EGA Distro

{{Short description|Music distribution company}}

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| genre = Various

| parent = Virgin Music Group

| foundation = 2010

| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Charley Snook|Colin Batsa|Victor Omos}}

| location_city = London

| location_country = United Kingdom

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| industry = Music and entertainment

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EGA Distro (EGA Music Group) is a British music distribution company founded by Charley Snook, Colin Batsa, and Victor Omos in 2010.{{cite magazine|last=Hanley|first=James|title=Caroline announces EGA partnership, appoints Colin Batsa as A&R consultant|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/caroline-announces-ega-partnership-appoints-colin-batsa-as-a-r-consultant/073991|magazine=Music Week|date=2 October 2018|access-date=December 8, 2024|language=en-GB}}{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Rhian|title=EGA Distro's Colin Batsa: The Value of Independance|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=338620&title=%C2%A0EGA-DISTROs-COLIN-BATSA:-THE-VALUE-OF-INDEPENDENCE|magazine=Hits|date=24 November 2023|access-date=December 8, 2024|language=en-GB}} The label is currently owned by Virgin Music Group.{{cite magazine|last=Homewood|first=Ben|title='Not only middle-class white men can make empires': Colin Batsa's EGA Distro mission|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/not-only-middle-class-white-men-can-make-empires-colin-batsa-s-ega-distro-mission/089540|magazine=Music Week|date=3 April 2024|access-date=December 8, 2024|language=en-GB}} The company is based in London and has distributed music for several artists, including D-Block Europe, Digga D, Nines, and several others.{{cite magazine|last=Homewood|first=Ben|title=Colin Batsa pays tribute to EGA Distro MD Charley Snook as its mission continues|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/colin-batsa-pays-tribute-to-ega-distro-md-charley-snook-as-its-mission-continues/089813|magazine=Music Week|date=17 May 2024|access-date=December 8, 2024|language=en-GB}}

History

EGA Music Group was founded in 2010 by Colin Batsa alongside Charley Snook and Victor Omos as interns. In 2018, the company entered a partnership with Caroline Records.

In 2022, the company was relaunched as EGA Distro by Batsa with Snook and Omos in major roles.

In 2024, EGA announced a new partnership with Virgin Music Group, the company's primary distributor.{{cite web|last=Sutherland|first=Mark|title='I'm confident a UK rapper could run the world one day.'|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/im-confident-a-uk-rapper-could-run-the-world-one-day/|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=4 November 2024|access-date=December 8, 2024|language=en-GB}}

Artists

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