Hostess Incorporated (ホステス株式会社), DBA Hostess Entertainment (ホステス・エンタテインメント) Unlimited, is a Japanese independent music company that represents Western alternative artists and labels in Japan, such as the Beggars Group (4AD/XL/Matador/Rough Trade), Domino Records, V2 Records, Brassland, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services and PIAS UK Distribution. Artists signed to Hostess include Adele, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Warpaint, Mogwai, Theme Park, The xx, Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend.[5] It was founded in 2000 by Andrew "Plug" Lazonby, an alumnus of the Royal College of Music.[1]
References
- [http://www.musicmatters.asia/2009/speaker_profile.php?id=100 Andrew "Plug" Lazonby, Key Speaker, Music Matters! 2009]^
- Hostess Inc. X Sony Japan retrieved 2011-06-20^
- Hostess Inc. X Warner Music retrieved 2011-06-20^
- Hostess Entertainment and Warner Music South East Asia Announce Distribution Partnership, Warner Music Group^
- Artists retrieved 2016-08-29^