The latest additions to BEAT’s roster further expand its influence in the dance genre and empower artists who have shaped techno, trance and house music.
New York, NY – October 8, 2024 – BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company from Armada Music Group, today announced a new wave of catalog acquisition deals with Kevin Saunderson, Markus Schulz and Robbie Rivera. This comes as BEAT continues to drive growth in the global electronic dance music industry and advance its mission to amplify the success of dance artists and uphold the legacy of their work.
BEAT has acquired artist shares from a portion of techno pioneer and platinum-selling artist Kevin Saunderson’s Inner City catalog. Founded by Saunderson and vocalist Paris Grey, Inner City is credited with originating the Detroit techno sound and shaping the dance music genre beginning in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Several of the group’s all-time classics are part of the deal, including “Good Life,” “Big Fun,” and “Pennies From Heaven.”
BEAT’s deal with Markus Schulz, renowned trance DJ and owner of Coldharbour Recordings, includes master and artist royalties for notable tracks such as “The New World”, “Rotuna” ft. Jochen Miller, and “Loops & Tings” ft. Ferry Corsten.
The catalog of Juicy Music – the dance label owned by veteran DJ and producer Robbie Rivera – has also been acquired by BEAT. Founded by Rivera in 1998, the label is known for churning out dance anthems and contributing to the global success of house music. As part of the deal, BEAT has acquired master and artist royalties for Juicy Music’s entire catalog, including Rivera’s “Agua Pa Beber”, “Out of Time” ft. Jordan Kaahn, and “Switch It” ft. The Melody Men.
“Each of these artists have played an integral role in shaping dance music and pioneering sub-genres like techno, house and trance,” said Maykel Piron, the CEO of Armada Music Group. “We’re truly honored to preserve their incredible legacies and look forward to sharing their beloved work with new audiences.”
From ‘80s house classics to early aughts techno, BEAT’s newly acquired tracks have collectively garnered nearly 100 million streams and continue to attract listeners across generations. Saunderson, Schulz and Rivera are the latest renowned dance artists to entrust BEAT through catalog acquisition; BEAT’s notable roster includes Sultan + Shepard, Jax Jones, Amba Shepherd, VIVa MUSiC, Sola Records, King Street Sounds and Chocolate Puma. With 20,000 assets acquired to-date, BEAT continues to gain ground in its pursuit to acquire and exploit recording and music publishing catalogs in the dance genre.
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Launched by Armada Music in 2023, BEAT Music Fund is the world’s first dance music investment company, acquiring catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio includes the catalogs of house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, electronic music star ARTY, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds, chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma, acclaimed U.K. duo Solardo’s Sola Records and Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Jax Jones. For more information, visit beatmusicfund.com.
Armada Music Group is the parent company of Armada Music, the world’s biggest independent dance music label; BEAT Music Fund, the first-ever dance investment fund; and Armada Music Publishing, a dedicated publishing division. Established to seamlessly offer label, publishing and catalog acquisition services under one roof to bolster creativity for current and prospective artists, Armada Music Group is driven by an ongoing mission to amplify the success of today’s artists in the dance genre. With offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music Group offers a global appeal to its growing roster. For more information, visit www.armadamusic.com, @armadamusic on Instagram and @armada on X.
About Armada Music
Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world. Founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron (CEO) and David Lewis, the label manages an ever-growing catalog of over 40,000 tracks, built up across twenty-plus years of specialized dance music exploitation.
Representing artists such as Armin van Buuren, ARTY, D.O.D, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Loud Luxury, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tensnake, THEMBA and Yulia Niko, Armada Music amasses more than one billion streams per month, airplay on leading radio outlets such as BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM, and top positions in the world’s most notable charts. The label also takes great pride in major achievements such as Armin van Buuren’s GRAMMY nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, Loud Luxury and Brando’s ‘Body’ surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and breaking artists such as Lost Frequencies into global stardom.
Across offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music offers a truly global appeal to its growing roster. The label has its own club, radio studio and multiple production studios, and hosts various live formats. Producer platform Armada University, which offers educational products and opportunities, shows the label’s sustained effort to nurture the next wave of talent.
In 2023, Armada Music launched BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company, that acquires catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio will continue to grow; in the first six months following its launch, BEAT acquired the catalogs of, among others, electronic music star ARTY, house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds and chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma.
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The company has also acquired a portion of VIVa MUSiC’s catalog as well as master recordings of Ran-D’s ‘Zombie’ and Human Resource’s ‘Dominator,’ further expanding BEAT’s dynamic dance music catalog.