MOS Aus signs Timmy Trumpet & Savage to US deal

Ministry of Sound Australia has struck a deal with America’s Casablanca Records that will see Timmy Trumpet and Savage’s global hit track Freaks released in the United States. It has already spent 13 weeks in the Billboard Electronic Chart. 

Casablanca is home to EDM acts as Martin Garrix and Tiesto. 

Freaks was released in Australia through MOS Australia imprint Hussle Recordings, reaching #3 on the ARIA chart and certified quadruple Platinum. It also went 3 x Platinum in New Zealand where it topped the charts, Platinum in Sweden and Finland, and Gold in The Netherlands. 

Jeff Drake, Head of A&R at Ministry of Sound Australia, said, “I am incredibly excited to be partnering with Casablanca for the US roll out of Timmy Trumpet and Savage’s Freaks. Timmy and Savage are brilliantly unique artists whose sound and style translates well beyond their home countries of Australia and New Zealand. Casablanca have brilliant enthusiasm for both artists and their sound, and share our excitement for what they can achieve in the US.” 

Brett Alperowitz, A&R, Casablanca/Republic Records, added, “Casablanca is supremely excited to add Timmy Trumpet and Savage’s Freaks to our roster. Melbourne bounce is on the verge of a global emergence. Like the genre as a whole, Freaks is a fantastic mix of EDM, urban and pop, three of the most relevant genres in the musical landscape today. With the support of Republic Records, we look forward to a great run with Timmy and Savage in the US with Freaks and beyond.” 

Watch the Freaks video here. 

One time jazz musician Timmy Trumpet was ranked #2 DJ in Australia in the 2014 inthemix DJ Awards. Based in Sydney, the house producer and remixer runs a weekly club night, hosts a weekly radio show, plays 200 Australian and international club and festival shows a year and operates his own Wifebeaterz fashion label. His last three singles through Ministry of Sound reached #1 on the ARIA Club chart.  

Hip hop artist Savage who has notched up a series of chart toppers in his home country New Zealand, sold a million copies in the United States in 2009 with the track Swing. A Joel Fletcher remix reached #2 in Australia.