It was founded in 2010 by Olly Wood, Henry Village and Joe Gossa,[1][2] and has been described as a hub of the British electronic music scene.
[10] In 2011, the label's first signing - bass producer RackNRuin (Gorgon City's Matt Robson-Scott) - enlisted pre-fame Jessie Ware to vocal his track 'Soundclash'.
He introduced me to all the right people – lawyers, managers, I signed a deal for publishing.”[14] She went on to have seven number ones on the UK Singles Chart - the most of any British female solo artist.
In November 2014, Black Butter Records became a standalone imprint under Sony Music UK - founders Henry and Joe serving as co-presidents and Nick Worthington heading up A&R.
Sony UK's CEO Jason Iley said in a statement: “Black Butter is the most exciting label to have emerged in the last five years, so this is a real coup for us.