Transcend Music is a British record label and artist management company. Founded in 2007 by Rob Ferguson, they have signed acts such as Malefice and The Dirty Youth.

History Transcend Music was founded as Transcend Records in Milton Keynes in 2007. Initially, the label's main focus was rock and metal, though a wider variety in genre of earlier releases included acid folk and art rock. Founder Rob Ferguson has stated, "starting the label was something I was driven to do out of frustration. I was already working with bands in a management capacity and I felt that I could offer a better solution for those artists to get their music out and advance their careers."

Ferguson had previously worked with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Duran Duran, Iron Maiden, Spice Girls, and Robbie Williams. He was also personal manager to both Matt Goss and Luke Goss from teen band Bros, and continues to represent Matt Goss in his solo career, currently headlining at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

In October 2016, it was announced that British pop supergroup Bros would be re-forming for a one-off show at London's o2 Arena. The show subsequently sold out in seven seconds, becoming the fastest ever sellout at the venue promoted by Live Nation. A number of other arena shows have now been announced, Rob Ferguson also heads up the Bros management team.

The label's first full-length release was The Unholy Feast by The More I See, produced by Andy Sneap.

By 2008, the label had expanded to also handle management and merchandise. They also changed their name to Transcend Music. In 2009, they signed an exclusive distribution deal with Plastic Head Music in Europe, the biggest independent distributor in the UK. In March 2010, they announced they had absorbed the management and booking operation Legacy Agency, which had been formed in late 2008 by Carl Sewell. Legacy had by then worked with bands such as Carcer City and While She Sleeps. Transcend Music announced "a major restructuring program" in June 2012, which involved new signings and streamlining measures, as well as absorbing RMR Management.

In 2015, Transcend Music evolved in to total music and entertainment consultancy business. The client base now includes, artists, promoters, production companies, and event management organisations. Ferguson is featured in a number of real crime books, including two by UK gangster Reggie Kray and more recently in books by modern celebrity gangster Dave Courtney. Ferguson took a number of celebrities to meet Reggie Kray in prison, including the Fun Lovin Criminals. In April 2000, Ferguson was pictured in the funeral cortege of Charlie Kray, in the car with 'Mad' Frankie Fraser and Bartley Gorman King of the Gypsies. Ferguson has also been reported in private meetings with Lord Jeffrey Archer.

Artists Transcend Music has a roster of artists it releases music for or manages and consults for, these include The Dirty Youth, Viking Skull Matt Goss, Crash Mansion, and Stormbringer. Rob Ferguson has stated that he signed Sacred Mother Tongue after first spotting them playing metal covers and a few original songs in a pub.

Current roster Source:

Bros Matt Goss Scott McWatt Lewis Macleod A Sight For Sewn Eyes Arcite Bossk Canvas Carcer City Cavorts Continents Crash Mansion Giants Heart of a Coward Heights Hellish Outcast I Divide In Archives The Injester Liferuiner Malefice Pavilions Sleep When You're Dead Stormbringer Subsource The Charm The Fury The Dirty Youth Viking Skull Yashin

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Discography

Artist Title Year The More I See The Unholy Feast 2007 Sacred Mother Tongue "Anger on Reflection" 2009Scar my EyesThis Machine...2009UntamedInsanity Bound2008 Tides of Virtue Malevolence 2010 Carcer City The Life We Have Chosen 2011 Imicus Animal Factory 2011 Sacred Mother Tongue The Ruin of Man 2011 The Dying Reflex Behold The Eve of Ruin 2011 Andy James Andy James 2011 Imperial Vengeance Black Heart of Empire 2011 Imperial Vengeance The Twentyshilling and Fourpence V-disc 2011 Six Hour Sundown Jekyll & Hyde 2011 Hellish Outcast Your God Will Bleed 2012 Monument Fatal Attack 2012 Viking Skull Cursed by the Sword 2012 Imicus The Marionette 2012 Sacred Mother Tongue A Light Shines EP 2012 Malefice Entities – Anniversary Edition 2012 Carcer City The Road Journals 2012 Giants There Are The Days 2012 Sondura You Remain 2012 The Dirty Youth Last Confession 2012 Dead Harts Born into Rags To Die No Richer 2013 Collapse Arms and the Covenant 2013 A Sight For Sewn Eyes Alone Together 2013 Sleep When You're Dead Last Lungs 2013 The Dirty Youth Requiem of the Drunk 2013 Sacred Mother Tongue "A Light Will Shine" 2013 Sacred Mother Tongue Out of the Darkness 2013 Malefice "V" 2013 Heights "The Noble Lie" 2013 Malefice Five 2013 Heights Old Lies For Young Lives 2013 Liferuiner Future Revisionists 2013

Source: The Genepool Discography

See also List of independent UK record labels

References [ Artists] at Transcend Music

External links TranscendMusic.com Transcend Music on Twitter Transcend Music on Facebook Transcend Music on YouTube Bravewords Article About Label Restructure Rob Ferguson Interview on TopRockRadio (2009)