French digital distributor IDOL has hired Marit Posch as General Manager Germany.
Posch started out working as Head of PR at Berlin-based label, BPitch Control.
She also worked as a booking agent at Magnet Musik, in addition to helping Modeselektor and Catnapp with managing their careers.
Posch set up Modeselektor’s label Monkeytown Records and worked with the label for 10 years.
IDOL distributes labels and artists such as Erased Tapes, Record Makers, Grand Management, Heavenly Sweetness, HighNote, InFiné, Glitterbeat, No Format, Noton, Proper Music Group, SRD, Tresor records, Sun records, and more.
IDOL subsidiary IDOL Tech services provide technology services to music companies worldwide such as Because Music, Concord Music Group, Ditto, Fluve Digital (Som Livre), Kompakt, [PIAS].
“We were already pretty active in the territory but we think it is the right time for us to expand further our commitment there and I am very glad that we have found Marit to represent us.
Pascal Bittard, IDOL
Pascal Bittard IDOL President & Founder, said: “Germany is an important market for us and the labels and artists we represent.
“We were already pretty active in the territory but we think it is the right time for us to expand further our commitment there and I am very glad that we have found Marit to represent us.
“Thanks to her rich experience, international network as well as her strong label background, I have no doubt she will be able to support further our labels and artists locally but internationally as well, working in close collaboration with our other offices (Paris, London, Nashville, Los Angeles and Johannesburg).”
“I am very happy to be part of such a nice team and will hopefully work with a lot of great labels and artists in Germany and worldwide.”
Marit Posch, IDOL
Marit Posch, IDOL General Manager Germany, added: “I am really excited to join IDOL. I first met some members of the team when I was at Monkeytown Records and got really impressed by the marketing and technology services they did present to me.
“I very much appreciate the strong independent ethos that supports the way they drive their business and the fact that they privilege quality versus quantity.
“I am very happy to be part of such a nice team and will hopefully work with a lot of great labels and artists in Germany and worldwide.”Music Business Worldwide
