Online Strategy - reach your audience with engaging content

Online Strategy - reach your audience with engaging content

Promo & PR - reach press, club DJs & radio

Promo & PR - reach press, club DJs & radio

Content Management - consistent & professional appearance

Content Management - consistent & professional appearance

Retail & Distribution Strategy - making your releases stand out

Retail & Distribution Strategy - making your releases stand out

Profile Building - grow your audience & access more opportunities

Profile Building - grow your audience & access more opportunities

Well hello, thanks for stopping by. We are Kahua Music.

We love music, especially house music. We love all things online and digital (and plenty of offline things too). We love planning, organising and coming up with ideas. We thrive on putting all those things together to help people get the most out of their music and business.

About

We love music, especially house music. We love all things online and digital (and plenty of offline things too). We love planning, organising and coming up with ideas. We thrive on putting all those things together to help people get the most out of their music and businesses.

Team Kahua

Testimonials

Don't just take our word for how good we are to work with - read what our clients say about us.



And a few comments from the people we send music to…

“Kahua’s runnin’ tings when it comes to pushing quality house in the UK right now.”
Russell Deeks (This Is Why We Dance)

“Kahua do some of the best house music marketing I’ve come across.”
Terry Matthews (Managing Editor – 5 Magazine, Chicago)

“Kahua is without a doubt the most consistent promo outlet by far.. Banger after banger!”
Grant Nelson

“So many good promos from Kahua, wow”
C-Rock (Motorcitysoul)



“Looove the music … thanks for keeping on sending me great music.”
Laurent Garnier

“You’ve always sent me a wonderful collection of tracks…much respect.”
Robert Owens

Our Services

What we do, why we do it, and why you might want us to help you do it too.

We always prefer to build solid long-term relationships rather than offering quick one-off services, and we achieve best results for our clients when we are more closely involved in discussions, idea formulation and decision making. While this section splits what we offer into a number of pigeon holes, the reality is that most of our work involves a mixture of these services, all tailored to your specific aims and priorities.

We can offer our services on a delivery basis whereby we carry out the work directly, or on a consultancy basis whereby we assist you with carrying out the work yourself. You get the drift by now – everything is very flexible and we’ll always look to work in the way that best suits you. Please get in touch and we can talk further.

New Release, Artist and Label Services

Online Strategy
Presenting yourself well online is crucial whether you are an artist, record label or represent another music ‘brand’. We can audit your current online use and suggest where to focus your efforts. And we can work with you to develop a clear, consistent and structured approach that ensures you are conveying a compelling image and message, using the most appropriate platforms and apps, and running your online profiles in an efficient way.

We also track key metrics on a monthly basis to highlight which elements of your online strategy are working well and which need attention. As part of our ongoing work with you, we will regularly tweak existing tactics, suggest new ideas and highlight best practice examples.

Promo & PR Campaigns
Pre-release promotion and PR remain one of the cornerstones of letting people know about your new releases, news and projects. Our services focus on the core elements of sending EP and album promos to journalists, bloggers, club DJs and radio DJs. The support generated by these groups is relevant to download stores, distributors and music fans (both those who already connect with you and new fans). Our mailing list comprises over 2,500 contacts within the house music genre, and we carefully target each individual campaign at the most suitable people within our database.

Around specific projects we also run PR campaigns, helping to get you or your artists bigger scale features in magazines, online and on radio.

Content Management
Maintaining a regular, engaging presence on your website, blog and social media platforms is crucial to attract people and keep them coming back.  We can help you to manage your online content at whichever level you require – be it proof reading before you post new items, making sure your audio and video is up to date and correctly tagged, developing a timetable for when you post updates or creating content on your behalf.
Audience Engagement
There are so many ways to engage with your fans (and attract new ones) that we could write several paragraphs here. At the initial stages we can help you to work out which platforms to use, how to talk to your followers for maximum impact and how to attract new ones. Getting more creative, we will help you come up with all manner of ideas to keep your fans excited and engaged with you and your music. We help clients to implement a wide range of ideas including podcasts, remix competitions, video diaries, blogs, email newsletters, social apps and mobile apps.

PR Management
If you’re looking to generate press coverage for a specific project, or on an ongoing basis for an artist, record label or other ‘brand’ our PR management service utilises our network of contacts to generate opportunities.  We will then manage the entire process so you don’t have to deal with the details and, if desired, you can divert any opportunities you receive directly to us to manage everything under one roof.

Music Business Services

Record Label Setup & Development
Whether you’re a pre-start label trying to navigate the confusion of distribution, contracts, royalties and building your brand, or a more established label looking to take things to the next level, we offer a range of services to help you.  We’ve been there and done it ourselves, as well as helping several record labels on a daily basis, and can offer our support on many aspects from sourcing distribution and developing a retail strategy; to contracting artists and remixers; to licensing your music to third parties; to processing and accounting royalties and pretty much any other element of running a record label you can think of. 
Retail & Distribution Strategy
Our services in the area of retail and distribution include helping you to make sure your music is selling in the right places and that you have partners in place to help you get it there. We also then help you to achieve all-important feature spots on download stores to help the music stand out from the crowd. Additionally we will work with you to highlight ways of selling your music direct to you fans, whether through digital apps or innovative physical projects. Our services extend beyond music and also include retailing your merchandise.
Consultancy & Planning
Our consultancy service allows you to draw on our knowledge and expertise and receive independent guidance with whichever aspect of your business you’re looking to develop.  The consultancy approach is designed so that we work alongside you, helping to develop your ideas and turn them into actionable strategies which you can implement yourself, rather than simply paying somebody else to perform tasks for you. 
Mentoring
We are trained mentors, affiliated with the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, MentorsMe and Get Mentoring.  Through mentoring we can work with you to help you develop your ideas, ask the questions to help you make decisions and signpost useful resources or information.

Publishing
Kahua represents the publishing copyrights of selected music composers, songwriters and record labels. We offer an administration deal to ensure that the songs receive the mechanical and performance royalties due for it. Under a contract we register your works with PRS for Music and other appropriate collection societies, monitor the use of your copyrights to ensure the correct royalties are paid, and make payments to you in respect of that usage.

Our Work

Here you can see a selection of our projects, and the ace people we've worked with along the way.

Blog

Our latest news, projects, thoughts on music promotion, the music industry and other stuff we dig.

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Lost My Dog are selling some super-limited edition CDs of Dale Howard’s ‘Prime Cuts’ compilation – the first in their series that will allow LMD artists select their favourite tracks from the label’s catalogue.

Hot on the heels of his ‘Sweet & Spicy EP’ on The W Label, DJ W!LD now unleashes his ‘Rainbow In My Pocket EP’. The four tracks see W!LD at his most underground and dirty; it’s 3am music for when the freaks come out. Lead cut ‘Rainbow In My Pocket’ has a title which belies the deep, dark and thumping nature of the track, perfectly at home on the darkest, sweatiest dancefloors. ‘Beats 2’ is a DJ’s dream tool – scattered percussion and a “jack me till I start to scream” vocal loop relentlessly. On the B side, ‘Tokyo 9am’ has an impossibly deep bassline, energetic jacking beats and a vocal sample you may just recognise, while ‘Murder City’ is classic W!LD, featuring another intoxicating jacking beat and excursions into floaty breakouts. Another must have EP from a man at the very top of his game.

Joss Moog releases his debut album ‘Late Nite Beats’ on 14th June through Phil Weeks’ Robsoul Recordings. The Parisian has impressed with his releases on Robsoul since 2006, beginning with the much sought-after Room 25 EP, and has subsequently built up a discography including music for Magnetic, Maracuja, Kinjo, Exprezoo, Minority and Synchrophone.

Signatune Records present their second release, a brand new cut from Parisian producer Mancini (ManJas) titled ‘Need Heat EP’. The 4 track release opens with 2 original deep house tracks infused with lush percussion, warm drums and melodies that hook you in. Lead track ‘Need’ matches a beautiful vocal with a classic piano riff and atmospheric pads & strings. ‘Heat’ continues along a similar vein but with a techy vibe and driving tribal percussion that will surely be a dancefloor destroyer this summer. On remix duties label boss REda daRE sprinkles his classic vibe over ‘Need’ and Unpleased label owner Jan Hendez gives a deep techno groove version of ‘Heat’.

Lost My Dog’s second Sonar sampler sees five current, returning and brand new artists jostle for position in the run up to Barcelona’s annual celebration of electronic music.

Roland Nights returns to Lost My Dog after a two year absence, during which time he has released music for Amenti, Resonance, 3am, Grouper and Dutchie, as well as launching his own label InnerCity Records. Three deep house tracks from Roland follow his customary style of shuffling, subterranean-bass grooves with a swing-yer-pants bump that references both Chicago and Nottingham in equal measure. Not bad for a lad from Burnley.

Duo Andrea Bigi & Marius Laurentiu team with a debut original three track release EP ‘Music, Love & Romance’ through DJ W!LD’s Catwash Records on 24th May 2013. The EP fuses electronic wizardry with samples from multiple eras and genres demonstrating serious skill and influences. Lead track ‘Music, Love & Romance’ captures this style perfectly with a blend of Jazz trumpets & looped up vocals from legend Nat King Cole with a wicked groove and naughty bassline. B-sides ‘Dejale’ and ‘Empty & Blue’ continue with the late night sexy grooves on a deeper tribal vibe sure to keep both the head-nodders and arm wavers happy in bars and dark rooms around the world.

New Swiss production outfit WLF release the four track Arcadia EP through DJ W!LD’s Catwash Records on 24th April 2013. The tracks make for a captivating listen and demonstrate the breadth of the trio’s skill and influences. ‘Eau Du Mur’ and ‘Modificated Humor’, with their references to French filtered house, are bass heavy club throbbers with dark relentless grooves that slot perfectly into the sets of the aforementioned W!LD. ‘Jingo’ slows the pace and adds soulful Rhodes chords for the smoky early morning sessions, while ‘God Interview’ is a jacking stomper straight from the vintage school of Chicago.

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Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm

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Kahua Music Ltd
Office D, Derwentside Business Centre
Consett
County Durham
DH8 6BP
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 01207 693893
Email: contact@kahuamusic.com

Kahua Music Ltd | Company No: 6591897 | Registered in England & Wales

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