Amuse has appointed longstanding board member Giorgio D’Ambrosio as CEO.
D’Ambrosio was an early investor and has been part of Amuse’s board since 2020, serving as interim CEO during the past year.
With close to 100 employees across New York, London and Stockholm, Amuse has evolved from a distribution platform into a full-service offering for independent artists. The company’s offering unites in-house distribution and data platforms with curated artist & label services.
“Amuse is uniquely set up to both discover and help artists turn momentum into careers,” said Giorgio D’Ambrosio, CEO of Amuse. “Following Amuse’s partnerships, I’ve seen bedroom artists grow into billion-streaming acts with headline tours, but also established artists turning towards our independent model rather than the traditional label route. We’re at an incredibly exciting moment, and I’m proud to lead the company into this next chapter.”
Amuse recently hit a major milestone of more than $30 million invested into its artist partnerships through advances and marketing funds. The Artist & Label Services division looks after more than 400 partnerships, including funding and services such as release strategy, editorial relations, marketing, sync and royalty and catalogue management.
The roster includes billion streaming artists like Yot Club, The Walters, Hotel Ugly, 80purppp and Vundabar, as well as rising stars like Emei, Deki Alem, Djezja and Stela Cole. The Artist & Label Services division today looks after a catalogue of 8,000 songs.
Amuse has also appointed Dan Rowe, COO of Firebird Music, to its board. He is also a founder of One Riot Music and previously led the boutique music advisory firm Sword Rowe.
“I have been impressed by Amuse’s vision and the distribution and data technology they have built,” said Dan Rowe. “It is a powerful model that blends the best of DIY culture with the capabilities of a modern independent record business."
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