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Shogun Distribution

Suffering for my art...

About Me


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COMPANY BIO
Shogun Distribution is proud to supply quality independent hip hop from around the world to the listening audience of Australia. As the country's first dedicated specialist hip hop distributor, Shogun releases and promotes independent Australian labels including Nuffsaid Records, Unkut Recordings, Broken Tooth Entertainment, Crookneck, Opt Shop, Simbiotic Audio, Red Tape Entertainment, Karsniogenics and DoubleBeef Records. The company is the exclusive Australian distributor of the majority of established independent American and British hip hop labels including Babygrande, Nature Sounds, Fat Beats Records and Low Life Records. In addition to its exclusive labels, Shogun carries many other independent titles and classic major label releases and an extensive range of merchandise including magazines, books, clothing and DVDs that cater to the hip hop connoisseur.
Not only does Shogun offer the largest catalogue of hip hop and related music in Australia, but it is one of the few independent companies to sell to nearly all established chain and independent stores and essential sub-distributors. Through close relationships with overseas labels and distributors, Shogun has made imported hip hop readily available at affordable prices in Australia for the first time.
Shogun’s in-house publicity, sales and design team tailors sales and marketing material to the local market, and works with Australian artists and labels to bring professionally designed and promoted products to retail. As a member of the Association of Independent Record Labels, The Music Network and a subscriber to Platterlog, Shogun ensures its constituent labels enjoy the benefits of belonging to these organizations, including the potential to appear on AIR charts, proper presence in retail and accessibility to customers across the country. For international releases, the in-house team tailors sales and marketing material to ensure relevance for the local market.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: shogundist.com
Band Members: Time Machine - The Groove That Just Wont Stop

Billy Bunks - Devil's Clay - Spit & Gristle in stores 29.03.08

Delta - The Greater Good ft Mojo / Heat Haze - The Lostralian

Maggot Mouf - Animal Instincts - BTE Dental Records Vol 1 in stores now!

Mortar - Jacob's Ladder - Sacred Geometry in stores now!

Brad Strut - Monopoly

Influences:

Sounds Like: Only the world's best independent hip-hop.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Shogun to distribute heavyweight UK dubstep label Tectonic

Australia's leading independent urban music distributor, Shogun Distribution, is very excited to announce it will exclusively distribute leading UK dubstep label Tectonic in Australia. With roots in t...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:21:00 PST

New Looptroop album and Promoe DVD in stores soon!

Sweden's Looptroop laid their roots when hip hop was not yet the global movement it is today. In the mid 1990s, most European hip hop was little more than a bleak copy of the American template, but Pr...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:33:00 PST

Billy Bunks - new video for "Devil’s Clay" up now!

Keep your eyes on the sky, because booze bastard Billy Bunks is dropping "Devil's Clay" from a wuthering height. The lead single from his debut album Spit & Gristle is the ultimate anti-social ant...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:21:00 PST

Brad Strut sweeps OZHIPHOP.com Awards!

Shogun Distribution would like to extend congratulations to all the nominees and winners in the annual OzHipHop.com Awards.Brad Strut swept the community-nominated and voted awards, with  his alb...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:29:00 PST

ACE OF HEARTS - FEATURE ALBUM ON TRIPLE J!

Shogun Distribution is excited to announce that A-Love's stunning debut Ace of Hearts is this week's feature album on Australia's national radio network Triple J! Listen in all week to hear a selec...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:42:00 PST

Boomtowns Best are Back on Redtape Renegades!

BOOM! Just as fans were starting to wonder where Brisbane's premier hip hop group had been hiding, The Optimen re-emerge with their label roster in tow for Redtape Renegades Volume 1.  Redtape En...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:09:00 PST

FUNKOLA REMIX COMPETITION WINNER!

The verdict is in! After trawling through an impressive number of quality entries in the FUNKOLA remix competition, the crew from Opt Shop Records and Funkola have decided on a winner. Big up to Ghost...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:49:00 PST

Producers - Remix FUNKOLA and WIN!!

To celebrate the launch of Opt Shop Records and the release of Funkola's debut, self-titled album, Opt Shop and Shogun Distribution are inviting up and coming producers to get their fingers dusty remi...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:56:00 PST

Brad Strut interviewed on Canadian radio

The always excellent Urban Renewal Project radio show in Vancouver gave Brad Strut a wake up call to chat about his new album and play a couple of tracks. Click here to stream the interview, along wit...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

Damo interview and 100-bar exclusive verse - live on Premium Blend!

Damo and Simplex hit up Adelaide's premier hip hop radio show, Premium Blend, to discuss the much anticipated release of Damo's debut album, D-Classified Files (produced by Simplex of Terra Firma), in...
Posted by Shogun Distribution on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:16:00 PST