Backseat

Backseat is a Hamburg-based music agency founded in 2017 by Sebastian Król and Arne Thamer. We develop individual PR campaigns for releases in the fields of indie, folk, pop and rock. We cover all media fields (radio / print / online / TV) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Currently we support the following bands: Bilderbuch, girl in red, Ane Brun, Mavi Phoenix, Max Prosa, Sarah Lesch, Fieh, Tusks, Blanks, Slothrust, Amber Run, Kristofer Åström and many more. In addition to PR activities, Backseat is also active as a label itself. Together with The Orchard as distribution partner we can distribute our releases worldwide. So far the following bands have released their music on Backseat: Carnival Youth, BRTHR, Noth, The Bland, DI-RECT, Jonas Alaska, Of The Valley, Albert Luxus, Jo Goes Hunting, Penny Police, I'm Not a Blonde, Native, Brett Newski, Grapell, Martin Baltser, Cub & Wolf, Big Fox, Michael Moravek, Peter Piek & Karwendel. Backseat is in charge of the music booking for the NORDEN Festival in Schleswig. In 2021, Sebastian Król and Arne Thamer founded the Fanklub Music FKM GmbH, a new platform for bands and fans: fanklub.com As an interdisciplinary addition to our main business areas, we have also been expanding our sustainability management and consulting efforts since the beginning of the year.