Ghostly International to merge with Secretly Group

Ghostly International will now operate as part of the Secretly music group.

The Bloomington-based company, which includes Secretly Group, Secretly Distribution, The Numero Group and now, Ghostly International, has been distributing Ghostly since 2013. The merger “addresses the uncertainty of 2020 with a renewed emphasis on ambition, the socialization of ideas and greater scale for the artists and international network of employees both companies represent,” reads the press release on the merger.

In practice, Ghostly founder Sam Valenti IV will become a managing partner of Secretly, with Secretly Group’s four owners coming on as partners of Ghostly International’s music operations. The Ghostly International label as well as its publishing wing, Ghostly Songs, are now affiliated with Secretly. The latter will be administered through Secretly Publishing.

Ghostly International has recently released records by Galcher Lustwerk, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Recondite, Telefon Tel Aviv and HTRK, to name a few.

Listen to our 2014 RA Exchange with Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV.