A pioneer in the Romanian music industry, Catalin Muraru former A&R Director co-founded ROTON Music along with Dan Muraru and Bogdan Maxim in 1994.
He played an essential role in transforming Roton from a simple distribution company into one of the largest independent European labels, consistently contributing to the biggest international successes of Romanian artists such as Akcent, Alexandra Stan, Fly Project, Inna, Otilia, Manuel Riva, Misha Miller, Mihail, Morandi, Sasha Lopez and many others. Additionally, he supported the early careers of many prominent figures in the Romanian music industry, including Activ, Alex Velea, Antonia, Connect-R, Smiley, Marius Moga, Mario Fresh, Proconsul, Voltaj, just to name a few.
Roton Music is honored to have contributed to the legendary careers of artists such as Margareta Pâslaru, Sofia Vicoveanca and iconic bands like Compact, Holograf, Iris, Pasărea Colibri, and Phoenix.
We are also actively engaged in the discovery and managing of new talents, supporting promising young artists like Bianca Tilici, Radu Ștefan Bănică and Eligarf.
Over the years, Roton Music has proudly been the main representative of records coming from world-renowned artists in the Romanian market as Ed Sheeran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd and also Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, ATB, Bob Sinclair, Lost Frequencies, coming from the dance music stage.
This year, Roton celebrates its 30th anniversary, and we want to bring together the new generation of artists with the evergreen hits released by Roton.
Live sessions have already begun, with the first artists celebrating Roton’s anniversary year being Misha Miller alongside Jean Gavril. They reinterpreted the song “Cerul”, originally released by Proconsul in 2010. Another notable collaboration features Bianca Tilici and Radu Ștefan Bănică, who paid tribute to the classic song “Tu n-ai avut curaj”, initially released by Mădălina Manole under Roton Music.
Roton Music has played an essential role in nurturing the next generation, creating timeless music. An expert in discovering talents, voices, and entertainers, Roton continues to work with big established names and new talents of music industry.
Huge thanks to all artists, producers, creators, partners and friends who trusted us all this time. We look forward to enjoying together the new upcoming results! Stay tuned!