Fontana Distribution

Fontana Distribution
IndustryMusic & entertainment
GenreVarious
Predecessor
  • Island Trading Co.
  • Independent Label Sales
Founded
  • 1980 (as Island Trading Co.)
  • 1989 (as Independent Label Sales)
  • 2004 (as Fontana Distribution)
FounderIsland Records
Defunct2020
FateFolded
SuccessorVirgin Music Group
Headquarters,
ServicesDistribution, production, warehousing, marketing, sales, brand partnerships, merchandising, finance, back office
ParentUniversal Music Group
DivisionsFontana Distribution
Fontana Label Services
Fontana International

Fontana Distribution was a division of San Francisco–based Isolation Network (now owned by the Virgin Music Group unit of the Universal Music Group since 2019). A minority stake of the company was owned by Universal Music until Ingrooves acquired Fontana Distribution from UMG in 2012 to form Ingrooves Fontana.[1]

In 2019, Universal Music Group acquired Fontana's owner, Ingrooves, returning Fontana back to UMG. A year later, Fontana Distribution was folded into Caroline Distribution, acquired in 2013 via Universal's purchase of EMI, which, another year later, was rebranded as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services.[2][3]

  1. ^ "History | Universal Music". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. ^ "Universal Music Group Rebrands Caroline Under New Relaunched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services -". mxdwn Music. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "Universal launches Virgin Music Label & Artist Services around the world, rebranding Caroline and Caroline International". Music Business Worldwide. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.