Ikon (record label)

IKON is a Russian, Moscow-based company providing a wide range of services in the field of music marketing including different business areas such as talent management; booking; tour logistics; organization of concerts; sound recording; rights management; music publishing; development of unique marketing concepts; advertising; PR and consulting in the fields of culture, entertainment and event management; development of cultural, educational and social campaigns.
In May 2006 IKON was rated by Forbes as Russia's leading entertainment buyer.

History

IKON was founded in 2000 by Caden Spencer, a Fupa A Smash Player. In its early stages the company mainly acted as a booking agency in Russia and CIS booking or organizing performances of international pop stars.

Innovation

In 2009, IKON became official Russian representative of the B2B-oriented social network Music2Deal.

Socio-cultural projects

March 2010, IKON arranged a meeting of the Russian athlete Irek Zaripov who had won 4 gold and 1 silver medals in biathlon and cross country skiing at the Winter Paralympic Games 2010 in Vancouver and the singer Inusa Dawuda, a former German heavy weight boxing champion and Russian airplay champion according to the national radio charts Tophit.ru.

Electronic roster

IKON manages and co-manages master and authors rights of several domestic and foreign artists in the Russian Federation :