitment to the
future of the business at large.”

“Daniel and Lucas have created one of the most dynamic independent
labels in the business,” commented Kronfeld, “and we are delighted to
partner with them on what is sure to be the next exciting chapter in
the continued expansion of their business.”

“Our ability to remain independent while providing the world class
promotion and distribution offered by Universal Motown and Fontana,
provides our artists with a powerful solution as the business continues
to evolve,” added Original Signal Recordings Co-Founder Lucas Mann. “With them we look forward to creating new and large-scale opportunities for our expanding artist roster.”

Original Signal is home to a wide range of artists including: The Sounds, Ingrid Michaelson, Butch Walker, The Bronx, Longwave, David Ford and Blanche.

About Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records is a division of Universal Music Group, the
world’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or
licensees in 77 countries.

Universal Music Group’s record labels include Decca, Deutsche
Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records,
Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA
Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor
Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino,
Universal Records South, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude
of record labels owned or distributed by its record company
subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most
extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100
years of the world’s most popular artists and their recordings. UMG’s
catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music
Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside
the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and
technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; Twenty-First
Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its
live music agency.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.