Roton (label)

Roton
Distributor(s)	Warner Music Group
Genre	Dance pop hip hop folk CDs
Country of origin	Romania
Location	Str. Episcop Chesarie nr. 15-B Bucharest, Romania[1]
Official website	Roton.ro

Roton is a major independent Romanian record label established in 1994.^[2]

The company has around 100 employees, having offices in Bucharest, Iași, Cluj and Timișoara. The turnover in 2007 was €4 million.^[3] In 2011, Roton Records entered into a licensing deal with Warner Music Group for some of its most popular artists and their catalogue.^[4] In October 2015, Warner Music and Roton extended their distribution deal to include Latin America.^[5]

Roton represents several well-known Romanian artists, such as Iris, Holograf, Proconsul, Akcent, Inna, Mihai Trăistariu and Alexandra Stan.^[3]

Sub-labels

The Roton Record Company is composed by 5 labels:^[6]

• ROTON
• dance arena (dance music)
• NRG!A (music for the young generation)
• R.U.L. (Roton Urban Label)
• TEZAUR (Authentic Romanian folklore)

References

1. "Discogs.com – Roton Label". Discogs.com.
2. "Roton's Official MySpace – Informations". Roton's official MySpace Page.
3. Dinu Boboc (22 April 2008). "Roton estimează creştere în 2008" (in Romanian). Business Standard.
4. "Roton Record Company And Warner Music Group Announce Licensing Deal For Romania". Warner Music Group (press release). 27 Jun 2011.
5. "Warner Music Latin America Enters Strategic Partnership with Renowned Romanian Record Label, Roton Music". Warner Music Group (press release). October 30, 2015.
6. "Despre noi – About US" (in Romanian and English). Roton Romania.

External links

• www.roton.ro – Official site
• Roton's official MySpace page
• Roton's official Facebook profile
• Official YouTube channel