genre online distribution record label founded 2005 founder lee parsons matt parsons headquarters liverpool united kingdom united states area served worldwide key people lee parsons matt parsons products record label services online delivery music services record label services and on demand music distribution number of employees 23 website ditto music website ditto music stylized as di o is an online music distribution company . it distributes music to 160 digital music stores including itunes google play amazon vevo emusic spotify beatport rhapsody 1 history edit ditto music was started by matt and lee parsons who were previously in bands themselves . ditto s first artist was released on december 25 2005 . in january 2007 ditto music engineered blag steal & borrow by essex band koopa into the uk top 40 making it the first chart hit by an unsigned band 2 this achievement is in the guinness book of world records 3 ditto music have achieved 11 uk top 40 hits with unsigned artists to date 4 founded 6 000 record labels were the first to put an unsigned band on spotify and have openly spoken out supporting artists rights . 5 6 7 ditto music s sister company ditto urban provide record label promotional and distribution services for upcoming and established urban artists worldwide . artist include scorcher rapper big narstie mic righteous jon b. esco williams and kof . ditto music opened their us office in nashville tennessee in february 2011 8 and have subsequently been nominated for awards at the international trade awards 9 and international business of the year . 10 ditto opened their australian office in melbourne in may 2013 . other accolades include recss customer support award for best online service provider 11 and a nomination for best distribution team at the 2013 music week awards . 12 references edit learn about the stores you can sell your music on . ditto music . retrieved on 2015 09 26 . entertainment unsigned band make chart history . bbc news . 2007 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