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Southern Germany is a company existing since 2003. It is run by Andreas and Beate Kohl, who have been active in the German music business for years. Andreas Kohl started in the early 90s as writer for German major magazines VISIONS, AMM Music Magazine and ROLLING STONE and Fanzines OX, TRUST, FLYING REVOLVERBLATT alongside publishing a number of renowned Fanzines such as Persona Non Grata, Useless Earlyripes on his own. In the late 90s Andreas moved over to the other side and worked for Germany’s back then biggest independent distributor EFA as head of Promotion.

As soon as a possible demise of EFA became obvious, Andreas and Beate started Southern Records Germany as a full running label representation office in 2003. Since then both have been playing an active role in colouring the German underground and independent music business by working with renowned labels such as Ipecac, Constellation, Dischord, Conspiracy Records, Southern Records, Southern Lord, Kranky, Klangbad, Anticon and many many more. The artists they have represented over the last years are too many to mention but include such names as Probot, Faust, Belle & Sebastian, Isis, Fugazi, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Queens Of The Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal, Wino, Red Sparowes, Fantomas, Melvins, Dub Trio.

Experiences in various fields of the current music business could be gathered and incorporated in Southern Germany’s  service roster such as press and radio PR, tour booking, merchandise organisation & shirt print, manufacturing, marketing, tour services incl. van and backline rental.

Southern Germany nowadays is fully independent entity, living, breathing, eating and drinking D.I.Y. spirit and able to deliver everything you can think of in one hand.

If you want to learn more or are after an offer for a PR campaign, tour booking or anything else you can think of for us to handle for you don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.