News October 27, 2015

Ministry of Sound inks global production deal with arvato Replication

Former Editor

Global and privately-owned EDM label Ministry of Sound has inked a long-term deal with the global replicationand media packaging service behind AC/DC’s Rock or Bust.

Headquartered in Germany, arvato Replication exclusively produced the packaging behind AC/DC’s chart topping LP for the entire European market, Malaysia and Australia via its current deal with Sony DADC.

According to Jorg Pollmeyer, Vice President of Sales at arvato Replication, the deal with Ministry of Sound is to produce CDs for the global market.

The contract was sealed at Midem in early June and includes the production of all disc releases, including print products and all packaging, combining the different manufacturing steps which were previously conducted separately. arvato Replication will be handling all future releases as well as songs from the back catalogue.

Eddie Jones, Sales Director at Ministry of Sound UK said: “With arvato Replication we’ve chosen an experienced and renowned partner that combines all the services of the product manufacturing under one roof.”

Ministry of Sound still relies heavily on the physical product; its compilation series is one of the strongest in music history. Established in 1993, the compilation brand has since sold more than 55 million albums worldwide and has sparked popular broadcasts in the UK as well as live tours and merchandise.

The Australian label imprint was founded in 1999 and has since signed 39 acts including New Zealand artist Savage, who has released two quadruple Platinum-selling singles (Freaks and Swing), Dutch DJ producer Martin Garrix, whose track Animals hit the Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries, and Sydney’s Timmy Trumpet, who along with Savage landed a single deal with US EDM labelCasablanca Records.

arvato Replication has offices in Germany, the UK, France and Spain. Headquartered in Guetersloh, it produces 1.5 million data carriers each day for the entertainment industry, in particular with vendors of games, videos, music and audio books.