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Horipro (株式会社ホリプロ Kabushiki Kaisha Horipuro) TYO: 9667 is a large Japanese talent agency. It was founded in 1963 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション) and changed to its present name in 1990.
Horipro head office in Meguro, Tokyo.
In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band, KISS. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, Horipro Entertainment Group opened their first US location in Nashville, TN. Over the years, Horipro's songwriters would go on to write many hits for some of Country music's most recognized voices.
In 2006, Horipro's first Los Angeles location opened. The company's catalog has expanded to include over 13,000 songs in each major genre. HEG's Los Angeles location is in partnership with Horipro Music Academy, a music enrichment school for children. Additionally, HEG Los Angeles began MusicTaste, a boutique artist development label that is placed within the publishing company. MusicTaste's artists include Matt Palmer, Dori Caymmi, and more.
Notable members include:
- Ryota Ozawa
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Tatsuya Fujiwara
- Akiko Wada
- Kashii Yuu
- Kyoko Fukada
- Naho Toda
- Haruka Ayase
- Summers
- Satomi Ishihara
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Morita Suzuka
Musical groups associated with Horipro
External links
- Horipro (in Japanese)
- Horipro at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- HoriPro Entertainment Group(USA)
- HoriPro Music Academy
Categories:- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Japanese voice actor management companies
- Japanese talent agents
- Japanese talent agencies
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