Transgressive has moved early to sign British-Indonesian artist Nadia Kadek.
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter is yet to officially release any music, but has already won early support from BBC Introducing. She reached the shortlist of last year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition, resulting in a debut appearance at the festival.
In the past week, Kadek has been highlighted by NME as one of their Best Acts at The Great Escape. Future 2025 live dates include BST Hyde Park, Latitude and Pitchfork London, as well as a return to Glastonbury Festival.
A debut single for the label, Feeling It All, will be released this week (May 28).
Commenting on the signing, Nadia Kadek said: “I had no doubt that Transgressive’s passion for creativity would make it the right home for my music. I was drawn to their independent values from the first meeting, and I’m really excited to start my journey with them!”
I had no doubt that Transgressive’s passion for creativity would make it the right home for my music
Nadia Kadek
In a joint statement, Mike Harounoff, senior A&R manager & associate director and company directors Tim Dellow, Toby L and Lilas Bourboulon said: “In the earliest demo recordings through to the first shows, and then subsequent time spent together, we felt an immediate connection to Nadia’s storytelling, emotive wisdom and warming presence. As anyone that has thus far witnessed Nadia perform will attest, hers is an extremely rare gift.We are honoured to be welcoming Nadia Kadek to Transgressive Records, and are greatly enthused to share her beautiful songs with the world.”
Michael Jarman at Deep End Management said: “From the moment Nadia and I met the team at Transgressive it felt like family. It immediately became clear why they have such a brilliant reputation for growing and nurturing some of the most important and influential artists of this generation and taken them all the way to the international stage.
“Their duty of care and commitment to their roster is something they take very seriously and it’s a joy to be working with a team who are laser-focused on longevity, building artist careers and creating culture. Transgressive’s values are so clearly aligned with ours and we can’t wait to see what the future holds with them.”
More music for a debut project by Nadia Kadek has been recorded, with further announcements due shortly.
The siging comes as Transgressive is chasing a Top 5 result with the new album from Sparks.
PHOTO: (L-R) Henrietta Currie (lawyer), Liv Lyons (lawyer), Lilas Bourboulon (Transgressive), Michael Jarman (Deep End) , Nadia Kadek, Toby L (Transgressive), Mike Harounoff (Transgressive), Tim Dellow (Transgressive)
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