Fuck The System. Those are the first three words you see as you enter Disturbing London’s HQ. They’re proudly displayed on a huge neon sign on the wall of the office, tucked away in a gritty, not-yet-fully-hipsterfied bit of Haggerston, East London.

It’s a sign – in every sense – that Disturbing is not your typical music company (I mean, how many other major league management companies would greet their clients that way?).

Since Dumi Oburota co-founded the company in ...