Kutmusic

Founded in 1988 as a cassette-only label by artist DJ Batman (Nicola Battista, from Pescara, Italy), Kutmusic Italhouse (the label claiming to give birth to the true Italian house music sound back in late eighties) emerged in the independent label scene during the 1990s with vinyl, cd and cd-r releases and also collaborations with other labels for compilations.
Online since 1995 and in the digital music market since 1998, under the Kutmusic brand focuses primarily on electronica in all forms (ambient, house, dance, techno, jungle, drum'n'bass...). Other sublabels or distributed labels include Ecl3ctic, Fresh Meat Products, Inc. and FlockHauS.
All of these labels have had digital distribution since 1998 through services like eMusic, MP3.com, IUMA, Vitaminic, Amazon and many more. Apple iTunes started selling Kutmusic releases in 2004.
Kutmusic is a member of Italian independent labels association Audiocoop; as a music publisher, it is a member of IMRO for performance rights.
Artist roster includes Lady Wallace, DJ Lord Vampirick, DJ Brahms, Dj Batman, Paco Dj, Groove Squared & Paolo Achenza, R.R.SP. Project, LadyGodiva's Operation, Gizmo, Shadrach. FlockHauS roster includes Agua Calientes (FlockHauS is the band's own imprint) plus remixes of their original tracks done by artists such as Dj Batman and Relative Depth. Fresh Meat Products, Inc. represents among others Gina79, a mysterious artist that has recorded so far two albums of audio erotica, which have totalled $10,000 in digital sales over the space of 3 years.
 
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