Savage Digital Ltd Explained

Savage Digital Ltd.
Type:Private
Trade Name:Savage Digital Ltd
Foundation:October 2010
Founders:Ryan Ashmore & Liam Webb
Defunct:2012
Location City:London
Location Country:United Kingdom
Genre:Pop, Dance, Teen
Key People:Duncan Bannatyne, Ryan Ashmore, Liam Webb
Industry:Music & entertainment
Products:Music & entertainment
Parent:Sony Music Entertainment
Homepage:Bannatyne Music

Savage Digital Ltd was a record label that was originally known as RKA Records, then as Bannatyne Music.[1] It was first established in October 2010 by Ryan Ashmore and Liam Webb, and received investment on the BBC TV Show Dragons Den.

History

Ashmore and Webb successfully gained investment from Duncan Bannatyne on the Dragon's Den in 2011. Bannatyne got a 79% share of the company in return for a £50,000 investment, the largest proportion of equity bought on the show.In 2012 RKA Records was renamed Bannatyne Music, and subsequently managed by Kevin Savage. In 2018 the company again changed its name to Savage Digital Ltd. The label is currently dormant.

Artists

Notes and References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Young Entrepreneurs Sell a 79% Equity Stake in RKA Records Dragons' Den . YouTube.