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FKP Scorpio’s Fullsteam Agency Takes Over Sony Live Operations In Finland
Sony Music Finland is shutting down its live agency Sony Live, moving its operations to Fullsteam Agency.
FKP Scorpio owns a stake in Fullsteam since 2014, when it acquired a part of the Finnish agency through its Swedish offshoot FKP Scorpio Sweden.
Fullsteam represents some 100 domestic artists and groups, including Stam1na, Disco Ensemble, Elastinen, Paperi T, Cledos and Vesta, and promotes around 200 international artists’ shows a year.
The agency brings together a range of business fields under one roof aside from its concert and booking business, including a label, publisher, and distribution company, management, merchandising and rehearsal rooms for musicians.
Fullsteam Agency also promotes Provinssi and Sideways festivals in Finland.
Sony Music Finland managing director Wemppa Koivumäki said Fullsteam Agency was the perfect partner to take care of Sony Live’s artist roster, which includes
“I believe that this collaboration will create many benefits for our artists”, said Koivumäki.
Tuomo Tähtinen, managing director of Fullsteam Agency, added: “Fullsteam Family and our domestic artist roster have expanded fast this year and we’re eagerly awaiting to build collaboration with the new artists.”
Also this week, Fullsteam Agency welcomed a new agent for its domestic clients, Maija Kaarna, who has over 20 years of experience in organizing concerts and booking artists. Asa, one of Finlands best known rap artists, as well as reggae artist Puppa J are among Kaarna’s roster.