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Defstar Records

Defstar Records, Inc. (株式会社デフスターレコーズ) was a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.[1]

History

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  • 1997 – Takashi Yoshida, the president of Warner Music Japan, founded the label as T Project (Tプロジェクト).
  • 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 did not try to reclaim his label. Instead, he focused on restructuring his first company.
  • 2014 - Defstar Records, Inc. is merged with the six other labels of Sony Music Japan to form Sony Music Labels Inc.[2] and Defstar becomes one of labels of Sony Music Labels.
  • 2015 - Defstar is absorbed into SME Records.

Artists

Defstar Records' artists include: Amoyamo, Burnside Project,[4] Chemistry, Mariko Gotō, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shion Tsuji, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], Ken Hirai, GARNiDELiA, Hirakawachi 1-chome, Beat Crusaders, Kylee, Kanon Wakeshima, Tomoko Kawase, FLiP, universe, Long Shot Party, On/Off, Lil'B, Sowelu, Pe'zmoku, The Harris and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. AKB48 used to release products under Defstar, before moving to King Records[5]

External links

References

  1. Profile of DefSTAR Records retrieved 2008-03-13^
  2. Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Corporate History retrieved 2016-12-29^
  3. Takashi Yoshida:A Special Report Musicman Net, retrieved 2011-02-12^
  4. BURNSIDE PROJECT / CUE THE PULSE TO BEGAIN TICRO MARKET, retrieved 2022-02-09^
  5. List of Artists from DefSTAR Records retrieved 2008-03-13^