Ministry of Sound Australia rebrands to TMRW Music

Ministry of Sound Australia this morning announced its recording business will now be rebranded as TMRW Music (pronounced Tomorrow).

This has been on the cards since Sony Music Entertainment UK acquired the UK-based Ministry of Sound Recordings last August.

TMRW Music will continue to operate existing sub-labels Hussle, Astrx and Downright, with Ministry of Sound’s local compilations business moving to Sony Music Australia.

Tim McGee, CEO of Ministry of Sound Australia for the past 17 years, is now CEO of TMRW Music.

McGee also remains CEO of Soapbox Events and Soapbox Agency.

“We have been expanding and evolving the business for some time allowing us to focus our energies on the future,” he said of the rebranding, “

McGee stresses that aside from the new name, it’s business as usual. The staff and artist rosters remain unchanged.

“We have developed into a full-service music group and will continue our focus on recordings as TMRW Music, as well as our etcetc family of artists, 120 Publishing, Crown Rights Management, Soapbox Agency, Soapbox Events and (the) Poster Child (agency). “

Soapbox Events will continue to operate Ministry of Sound branded tours and events in Australia.

It will also continue its venue consulting business with Justin Hemmes’ Merivale company, including RnB Fridays at ivy and the newly launched Ministry of Sound Club also at ivy.

It will continue to run Chinese Laundry’s Friday and Saturday nights BASSIC and LNDRY and Chinese Laundry Garden Parties.

Soapbox Events just announced the tenth instalment of its bass event, Eighty-Six, with tickets for KAYZO’s tour “selling out in record time”, the company said.

The Soapbox Agency and its affiliated agency Poster Child, continue to be major EDM agencies representing over 80 acts.

These include Havana Brown, Stafford Brothers, Timmy Trumpet, Kilter and Odd Mob.

TMRW’s sister label etcetc, after breakthrough releases with Duke Dumont, Jax Jones, Kilter, Paces, Luke Million and Set Mo, is currently riding high with PNAU.

Their Australian double platinum single Chameleon, which had racked up 16 million Spotify streams in April) has an international release through various labels, Including Elektra in France and Island for the rest of Europe.

Jonathan Bevan, London-based CEO of Ministry of Sound Group said, “Ministry of Sound Group has had a long-standing relationship with Tim and Ministry of Sound Australia and have always found them to be exceptional partners. We are excited about extending our partnership and about Soapbox Events’ plans for Ministry of Sound branded events and the Ministry of Sound Club at ivy.”