A live performance from Fatherson, one of the acts signed to Easy Life Records. Along with several other Easy Life entities, the label has been majority-acquired by All Things Considered. Photo Credit: Paul Hudson
All Things Considered (ATC) has acquired a majority interest in Jamie Osman’s Easy Life Entertainment management company and label.
London-headquartered All Things Considered revealed the purchase in a brief release this morning. Per the buyer, which has closed a number of acquisitions during the past year and change, today’s play extends to 11-year-old Easy Life’s management unit (Real Life), namesake label (formerly a Sony Music JV), and PR agency (Turn the Page) alike.
(The formal announcement doesn’t mention Bear Creative or Kingswood Studios, which are said to have operated under the Easy Life Entertainment banner as well.)
On the management side, Real Life’s roster features Mouth Culture, Kids in Glass Houses, and Bears in Trees, according to the appropriate website. Said website displays 13 total clients; only 11 acts are said to be coming aboard All Things Considered, however.
Meanwhile, Easy Life Records’ signed talent includes but isn’t limited to Fatherson, Softcult, and Normandie. The transaction encompasses the label’s north of 300-master catalog, the involved parties noted, identifying as well about £510,000 (currently $650,000) in annual revenue for the overarching Easy Life.
Regarding valuation, ATC pointed to a cash “Net Acquisition consideration” of $956,598/£750,000, calculated “after netting off a post-completion dividend” of $357,124/£280,000 payable to the purchaser.
In a statement, All Things Considered head Adam Driscoll touted the buyout as another step towards solidifying his business’s “position as a fully integrated music company.”
“Jamie is well respected in the industry and brings considerable experience and an extensive network of client and industry relationships,” Driscoll said in part. “The Acquisition adds a meaningful revenue stream to the business through predictable, recurring music royalty income.
“In addition, by expanding our service offering, we have strengthened our ability to support artists at every stage of their careers, further solidifying our position as a fully integrated music company,” concluded the Fuel Music owner.
As mentioned, the play is the latest in a line of deals for the Driift stakeholder All Things Considered, which, via its Sandbag interest, says it handles “all merchandise sales” for ABBA Voyage.
In February 2024, the Familiar Music owner ATC took a 50% stake in concert and festival organizer Mckeown Events, to name one example. May 2024 then saw ATC buy 55% of Raw Power Management, which reps Bullet for My Valentine, The Damned, and The Mars Volta, among others.
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