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Former SoundOn Head of A&R Josh Mateer has officially launched Actual Records. Headquartered in London with a presence in LA and Berlin, the new label aims to develop globally scalable artists, starting with British dance act Off Licence.

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New Industry Focus is a new, independent, modern, and transparent music business news site. It’s currently in beta. by @joshmateer

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Excited to share that I’ve joined The Recording Academy 2026 New Member Class, just at the beginning of the first chapter of
@actual.records.

It’s an honour to be part of a community of music creators and professionals who are helping support, uplift, and advocate for the people who make and shape music.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to use my voice, contribute to the Grammy Awards process, and be part of conversations that help move our industry forward.

Music is shaped by so many voices, genres, backgrounds, and perspectives, and I’m proud to add mine to the mix.

#IAmTheAcademy @grammys by @joshmateer

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@actual.records has existed for exactly 4 weeks. In that short space of time I have been totally overwhelmed & moved by the quite literally hundreds of notes of congratulations & support from executives all over the world, many of whom I consider hero’s professionally… So it was pretty cool of @sxswlondon to reach out to me about taking part in their 2026 London event before I had even launched… My first official engagement as a “founder”. Thank you to all of the amazingly bright creatives & executives who showed up to a full house for “Inside A&R Today”. taken in London, United Kingdom by @joshmateer

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Thrilled to be joining @sxswlondon in June as a Groupchat Lead on the topic of “Inside A&R Today”. taken in London, United Kingdom by @joshmateer

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6 months ago

@nytimes darling taken in Los Angeles, California by @joshmateer

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1.5 BILLION streams and counting… @wizthemc #YEBO EP. Congratulations on going multi platinum around the world taken in London, United Kingdom by @joshmateer

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10 months ago

Accepting the “A&R Award” at MiCannes, from the industry legends that are Korda Marshall & John Saunderson, earlier in the year. taken in Cannes, France by @joshmateer

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a year ago

@joshmateer is Head Of A&R for EMEA at @soundonglobal, TikTok’s artist and label services division. And he tells TMT that, while he’ll happily sign artists that aren’t already active on TikTok, building an audience on social media is vital to musical success in 2025… by @joshmateer

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@joshmateer helped pioneer the use of data in A&R during his time at Parlophone. He’s now Head of A&R at @soundonglobal EMEA and tells TMT that, while data remains crucial to the modern music business, it’s what you do with it that counts… by @joshmateer

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This week’s TMT guest is an exec that’s really helping to shape the modern music industry. @soundonglobal Head of A&R (EMEA) @joshmateer has had a remarkable journey through the music industry; from promoting shows while still at school/uni, via major label stints at Sony and Warner Music, where he helped pioneer the use of data in A&R. He has fascinating insight into how to best use that data in 2025, how to make the most of TikTok and what it takes to break an act in the modern era – plus what it was like to be Seymour Stein’s assistant. Tune in! by @joshmateer

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@zimmer90music What a show 🤩 taken in OVO Arena Wembley by @joshmateer

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I would like to thank my agent etc etc taken in Cannes, France by @joshmateer

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