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EMI Music Japan Inc. (Japanese:
Native name | |
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Formerly | Toshiba Musical Industries (1960–1973) Toshiba EMI (1973–2007) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Music |
Founded | October 1, 1960 in Tokyo, Japan |
Defunct | April 1, 2013 (as a company) |
Fate | Dissolved; carried into Universal Music Japan |
Successor | EMI Records Japan |
Headquarters | Akasaka Biz Tower, 3-1, Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Kazuhiko Koike: President and CEO Junya Nakasone: Senior Managing Director Hitoshi Namekata: Managing Director |
Revenue | see Universal Music Group |
Number of employees | 327 |
Parent | Toshiba (1960 –2007 ) EMI (2007–2012) Universal Music Group (2012–2013) |
Website | www |
History
editThe company was founded on October 1, 1960, as Toshiba Musical Industries (
After the dissolution and absorption, some of the former EMI staff and executives have been into different companies away from Universal Music. Then-executive producer San-e Ichii was named the managing director of Japan Content Expansion Department.[7] Kazuhiko Koike (also former CEO of Universal Music Japan) has stepped down from his position as CEO by the end of 2013, nine months after the merger, and became non-executive chairman by the beginning of 2014. He was replaced by Naoshi Fujikura.[8]
Advertising slogan
editEMI Music Japan's present slogan is "Music for all, All for music".
Labels
edit- Awake Sounds
- EMI Records (Japan)
- Apple Records
- Capitol Records
- Capitol Music (Japan)
- Virgin Records
- Virgin Music (Japan) - not to be confused with Media Remoras, a Pony Canyon label formerly known as "Virgin Japan"
- Eastworld
- Express
- Foozay Music
- i-Dance
- Reservotion Records
- SakuraStar Records
- SoundTown (EMI Strategic Marketing)
- Suite Supuesto!
- TM Factory
- Unlimited Records
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Toshiba : Press Releases 14 December, 2006". www.toshiba.co.jp.
- ^ "Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company - Home Page - UMG". UMG.
- ^ "
当社 株式 の譲渡 と社名 (商号 )変更 に関 するお知 らせ" [Notice regarding transfer of company shares and change of company name (trade name)] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29. - ^ "
役員 人事 のお知 らせ - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" [Notice of executive personnel changes]. universal-music.co.jp. - ^ Universal Music UK Announces Launch of Virgin EMI Records. Billboard (2013-03-18). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ EMI Records Japan UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN official website notice Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Veteran music executive helps Japan's government pump up the cultural volume- Nikkei Asian Review". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ "Naoshi Fujikura Becomes CEO of Universal Music Japan | Billboard". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
External links
edit- Official website—(in Japanese)
- 50th Anniversary of EMI Music Japan (2010) website—(in Japanese)