Nila Kartika Wati 
Executive Overview For over two decades, Ceremony has defied the rigid boundaries that typically trap punk and hardcore acts in a state of perpetual nostalgia. Founded in 2004 by a cohort of teenagers in the suburban Bay Area town of Rohnert Park, the band began its trajectory as a blistering purveyor of concise, violent powerviolence. … Read more
Executive Overview Ten years after cementing his place in global pop culture as the cherubic face of the internet’s most-watched video, Park Geon-roung—universally recognized as the "Baby Shark Boy"—is stepping out of the digital nursery and onto the professional global music stage. With the release of his debut single, “WAVE,” featuring Monsta X powerhouse rapper … Read more
"Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take." — Amy Winehouse Executive Overview Fifteen years after her tragic passing on July 23, 2011, the voice of Amy Winehouse remains startlingly immediate—intimate, razor-sharp, heavily jazz-schooled, and entirely irreplaceable. In an era dominated by algorithmic pop and hyper-polished vocal production, … Read more
Executive Overview To categorize Nick Hakim simply as a soul artist is to overlook the spectral, transcendent architecture of his sonic universe. Based in Queens, the multifaceted polymath has spent years cementing his reputation as a trusted, shape-shifting collaborator for figures as wildly disparate as indie-folk luminary Adrianne Lenker and modern rap icon Lil Yachty. … Read more
Executive Overview In the shifting landscape of contemporary British independent music, few outfits have commanded as much anticipatory reverence prior to their debut full-length release as London-based six-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw. Released on August 7th, 2026, through Fiction Records, their eagerly anticipated debut LP, Cannonball, has officially been crowned the Rough Trade Album of the Month for … Read more
