Elypsia Music Group is an independent music company rooted in the culture and sound of electronic dance music. We are dedicated to long-term collaboration with emerging and established record labels. With over three decades of industry experience, we provide the infrastructure, expertise, and operational support that small labels need for their growth, the promotionand distribution of their music, and protect what they have built.
We are home to Elypsia Records, our in-house label founded in the early nineties, and operate Metroplex Records, the genre-defining Detroit Techno imprint founded by Juan Atkins under a long-term licensing partnership. These two labels reflect both our heritage and our ongoing commitment to music that endures – and they are the living proof of how we work, and what we resonate with.
Our in-house label, Elypsia Records was founded in 1993, a moment when electronic dance music was ascending from the depths of subculture and was about to become a force to be reckoned with. We were lucky to have witnessed this first-hand, and to have had a chance to become a part of it.
Over a decade, the label released music that was uncompromising and ahead of its time, and grew to over 50 releases, ultimately releasing around 150 records to the market. We also started a distribution operation, before running a small network of specialised record stores. Most of what we released in those early years has stood the test of time – still sought after by collectors and fans – and is regularly being rereleased. Overall, this testifies to our thorough understanding of the music industry and A&R skills.
Eventually, we developed a broader vision: to build a full-service home for electronic music, combining artistry and the creative instincts of a label with the practical depth of a company mastering a wide range of music industry skills. This includes distribution, promotion, and other label services – a vision guiding everything we do today.
We believe that the people who build labels and curate music, artists, and creative visions should be able to focus on just that. Not the logistics, the paperwork, or the infrastructure. Just the music.
Electronic music has travelled a long road. Born in underground clubs with white-label pressings, some people did not think it would last. But here we are, more than 30 years later, and electronic music has acquired near-mainstream status – as serious and enduring as Jazz, Funk, Disco or Soul before it. Along the way, countless labels and catalogues have been built by passionate people who often lacked the support and the know-how to sustain and scale what they had created. Too many of those labels have stalled– not for the lack of great music, but for the lack of infrastructure and time to sustain them.
Here at Elypsia Music Group, we aim to be exactly that support. Our goal is to become the trusted operational partner for independent electronic music labels. We offer the tools, reach, and expertise to distribute music globally, protect creative rights, develop catalogues, and much more. We are very much committed to preserving the legacy of the music that started it all, with many projects in development.
Our in-house label, Elypsia Records was founded in1993 – a moment when electronic dance music was ascending from the depths of subculture and was about to become a force to be reckoned with. We were lucky to have witnessed this first-hand, and to have had a chance to become a part of it.
Over a decade, the label released music that was uncompromising and ahead of its time, and grew to over 50 releases, ultimately releasing around 150 records to the market. We also started a distribution operation, before running a small network of specialised record stores. Most of what we released in those early years has stood the test of time – still sought after by collectors and fans – and is regularly being rereleased. Overall, this testifies to our thorough understanding of the music industry and A&R skills.
Eventually, we developed a broader vision: to build a full-service home for electronic music, combining artistry and the creative instincts of a label with the practical depth of a company mastering a wide range of music industry skills. This includes distribution, promotion, and other label services – a vision guiding everything we do today.
We believe that the people who build labels and curate music, artists, and creative visions should be able to focus on just that. Not the logistics, the paperwork, or the infrastructure. Just the music.
Electronic music has travelled a long road. Born in underground clubs with white-label pressings, some people did not think it would last. But here we are, more than 30 years later, and electronic music has acquired near-mainstream status – as serious and enduring as Jazz, Funk, Disco or Soul before it. Along the way, countless labels and catalogues have been built by passionate people who often lacked the support and the know-how to sustain and scale what they had created. Too many of those labels have stalled– not for the lack of great music, but for the lack of infrastructure and time to sustain them.
Here at Elypsia Music Group, we aim to be exactly that support. Our goal is to become the trusted operational partner for independent electronic music labels. We offer the tools, reach, and expertise to distribute music globally, protect creative rights, develop catalogues, and much more. We are very much committed to preserving the legacy of the music that started it all, with many projects in development.