Sugar is a family company born from the insight and hard work of Ladislao Sugar, who lay its foundation in 1932.
Sugar Music soon made a name for itself as the foremost independent record company in Italy, and is currently among the most prominent Italian music publishers on the national and European market. The company is headed by Filippo Sugar, C.E.O of Sugar Music Spa, Vice President of the SIAE Management Board, Vice President of Confindustria Cultura Italia and active member of PMI and FEM. Sugar’s worldwide activities range from classical and pop music to movie scores, live management and recording and video-cinematic production, supervised by the creative genius of Caterina Caselli Sugar. Sugar’s DNA stems from its long-standing heritage and its faith in quality, craftsmanship, method and passion, driving its search and development of talents representing Italian excellence worldwide. A multiple Sanremo Festival winner, Sugar Music boasts a unique approach to music while keeping a close eye on market trends, as proven by the global success of Andrea Bocelli and the growing international appeal of artists such as Elisa, Negramaro, Malika Ayane, and Raphael Gualazzi. With a 60.000-plus song catalogue dating back to the 1930s, Sugar leads the way in the fields of pop music and film scoring. Sugar’s catalogue includes Songwriters and Composers such as Lucio Battisti, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Fred Buscaglione, Paolo Conte, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, Armando Trovajoli, Umberto Tozzi, Kramer. Among its legendary scores, Sugar boasts international cinematic masterpieces such as ‘La Dolce Vita’, ‘Otto e Mezzo’, ‘Amarcord’, ‘Il Gattopardo’, ‘Rocco e i suoi fratelli’, ‘Il Postino’, ‘Le Avventure di Pinocchio’, ‘Anonimo Veneziano’ and many more.