Rob Dickins - Instant Karma and Dharma Music

Instant Karma and Dharma Music

In 1999, set up his own entertainment company with Sony Music, Instant Karma, based in the West End of London. The company's first album release in 2000, How to Steal the World by Helicopter Girl, was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize album of the year award. He had chart successes with both I Monster and The Alice Band in the UK and Addis Black Widow in Scandinavia.

In September 2002, Instant Karma became a completely independent label and achieved a Top 5 single in January 2003 with its release "Mundian To Bach Ke" by Panjabi MC – the first hit record in Hindi.

Dharma Music, his independent music publishing company, achieved chart successes with Cher, Rod Stewart, Girls Aloud, I Monster and Amici Forever. The 1.5 million selling UK No. 1, Pure and Simple by Hear'Say won the Ivor Novello award. Dharma copyrights have been used in major ad campaigns and TV and movie soundtracks, such as the title music for Shaun of the Dead.

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