Kobalt’s recording company AWAL has signed a worldwide recordings deal with Danish label The Bank for singer/songwriter, Hugo Helmig (pictured).
The Bank, Kobalt and Helmig have already worked together on the release of the Promise EP and singles Please Don’t Lie and Wild.
The expanded AWAL recordings deal offers Helmig a full range of services, including marketing, campaign promotion, synch licensing and global distribution.
Helmig released his debut single, Please Don’t Lie in 2017.
The song reached No.1 on the Danish airplay chart, peaked at No.3 on the official German airplay charts and gained traction in both Austria and Switzerland.
In 2018, Helmig released the single, Wild, which spent five weeks at the No.1 spot in Denmark and peaked at No.3 in Germany.
In the spring of 2018, Helmig released his EP, Promise and will release his debut album, Juvenile in March 2019.
“Hugo made a fantastic start to his career in Denmark back in 2017 with his debut single and has continued to gain momentum in markets around Europe.”
Paul Trueman, AWAL
Paul Trueman, GM UK & International, AWAL commented on the deal: “Hugo made a fantastic start to his career in Denmark back in 2017 with his debut single and has continued to gain momentum in markets around Europe.
“It has been hugely rewarding to follow his development as an artist and we feel confident that our continued partnership with the team at The Bank will enable Hugo to reach the next global level of his career as an independent artist.”
“It’s been great to grow Hugo’s career in a close collaboration with AWAL.”
Jakob Soerensen, The Bank Music
Jakob Soerensen, Founding Partner, The Bank Music added: “It’s been great to grow Hugo’s career in a close collaboration with AWAL.
“The flexibility of starting out with a pure distribution, and then being able to change the deal while developing the artist has been perfect for us.
“We are happy to tighten things up now by releasing one of the best pop-debut albums from Denmark in a long time with AWAL.”Music Business Worldwide
