Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China (Typhoon Records) in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management Asia (PGMA) under the leadership of Chairman Louis Pong.The company was acquired by Warner Music Group in April 2014.[1]
Gold Typhoon represents many Chinese and international artists, and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei and Hong Kong. In 2004, former Go East Entertainment CEO Paco Wong decided to not work with the parent company of Go East, Universal Group Hong Kong, but to instead work for EMI Hong Kong as they promised to launch a new label. Paco Wong was to have total control of the new label which became Gold Label Entertainment.
History
In 2004, former Go East Entertainment CEO Paco Wong decided to not work with the parent company of Go East, Universal Group Hong Kong, but to instead work for EMI Hong Kong as they promised to launch a new label. Paco Wong was to have total control of the new label which became Gold Label Entertainment.
All products of Gold Label Entertainment share the same ISRC and bar-code system with EMI which include, "07243-", "00946-" and newly released "50999-".Gold Label under EMI has released the first DRM-free music downloading agreement with Hong Kong's local mobile brand
CSL
mobile.
In addition to marketing and distribution, the company is also involved in artist and concert management.
EMI Music Hong Kong decided to delegate its local activities to Gold Label, leaving EMI to concentrate on international artists. Gold Label has also taken over EMI Hong Kong's local artists roster, which includes Kary Ng, Stephy Tang, Cookies, Ping Pung, Edmond Leung.With the launch of Capitol Music Taiwan by EMI, Gold Label is now working to market Taiwanese diva Jolin Tsai in Hong Kong.The label has signed local singers Miriam Yeung and Sandy Lam.Together, with re-shaping local stars Ronald Cheng, Leo Ku and Edmond Leung, Gold Label is now one of the largest music companies in Hong Kong.
The company also promotes new artists. Justin Lo, a singer-songwriter from the United States, won all new artist's awards in Hong Kong in 2005 by having the top-10 best selling records in Hong Kong 2005.
In the circulated materials such as the Red Bus Airplay Calculation, Gold Label Entertainment is still referred as EMI.
In July 2008, EMI Group and Gold Label announced EMI would sell all its 50% stakes at Gold Label Entertainment Ltd., Push Typhoon Records and the whole EMI Music Taiwan to Typhoon Group. And Gold Label Records and Gold Label Entertainment would change its name to Gold Typhoon with branches in the Greater China region. Also, EMI would appoint Gold Typhoon as its only distributing partners in the region. Conversely, Gold Typhoon would release through EMI internationally.
On 1 January 2011, Gold Typhoon Group became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management.
It was acquired by Warner Music Group in April 2014.
Music
Gold Typhoon Group is the exclusive licensee of EMI's physical and digital music in China and Taiwan. Gold Typhoon also releases albums from European and American, Korean and Japanese artists. Gold Typhoon's catalogue contains more than 600,000 Chinese and international songs. As one of the biggest record labels and artist management companies in greater China, Gold Typhoon represents more than 50 Chinese pop artists, including Taiwan artists A-Mei, Show Lo, Elva Hsiao, Lollipop F, Jing Chang; mainland China artists Xu Wei, Li Jian, Zhang Wei, Fu Xinbo, Peiyi Yang and Hong Kong artist Ronald Cheng, Wu Jing, Edmond Leung, Rubberband, Louis Cheung and so forth.
Gold Typhoon also acts as an agent for international artists, and provides distribution and marketing in greater China for artists including Coldplay, Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Lady Antebellum, David Guetta, Maksim, Michael Learns To Rock; Japanese artists including Hikaru Utada, AKB48, Glay, Miyavi, Nana Mizuki; Korean idol Jang Keun-Suk, After School; and classical musicians Yundi Li, Xuefei Yang, Sarah Chang and Niu Niu.
Sponsor and brand ambassador
Gold Typhoon has partnerships with many well-known Chinese and international brands. Gold Typhoon's business development department arranges brand ambassadorships for its artists, such as Yundi Li (Zegna), David Tao and A-Mei (Masterkong Ice Tea), Fahrenheit (Masterkong 3+2), David Tao and S.H.E (Daphne), Li Jian and Anson Hu (Nokia), and Bibi Zhou (Bossini, Aoni Stereo).
Brands sponsored shows for Gold Typhoon Artists include: Show Lo's live performance in Hong Kong sponsored by SaSa, Pepsi Coke and Fortress; Chow Tai Fook Jewellery sponsored Stephy Tang's concert; Rubberband received supports from Samsung and Volkswagen sponsored Big Four's tour.
Other business partners include Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong, Chivas, Chung Yuen Hong Kong, Shiseido, Levis, EPS, Giorano and so forth.
Artist Management
Gold Label was started as a small artist management agency. Paco Wong was named the "Golden Agent" in Hong Kong as he helped many once unsuccessful artists build up their careers, including Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Sammi Cheng, Miriam Yeung, Sally Yeh, Sandy Lam, and Leo Ku. Generally speaking, rosters from Gold Label Management are signed to its music department when artists start their singing career. Before EMI Music Hong Kong delegated local artist activities to Gold Label Entertainment, Gold Label Management was already home of EMI's rosters, including Edmond Leung and The Cookies.
Now Gold Typhoon Group is the artist manager of many artists like Xu Wei, Li Jian in Mainland, Lollipop F in Taiwan, Terry Zou, AOA and other artists in Hong Kong.Gold Typhoon also shared the rights to manage other artists like A-mei, Elva Hsiao, Show Lo etc.
Concert production
In 2004, Gold Label began concert production. The first concert produced was Miriam Yeung's KungHiFatChoi Concert Vol. 3 in February 2004 in association with East Asia Entertainment, Abbas Entertainment Hong Kong and Yiu Wing Entertainment. After gaining experience through independent concerts, they are now producing for their own rosters by outsourcing to other entertainment firms and production houses. Other concert productions include Edmond Leung's I love Kitchen Concert, Jolin Tsai's Dancing Forever World Tour in Hong Kong, Leo Ku's Magic Moments Live 2007, Stephy Tang's See Thru Concert 2007 and Kary Ng's Lady K Concert 2008.
Gold Typhoon has an experienced live performance production team, and has held and helped arrange successful performances in recent years, for artists including David Tao, Show Lo, A-Mei, Elva Hsiao, Bibi Zhou, Yundi, Xu Wei, Li Jian, Ronald Cheng, The Flowers/Zhang Wei, Rubberband, Michael Learns To Rock, Maksim, and Niu Niu.
Artist rosters
Hong Kong
Abella Leung (梁佑嘉) (singer)
AOA (singer)
goldEN (singer/songwriter)
Kay Tse (謝安琪) (singer)
Khalil Fong (方大同)(singer/songwriter)
Louis Cheung (張繼聰) (singer)
Nick Ngai (倪力)(singer/songwriter)
Terry Zou (鄒文正) (singer)
Mainland China
Ethan Liang (梁閎) (DJ/singer/songwriter)
GT Star
Han Xue (韓雪)
Hu Ge (胡歌)
Jeff Kung (孔令奇)
Qin Lan (秦嵐)
Wu Jing (吳京) (actor)
Yang Peiyi (楊沛宜)
Philippines
Charlie Green (查理格林)
Taiwan
Johnny Chen (陳煥昌 / 小蟲)
Lollipop F (formerly Lollipop 棒棒堂) - renamed in October 2010
Shinlung (辛龍)
Yan Fan (陽帆)
Yang Siou-Huei (楊繡惠)
South Korea
After School (band)
IU (singer)
Orange caramel (After School Sub Unit)
Son Dam-bi
Singapore
Derrick Hoh (何維健)
Japan
AKB48
Atsuko Maeda
Eri Kitamura
Glay
Inori Minase
Kana Uemura
Kreva (rapper)
Mamoru Miyano
Miyavi
Momoiro Clover Z
Nana Mizuki
Shouta Aoi
Taro Hakase
Tokyo Jihen
Yo Hitoto
Yukie Nishimura
International artists
Evanescence
Classical artists
Niu Niu (牛牛)
Yang Xuefei (楊雪霏)
陳軍
Previous artists
Alex Fong (方力申) (singer/actor) (2000-2011)
Alex Lee (李崗霖)(Virgin Music Taiwan)
Awaking Band (元衛覺醒) (Capitol Music Taiwan) (2007–2008)
Big Four (pop group)
Celina Jade (Actress/singer)
Chelsea Tong (唐素琪) (actress) (2007-2009)
Cookies (singing group, disbanded)
Cyndi Wang (王心凌) now in Universal
A-mei (張惠妹) now in EMI/Universal
Julia Peng (彭佳慧) now in Sony Music
Feng Fei-fei (鳳飛飛) (Died on January 3, 2012)
I Love U Boy'z (CRHK DJ/TV personality) (signed in Jan, 2009)
