Notting Hill Music has signed a global publishing deal with Black Country duo GANs – Euan Woodman (drums/vocals) and Thomas Rhodes (bass/vocals/sequencers).
The band’s manager, Keith McColl, said: “The band have decided to partner with Notting Hill Music publishing after they sat with Leo Huntington-Whiteley at a riverside pub one night in West London. He was a fan. A proper enthusiast. That is what the band want to surround themselves with…”.
Notting Hill Music general manager Leo Huntington-Whiteley (pictured with GANS) added: “Having seen them live five times, and the growth and exhilaration that these live sets showed, this was a band that we really wanted to be a part of and I cannot be more proud that Keith and the band have welcomed us into the GANS family. The creative potential with Tom and Euan is immense and the journey ahead will be exciting and, I believe, a lot of fun!”
Formed in the West Midlands, GANS began releasing music through their own Hot Dawg Records in late 2023. Amid increasing playlist and radio support, the band quickly built a team including agents Paul Buck and James Whitting (Wasserman) and promotions exec Robert Cannell (Beggars).
In January 2025, while sitting on the BBC 6 Music C-List, GANS inked their record deal with Jai Stanley from Pete Doherty’s label Strap Originals. They recorded their debut album Good For The Soul with producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, Amyl & The Sniffers) in Sheffield. Four subsequent singles all landed B-List support on BBC 6 Music.
GANS sold out shows across the country in 2025, playing over 150 gigs by year’s end.
They have already secured three major sync placements including an Amazon series about Birmingham FC, the video game NBA 2K26, and another major unannounced title. Another sync is now in the works in the first week of this signing.
GANS have lined up a UK tour supporting Big Special in February 2026, followed by headline dates across the UK and Europe and a busy 2026 festival season.
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