Warner Music South Jap Europe (WM SEE) is launching WM Balkans. The three way partnership is a collaboration between WM SEE, Croatian label Dancing Bear, Serbian label Mascom and Slovenian label NIKA.
Warner mentioned the launch allows WM SEE to convey all its actions within the Western Balkans underneath one label, whereas it continues to function in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary and Romania.
WM Balkans plans to signal and develop artists primarily from Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, but additionally from different Western Balkan nations similar to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
WM SEE common supervisor Izabela Ciszek-Podziemska will oversee the model along with different duties for the broader area.
The launch of WM Balkans follows a sequence of investments, mergers and acquisitions by Warner Music SEE over the previous few years. 2022, WM SEE Get shares Serbian model Mascom, run by CEO Slobodan Nesovic.
In March this 12 months, Warner Music SEE Acquiring a minority stake Slovenian model NIKA is run by co-founders Darjo Rot and Marko Stopar.
On the identical time, in June 2024, Warner Music SEE hold a minority stake Dancing Bear is a well known impartial model in Croatia, run by Silvije Varga (co-founder and managing director).
Warner mentioned that as a part of the current deal, Dancing Bear will be capable of faucet the providers of Warner’s impartial distribution and recording providers arm ADA on behalf of its artists and “doubtlessly elevate them to the higher reaches of Warner Music’s world roster.”
“Warner Music Balkans is the fruits of the crew’s relentless pursuit over the previous few years to work with the very best companions within the area,” mentioned Izabela Ciszek-Podziemska.
Izabela Ciszek-Podziemska, Warner Music South East Europe
Izabela Ciszek-Podziemska mentioned: “Warner Music Balkans is the fruits of the crew’s relentless pursuit over the previous few years to work with the very best companions within the area.
“Bringing our joint ventures and investments underneath one label will profit everybody concerned and permit our artists to get the very best from Warner Music’s world community. With gifted musicians like Edita, Sergej Pajić and Ukić Releasing music on this label, now we have a terrific summer time of music arising!
“Iza and the Warner Music crew have begun working with WM Balkans.”
Slobodan Nesovich, Mascom
Mascom CEO Slobodan Nesovic mentioned: “Iza and the Warner Music crew have begun working with WM Balkans.
“They’ve partnered with us to advertise and place Sergej Pajić and Edita’s subsequent collaborative observe via the label and we’re already seeing nice outcomes. That is just the start!
“I’m very excited to announce the launch of WM Balkans.”
Silvij Varga “Dancing Bear”
Silvije Varga, co-founder and managing director of Dancing Bear, added: “I’m delighted to announce the launch of WM Balkans.
“Sizzling merchandise can come from anyplace and this new enterprise will enable us to see some thrilling cross-collaborations. I am excited to see what we’ll obtain collectively.”
“We’ve been working with Warner Music for practically three a long time, and WM Balkans is the following chapter in our relationship.”
Dagio Lott, Nikka
Darjo Rot, co-founder of NIKA, mentioned: “We’ve been working with Warner Music for practically 30 years, and the launch of ‘WM Balkans’ is a brand new chapter in our partnership.
“Along with the opposite three way partnership companions and their artists, we’ll actually be capable of push one another into new genres and territories.”world music enterprise
