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1789 Entertainment

UK-registered artist development imprint wholly owned by Nigerian producer Sarz, distributed globally by UnitedMasters since 2023.

Based in
London, United Kingdom (registered office); operations and artist roster centred on Nigeria
Founded
15 February 2021 (UK incorporation)
Founder
Osaretin Osabuohien (Sarz)

1789 Entertainment is an artist discovery and development imprint founded by Nigerian producer Osaretin Osabuohien, known professionally as Sarz. The company was incorporated in the UK on 15 February 2021, with Sarz listed on the Companies House register as the sole person with significant control, holding 75 per cent or more of shares. The imprint runs the Sarz Academy talent programme, which develops emerging artists and licenses the catalogue they produce.

1789 Entertainment is wholly controlled by Sarz; no other shareholder or investor appears on the public UK register. Since June 2023 its output has been distributed globally under an exclusive licence by UnitedMasters, a partnership that named Nigeria alongside Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa as target markets.

The company has no confirmed standalone website; 1789musictech.com, a similarly named domain, does not identify Sarz or the company on its own About page and is not used as a source here. Its public record rests on the UK company filing and the UnitedMasters partnership announcement.

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