Anna of the North

With the release of her otherworldly 2017 debut album, ‘Lovers’, Anna of the North’s tender melodies and lyrical storytelling had pricked all the right ears, building her a devoted fanbase, diving headfirst into her singular vision. Anna Lotterud was born in a tiny Norwegian hamlet two hours south of Oslo. Settled with a boyfriend, she was working in a shop when one of her more persistent customers suggested traveling to shake up her ennui and enliven her latent creativity. Taking her at her word, Anna travelled halfway across the globe and enrolled in a graphic design course in Melbourne, whilst secretly harboring musical ambitions. Slowly, pleasingly, these quiet dreams would unravel into the sumptuous mood music we now know today as Anna of the North.

Whilst working on her follow-up album, ‘Lovers’ and its eponymous lead single took on an unexpected life of its own. These songs of heartache, guilt and the tentative joys of moving on continued to unite a global audience in their intimate shared experiences. Few modern artists, too, could appear as at home working with Tyler, the Creator (“911” and “Boredom”) and Rejjie Snow (“Charlie Brown”) as they are slow-duetting with HONNE (“Feels So Good”). The record’s word-of-mouth success culminated in the title track going viral from a placement in Netflix’s hit coming of-age film, ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’. It’s a modern-day pop ballad that you fall in love to, and an artist even more people, you sense, are about to fall in love with.

All of which has led Anna of the North – at times, entirely by accident – to where she currently finds herself . That rare songwriter who strikes an emotional chord and resonates regardless of continent, collaborator or genre. A pop star who has perhaps always been hiding in plain sight. And a fearless young woman, ultimately, leaning on herself.

Ella Tiritiello

Small-town, shy teen who never let anyone see her sing did her first public performance on top of Avicii Arena in 2021, chosen by the father of the late Avicii to sing “For A Better Day” at the renaming ceremony in Stockholm. Her performance reached millions and the world took note.

During the Avicii tribute concert later that year, she was invited for a second performance in the iconic building, this time in a duet with Zara Larsson. This is far from a modest entrance into the world of music.

One year later after her public debut, 15-year-old Ella is still the shy small-town teen with a big voice and artistic dreams; ready to release her original music.

Now signed to Platoon UK, the label that first signed Billie Eilish and Holly Humberstone, Ella’s debut single will be released on May 20th, 2022 and is called “Say Something” and an EP is expected to be released later this year.

Ella is all about music first, a raw talent and an authentic force. The story of a girl next door is being discovered.

Haley Bridge

2020 was an unlikely pivoting year for Haley Bridge, spending most of his time in the studio creating his first Body of work “Renuka intro”. From a borrowed studio in a music school, Haley, together with Victor Garcia “Jhon Allan”, Sixten Bruhn “610”, Malcolm Torsson “James Marten”, Noah Thompson “Noahfound” & Nirob Islam created something truly unique and decided to start their own record label “fourclovrs” to release the EP.

Haley has no formal musical background which is a deciding factor to the overall sound of the EP. The tracklist takes you through a landscape of sounds, starting with the voice of his mother “Renuka” and a dreamy self reflective monologue. With the EP and The last track “Sasha Intro” as the single, Haley Bridge and Fourclovrs are boldly paving a new road for young Independent artists and creators.

The EP takes you through an unique journey where the artist transforms into the character Haley Bridge, the manifestation of the artist’s deepest thoughts, history and dreams. Haley has always been present, but never had a voice up until now. He’s always described it as during the night when he’s fast asleep is when Haley Bridge is awake. The dreams he’s had since a child are slowly coming into reality as “Renuka Intro” is being released.

With his incredible musical skills and production quality, there’s no doubt that he’s the musician you’ve been looking for all along.

Zikai

Grammy winning and gold certified artist and songwriter Zikai is Sweden’s next music export- phenomena. Zikai has already been appointed “Artist of the future” by Swedish radio station P3, collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry and released her debut EP for which she received a Swedish Grammy in the category “Soul / R&B”.

Zikai has evolved interest in her songwriting and writes songs for herself and many other artists, and her writing has earned her a Gold certification in Denmark. Her widescreen blend of R&B, soul and pop with a unique melody language and honest lyrics makes Zikai one of Sweden’s most interesting songwriters and artists right now.

Within the last year she has performed her music in front of millions of viewers on some of Sweden’s biggest television programs (‘Allsång på Skansen’, ‘Nyhetsmorgon’, ‘På Spåret’ and ‘Tolvslaget’). Also, she was nominated for “Rookie Artist of the Year” at Denniz Pop Awards 2020.

Bavè

Bavé’s music is best described as a genre bending melt of ALT-R&B and Indie/Alternative, with autobiographical lyrics that presents a world where real life and fairytales can be just as real as anything else. A sound born in the Swedish high-rises and truly unique to him and his co-producer Leo Goldmann.

Bavé sold out Stockholm venue Södra Teatern only two weeks after his self released Teron Records debut EP ‘In Vermouth’ hit the market. An EP reflecting euphoric moments of first love and summer nostalgia featured by Earmilk, Clash, Dopest & Odalisque.

First up from his upcoming debut album is the 2022 release ‘Who Got the Magic?’, a contemporary ALT-R&B and Indie Rock fusion drenched in distorted guitars, an arrogantly slow beat and his unique falsetto. This time collaborating with renowned Broken Int (Part of Deki Alem) and Erik Pousette (Grammy nominated for Hannes video ‘I Feel It’) for his visuals.

His childhood in the segregated Swedish suburb of Gottsunda, Uppsala was strongly influenced by exclusion, boredom, music, dance and an overprotective mother – who early on bought a computer for Bavé just to keep him out of trouble. The already music-loving teenager started using the computer to make mixtapes and burn CDs to his neighbors and cousins, with covers he drew by hand.

GERD

Swedish newcomer GERD made her big debut with the single Lies For A Liar, which has been hailed by critics both at home and internationally. The song premiered on Apple Music Radio 1 by Zane Lowe who described her as a unique fusion of Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Adele and Billie Eilish. Since then, GERD has received global support from Apple Music with 30+ playlists in over 150 countries.

Speaking about her newly dropped debut EP, GERD says ‘Everyone wants to be in it to win it, but not everyone can be a winner and I know for sure that I didn’t feel like a winner at the end of writing this EP. Therefor I named it – In It to Lose.”

SHY Martin

SHY Martin first burst onto the scene in 2016 as the featured artist and songwriter behind Mike Perry’s ‘The Ocean’ – a track that would go on to become one of her first Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum releases. Since this moment of clarity, SHY Martin has amassed more one billion streams globally via her catalog, which includes collaborations and writing duties alongside the likes of The Chainsmokers (All We Know), Kygo & Ellie Goulding (First Time) & Bebe Rexha (Not The One) .

With a who’s who discography of chart-raking hits to her name, SHY Martin took a significant focus on her solo presence for 2017, as demonstrated by breakthrough single “Good Together.” A marker for the values and tenacity of her sought-after writing and performance talents, such additional attributes as garnering the Grand Prize for International Success at the 2017 Denniz Pop Awards and Breakthrough of the Year at the Swedish Publishers Awards have signaled a much deserving spell of attention for the young and talented artist. With “The Ocean” grabbing the Spotify Prize for ‘Most Streamed Song of the Year’ at the back end of the year, her ongoing involvement in the Equalizer project, founded by Daniel Ek and Max Martin, demonstrates a firm commitment to evening the playing field for female talents in the music industry globally.

NONONO

The Stockholm trio NONONO, comprised of Tobias Jimson (Astma), Michel Flygare (Rocwell) and Stina Wäppling made a very welcome return with their single ‘Masterpiece’ in September 2017. This was the first release since their breakthrough 2014 LP, ‘We Are Only What We Feel’, which featured earworm and global smash single ‘Pumpin Blood’. With ´Pumpin Blood´, NONONO fast became one of the fastest rising forces in Swedish pop music. With more than 2.000.000 singles sold, US tours alongside Twenty One Pilots and Foster the People and multi-platinum sales in Scandinavia.

Kiaan

With a blend of Scandinavian and exotic influences, Kiaan has coined a unique stance in the market with his diverse talents. With a broad and diverse musical spectrum both as a writer, topliner and artist and having worked with producers and writers such as Nana Rouges (Drake, Tinie Tempah), SHY Martin (Kygo, Ellie Goulding, Bebe Rexha), Agrin Rahmani (Leon, SKOTT), Jack & Coke (Tove Lo, Nick Jonas), The Six (Rudimental, Clean Bandit) and Jonas Wallin (Avicii, CAZZETTE), Michael Angelo (Sam Smith, Kiaans writing style has been developed to fit in to most any musical circumstance, mainly working between Stockholm, London and LA. Apart from being a topliner, signed to Sony ATV, Kiaan is now looking to release his own music with Island Records UK, under a different guise, this spring.

Khuli Chana

The name Khuli Chana (The MotswakOriginator) is synonymous with the word Motswako. Motswako encompasses elements from various musical backgrounds. It involves street-talk and highly influential messages in Setswana, English and other South African languages. Khuli Chana brings a different flavour and sound, not only to this genre of music but also to the Hip-Hop scene. Khuli Chana catalogue has made him a multi award winning South African Rapper, including his most recent international awards; 3 Lion Cannes Awards, 11 Bookmark Awards and 7 Lourie Awards for the One Source song and campaign in partnership with Absolut Vodka

Khuli’s brand has evolved into all creative spheres and businesses- includes two event properties; Maftown Heights, South Africa’s biggest annual Hip-hop festival that has been running for 8yrs and attracts a crowd of +20k and the One Source Live festival, an African Creativity Festival in partnership with Absolut, Picking up the Pieces; a documentary based on Khuli’s “mistaken identity” shooting by the South African Police.

His portfolio of investments include holdings in a major South African group that boasts over 188 subsidiaries- ranging from entertainment & media to property developments.

Khuli is currently exploring business opportunities under his personal investment company, Khuli Chana Holdings, tallying up to an amazing $500M