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Nippon Columbia

March 21, 2023

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (日本コロムビア株式会社, Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Kaisha), often pronounced Korombia, operating internationally as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. (日本蓄音器商会, Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai), is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks (the "Magic Notes") in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. (コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社, Koromubia Myūjikku Entateinmento Kabushiki kaisha).[1] On October 1, 2010, the company returned to its current name. Outside Japan, the company operated formerly as the Savoy Label Group, which releases recordings on the SLG, Savoy Jazz, and continues to operate as Denon. It also manufactured electronic products under the Denon brand name until 2001. In 2017, Concord Music acquired Savoy Label Group.[2] Nippon Columbia also licensed Hanna-Barbera properties in Japan until those rights were transferred to Turner Japan sometime in 1997. Currently, these rights are owned by Warner Bros. Japan LLC.

Nippon Columbia
Nippon Columbia uses the "Magic Notes" logo of its former owner, Columbia Records/Columbia Graphophone Company
Parent companyFaith, Inc. [ja]
TYO: 4295
FoundedOctober 1, 1910; 112 years ago (1910-10-01)
FounderFredrick W. Horn
Distributor(s)Self-distributed (in Japan)
GenreVarious
Country of originJapan
Official websitecolumbia.jp/company/en/
The former Columbia Music Entertainment logo used from 2002 to 2010.

Other information

Aside from common historical roots, the current Nippon Columbia label has no direct relation with either the American Columbia Records (part of the Sony Music group in the United States and known in Japan as Sony Records International; Nippon Columbia was the licensee for the American Columbia Records up until 1968, when CBS/Sony (now Sony Music) was founded) or the British EMI group, of which the original Columbia Graphophone Co. was a part - the licensee for the British Columbia Graphophone Company was actually Toshiba Musical Industries (The EMI group was broken up in 2012; the current licensee for re-issues is Universal Music Japan). The label is notable, however, for continuing to use the historical Magic Notes logo, which has been associated with the Columbia name since the label's founding.

Artists

See also: Category:Nippon Columbia artists

Japanese People's Honour Award-winning singer Hibari Misora belonged to the label. This label is also known for dropping Ayumi Hamasaki, the best-selling solo artist in Japanese Oricon history (since 1968), before her rise to fame. It happened after her first single "Nothing from Nothing" and album of the same name flopped, due to little or no promotion. She subsequently met her current producer, Max Matsuura, who is now President of Avex.

Also included in the roster:

Labels

  • Animex
  • B-C (pronounced B to C)
  • CME Records
  • Columbia House
  • Columbia International
  • Columbia Japan
  • Columbia*readymade (originally stylized as ********* records,tokyo and/or readymade records,tokyo on CD artwork, later changing to columbia*readymade after Nippon Columbia rebranded to Columbia Music Entertainment)
  • Columbia Records (unrelated to the USA-based label, which is under Sony Music)
  • Denon
  • Forte Music Entertainment (stylized as Forte Music E.)
  • Heat Wave
  • Hug Columbia
  • M-Train
  • Nexstar Records
  • Passion
  • Triad

OtoRevo

In February 2006 Columbia Music Entertainment CEO Sadahiko Hirose hired Napster co-founder Jordan Ritter as executive advisor to the CEO. In April 2006, Ritter became CTO[citation needed] and formed the Red Dove (R&D) division, focusing on reducing costs and improving efficiency of internal operations, while developing new spinout companies that proved better approaches to the most expensive aspects of CME's business.

In 2007, Ritter hired Ejovi Nuwere into CME, and together they began building a Japanese-based, competition-oriented promotional platform for new artists called OtoRevo. The premise of the project was to prove a more cost- and time-efficient model for discovering viable artists to join the label. Despite the measurable successes of Otorevo,[3][4][5] the CME board of directors voted to terminate all R&D projects in March 2008.

OtoRevo Artists

A number of talented artists were discovered on the OtoRevo platform. Two artist received debuts but all were released after the shut down of the R&D division and went to other labels. The most well known is the group CREAM[6] who were originally named IYSE. They are currently one of the top selling new artists in Japan with more than 3M channel views on YouTube.[7]

Major investors

Major investors included Faith Inc. (31.20%), Daiichi Kosho Company (4.75%), Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. (2.13%), Sumitomo Trust and Banking (0.95%), Nomura Securities (0.75%), Rakuten Securities (0.64%) and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (0.59%).

In 2017, Faith Inc. acquired the rest of Nippon Columbia stocks, making it a wholly owned subsidiary,

See also

External links

  • Official website
  • Official Centennial Website
  • Nippon Columbia's channel on YouTube

References

  1. ^ "Nippon Columbia plans share issue to up capital". The Japan Times. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ Newman, Melinda (21 September 2017). "Concord Music Buys Savoy Label Group, Adding Jazz Recordings From Coltrane, Davis And Parker: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ Otorevo brings the noise… and a record contract. Mike Sheetal (2008-02-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  5. ^ Columbia Music Entertainment & Good Crew Offer CC-Licensed Vocal Tracks. Creative Commons (2008-03-25). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  6. ^ Artimage Official Website - English. Artimage.co.jp. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  7. ^ Cream - hip-hop group. Jpopasia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nippon Columbia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nippon Columbia Co Ltd 日本コロムビア株式会社 Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Kaisha often pronounced Korombia operating internationally as Nipponophone Co Ltd 日本蓄音器商会 Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co Ltd It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks the Magic Notes in 1931 The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co Ltd in 1946 It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1 2002 when it became Columbia Music Entertainment Inc コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社 Koromubia Myujikku Entateinmento Kabushiki kaisha 1 On October 1 2010 the company returned to its current name Outside Japan the company operated formerly as the Savoy Label Group which releases recordings on the SLG Savoy Jazz and continues to operate as Denon It also manufactured electronic products under the Denon brand name until 2001 In 2017 Concord Music acquired Savoy Label Group 2 Nippon Columbia also licensed Hanna Barbera properties in Japan until those rights were transferred to Turner Japan sometime in 1997 Currently these rights are owned by Warner Bros Japan LLC Nippon ColumbiaNippon Columbia uses the Magic Notes logo of its former owner Columbia Records Columbia Graphophone CompanyParent companyFaith Inc ja TYO 4295FoundedOctober 1 1910 112 years ago 1910 10 01 FounderFredrick W HornDistributor s Self distributed in Japan GenreVariousCountry of originJapanOfficial websitecolumbia wbr jp wbr company wbr en wbr The former Columbia Music Entertainment logo used from 2002 to 2010 Contents 1 Other information 2 Artists 3 Labels 4 OtoRevo 4 1 OtoRevo Artists 5 Major investors 6 See also 7 External links 8 ReferencesOther information EditAside from common historical roots the current Nippon Columbia label has no direct relation with either the American Columbia Records part of the Sony Music group in the United States and known in Japan as Sony Records International Nippon Columbia was the licensee for the American Columbia Records up until 1968 when CBS Sony now Sony Music was founded or the British EMI group of which the original Columbia Graphophone Co was a part the licensee for the British Columbia Graphophone Company was actually Toshiba Musical Industries The EMI group was broken up in 2012 the current licensee for re issues is Universal Music Japan The label is notable however for continuing to use the historical Magic Notes logo which has been associated with the Columbia name since the label s founding Artists EditSee also Category Nippon Columbia artists Japanese People s Honour Award winning singer Hibari Misora belonged to the label This label is also known for dropping Ayumi Hamasaki the best selling solo artist in Japanese Oricon history since 1968 before her rise to fame It happened after her first single Nothing from Nothing and album of the same name flopped due to little or no promotion She subsequently met her current producer Max Matsuura who is now President of Avex Also included in the roster Ichirō Fujiyama Masao Koga Tadaharu Nakano Shizuko Kasagi Akiko Futaba Hisao Itō Noboru Kirishima Godiego MADKID ONEPIXCELL Kiyoshi Hikawa Kaela Kimura Ulrik Munther Japan only not yet Yoshiki Laboum ATEEZ Mayuka Thais Kunimi Andrea Teri Suzanne Lovely Summer ChanLabels EditAnimex B C pronounced B to C CME Records Columbia House Columbia International Columbia Japan Columbia readymade originally stylized as records tokyo and or readymade records tokyo on CD artwork later changing to columbia readymade after Nippon Columbia rebranded to Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Records unrelated to the USA based label which is under Sony Music Denon Forte Music Entertainment stylized as Forte Music E Heat Wave Hug Columbia M Train Nexstar Records Passion TriadOtoRevo EditIn February 2006 Columbia Music Entertainment CEO Sadahiko Hirose hired Napster co founder Jordan Ritter as executive advisor to the CEO In April 2006 Ritter became CTO citation needed and formed the Red Dove R amp D division focusing on reducing costs and improving efficiency of internal operations while developing new spinout companies that proved better approaches to the most expensive aspects of CME s business In 2007 Ritter hired Ejovi Nuwere into CME and together they began building a Japanese based competition oriented promotional platform for new artists called OtoRevo The premise of the project was to prove a more cost and time efficient model for discovering viable artists to join the label Despite the measurable successes of Otorevo 3 4 5 the CME board of directors voted to terminate all R amp D projects in March 2008 OtoRevo Artists Edit A number of talented artists were discovered on the OtoRevo platform Two artist received debuts but all were released after the shut down of the R amp D division and went to other labels The most well known is the group CREAM 6 who were originally named IYSE They are currently one of the top selling new artists in Japan with more than 3M channel views on YouTube 7 Major investors EditMajor investors included Faith Inc 31 20 Daiichi Kosho Company 4 75 Japan Securities Finance Co Ltd 2 13 Sumitomo Trust and Banking 0 95 Nomura Securities 0 75 Rakuten Securities 0 64 and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company 0 59 In 2017 Faith Inc acquired the rest of Nippon Columbia stocks making it a wholly owned subsidiary See also EditList of record labelsExternal links EditOfficial website Official Centennial Website Nippon Columbia s channel on YouTubeReferences Edit Nippon Columbia plans share issue to up capital The Japan Times 3 July 2002 Retrieved 11 November 2020 Newman Melinda 21 September 2017 Concord Music Buys Savoy Label Group Adding Jazz Recordings From Coltrane Davis And Parker Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 4 December 2018 Otorevo brings the noise and a record contract Mike Sheetal 2008 02 14 Retrieved on 2013 07 16 Six Apart Blog on Stage with Otorevo Archived from the original on 2013 03 08 Retrieved 2013 03 11 Columbia Music Entertainment amp Good Crew Offer CC Licensed Vocal Tracks Creative Commons 2008 03 25 Retrieved on 2013 07 16 Artimage Official Website English Artimage co jp Retrieved on 2013 07 16 Cream hip hop group Jpopasia com Retrieved on 2013 07 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nippon Columbia amp oldid 1116174891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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