Productions: more than 50% of the artists on Incognito’s music catalogue are its own productions. Groups or artists Incognito has taken under its wing and helped develop a personal project and a unique concept, such as the bands Masar, El Dor El Awal, Twais, Hewar, etc…
It has been filling this essential role mainly in the music section, and to a much lesser extent in other sections such as books.
Licensing/Publishing: Incognito also acts as a vehicle to help artists who have already produced their own music produce a fine quality end product and market it. It takes the recorded material artists provide it with, and works on the design, printing and production of the album and its promotional material.
It also takes material from young writers and visual artists and helps them complete the publishing process and getting a high quality publication.
Distribution: Incognito also acts as a distributor to other independent record labels and publishing houses in the region. It provides these small structures with the chance to go out of the small boundaries of their cities and countries and get a proper regional distribution, which is essential to their survival in this difficult market.
>> Regional Labels and publishers:
Incognito is the distributor of Lebanese independent labels: Those Kids Must Choke, Chichprod and Mooz Records.
It is also the distributor of young publishing house Dar Onboz, which is motivated by a passion for books, art, music, animations, films, a love of the Arabic language, a continuous quest to unravel the mysteries of childhood and a firm conviction in wanting to make a difference in the quality of life! Dar Onboz is one of the first publishing houses in the region to create high quality books in the Arabic language, mainly for kids, but also for young adults and for any person who has enough imagination to follow them into their wonderful world of stories and images…
>> International Labels:
Incognito also acts as a distributor to independent foreign labels who wish to use its distribution network in the region. It is the official distributor for European jazz labels ECM and ENJA for example. Incognito has emphasized on the “oriental” artists these two labels have promoted such as Anouar Brahem, Rabih Abou Khalil and Dhafer Youssef, which it has heavily promoted all over its network, but also distributes a selection of the best new releases of both companies to more targeted outlets in its network.
Incognito has chosen not to include its international distribution in its website yet, and try to focus on its catalogue of regionally produced artists.
