Armada’s BEAT Music Fund acquires whole grasp rights catalog of Laidback Luke and Olga Heijns’ Mixmash Data
Armada’s BEAT Music Fund, which payments itself as “the world’s first dance music funding firm,” has acquired your entire grasp rights catalog of Netherlands-headquartered Mixmash Data.
The deal, whose monetary phrases weren’t disclosed, will add to Armada’s rising catalog a lot of hits together with Present Me Love by Steve Angello and Laidback Luke feat. Robin S (169 million streams) and Turbulence by Steve Aoki and Laidback Luke feat. Lil Jon (40 million streams).
Total, the newly acquired tracks from Mixmash have garnered over 200 million streams.
Launched in 2004 by Olga Heijns and DJ/producer Laidback Luke, Mixmash “has been a cornerstone of home music for twenty years,” Armada Music Group mentioned in a press release on Wednesday (September 10). It’s identified for its releases in a lot of home music subgenres together with electro home, future home and progressive home.
“We finally selected BEAT Music Fund as a result of their imaginative and prescient and capabilities aligned completely with our aim: to position the Mixmash catalog in professional fingers, making certain our artists’ work is correctly monetized and revered,” mentioned Heijns, who serves as Mixmash’s Managing Director.
“Their strong infrastructure and deep business know-how had been important elements for each Luke and me – Mixmash represents 20 years of our legacy, and with BEAT we really feel assured that our historical past and values will likely be carried ahead.”
“Mixmash represents 20 years of our legacy, and with BEAT we really feel assured that our historical past and values will likely be carried ahead.”
Olga Heijns, Mixmash Data
Laidback Luke added that BEAT Music Fund’s “dedication to honoring the legacy of dance music deeply resonates with my higher function as an artist. I’m assured that each my work and the label’s catalog are in wonderful fingers with the workforce.”
Armada Music Group CEO Maykel Piron mentioned the corporate is “extremely excited” to carry the Mixmash Data catalog into BEAT Music Fund.
“Olga and Laidback Luke have constructed an distinctive legacy over twenty years, and this acquisition underscores our dedication to preserving and elevating the wealthy historical past of dance music,” he mentioned.
BEAT Music Fund was launched in 2023 to be the catalog funding arm of Armada Music, the legendary Netherlands-headquartered indie dance label, shortly earlier than the corporate was reorganized as Armada Music Group.
“This acquisition underscores our dedication to preserving and elevating the wealthy historical past of dance music.”
Maykel Piron, Armada Music Group
Since then, the fund has invested into the catalogs of such notable electronica artists and labels as Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Data, digital music star ARTY, legendary NYC-based home label King Avenue Sounds, chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma, acclaimed UK duo Solardo’s Sola Data and Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Jax Jones.
In 2024, BEAT Music Fund mentioned it aimed to spend $500 million on catalog acquisitions over the approaching 5 years.Music Enterprise Worldwide
