DefStar Records

DefStar Records
DefStar Records
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Parent company Warner Music Japan (1997-2000)
Sony Music Japan (2000-present)
Founded 1997 (as T Project)
2000 (as DefStar Records)
by Takashi Yoshida (吉田 敬 Yoshida Takashi?)
Genre Rock, pop
Country of origin Japan
Official Website Official website

DefSTAR Records Inc. (株式会社デフスターレコーズ Kabushiki-gaisha Defusutā Rekōzu?), is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan[1].

Contents

History[2]

Takashi Yoshida, founder of DefStar.
  • 1997 - Takashi Yoshida, the president of Warner Music Japan, founded the label as T Project (Tプロジェクト T Purojiekuto?).
  • 2000 - Yoshida transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and he brought the T Project catalog.He renamed it DefSTAR Records.
  • 2001 - DefSTAR Records becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.Yoshida becomes its manager.
  • 2003 - Yoshida returned to Warner Music Japan, but he didn't tried to reclaim his label, instead focused on restructuring his first company.

Artists

Their artists include: Aimer, Chemistry, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shion Tsuji, Ken Hirai, Beat Crusaders, Kylee, Kanon Wakeshima, Tomoko Kawase, ROOKiEZ is PUNK'd, universe, Long Shot Party, On/Off, Lil'B, Pe'zmoku, The Harris[3].

References

  1. ^ "Profile of DefSTAR Records" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212221122/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/profile/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  2. ^ "Takashi Yoshida:A Special Report" (in Japanese). Musicman Net. http://www.musicman-net.com/report/06/index.html. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  3. ^ "List of Artists from DefSTAR Records" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071222212950/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/artist/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 

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