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Ditto Music

UK independent distributor operating as Ditto Music Africa from South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria.

Based in
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Founded
2005
Founders
Lee Parsons, Matt Parsons

Ditto Music is an independent music distribution and artist-services company founded in 2005 by Lee and Matt Parsons, headquartered in Liverpool. It distributes for independent artists and labels and operates a label-services division.

It qualifies here on a material, named African operation: Ditto has run a South African office for several years, a Ghanaian office under Hassan Beiruthy, and appointed Adeyemi Akinnigbagbe as A&R and Label Services Representative in Nigeria. It operates a distinct Ditto Music Africa presence and has distributed for artists including Sarkodie and Darkoo.

It matters as one of the earlier independent distributors to place staff in more than one African market.

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