Fontana Distribution

Fontana Distribution
IndustryMusic & entertainment
GenreVarious
Predecessor
  • Island Trading Co.
  • Independent Label Sales
Founded
  • 1980 (as Island Trading Co.)
  • 1989 (as Independent Label Sales)
  • 2004 (as Fontana Distribution)
FounderIsland Records
Defunct2020
FateFolded
SuccessorVirgin Music Label & Artist Services/Caroline International
Headquarters,
ServicesDistribution, production, warehousing, marketing, sales, brand partnerships, merchandising, finance, back office
ParentUniversal Music Group
DivisionsFontana Distribution
Fontana Label Services
Fontana International

Fontana Distribution was a division of San Francisco–based Isolation Network (now owned by the Virgin Music Group unit of the Universal Music Group since 2019). A minority stake of the company was owned by Universal Music until Ingrooves acquired Fontana Distribution from UMG in 2012 to form Ingrooves Fontana.[1]

In 2019, Universal Music Group acquired Fontana's owner, Ingrooves, returning Fontana back to UMG. A year later, Fontana Distribution was folded into Caroline Distribution, acquired in 2013 via Universal's purchase of EMI, which, another year later, was rebranded as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services.[2][3]

  1. ^ "History | Universal Music". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. ^ "Universal Music Group Rebrands Caroline Under New Relaunched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services -". mxdwn Music. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "Universal launches Virgin Music Label & Artist Services around the world, rebranding Caroline and Caroline International". Music Business Worldwide. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

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