Australia's Hussle Recordings Hooks Up Major European Deal

14 January 2016 | 5:33 pm | Staff Writer

Big news for the dance label.

Sydney-based dance label Hussle Recordings has today announced a strategic partnership with Universal Music Sweden which will see the growth of Hussle artists throughout Europe. 

Over the past 12 months UMS have worked closely with Ministry Of Sound Australia (which Hussle was founded as a sub-label for in 2000) which culminated in the release of the platinum-selling single Ah Yeah So What by Melbourne DJ Will Sparks.

Commenting on the new partnership Head of A&R for Ministry Of Sound Australia Jeff Drake said, "We are incredibility excited to begin this partnership with Universal Sweden for Europe."

"The musical landscape in Australia is so exciting at the moment and we are thrilled to be collaborating with the talented team at Universal to help usher our label’s sound and artists onto the European stage."

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Similarly, A&R from UMS Mikael Wadstrom said he is "extremely happy" about the partnership.

"Australian dance music is doing very well in Sweden and several other European countries right now, and no one knows that genre better than Hussle Recordings and the team at Ministry of Sound Australia," Wadstrom said.

Check out the Hussle Recordings Facebook page for more details.