Sony Music Philippines

Sony Music Philippines is a record label based in the Philippines, which was founded in 1995[2] as an imprint[3] of the international music label Sony Music Entertainment and a part of its Asia Pacific chain. After the closure of the local label caused by widespread piracy problem in the Philippines on 2012[4], it resumed its operations on 2018[5].

Sony Music Philippines
Parent companySony Music Entertainment[1]
Founded1995 (re-opened in 2018 (2018))
GenreVarious
Country of originPhilippines
Location27th Floor, IBP Tower, Julia Vargas Avenue corner Jade Drive, Ortigas Center, 1605 Pasig City, Metro Manila

History

Sony Music Philippines was founded in 1995 in Pasig City.[2] In 2005, as an after-effect of the Sony BMG merger (which happened a year earlier), it merged with Bertelsmann's local label BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. (itself founded in the 1980s) to become Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines.[6] In 2009, the label was renamed Sony Music Entertainment Philippines.

After the label closed its Manila office in 2012, Sony Music signed with Ivory Music and Video as the exclusive licensee of its international releases in the Philippines.[5]

Upon the Sony Music Philippines reopening in 2018, the label held a press event one year later, announcing the new roster of artists signed to them which includes Ben&Ben, The Vowels They Orbit, Alex Bruce, Syd Hartha, and the band Nathan & Mercury. [7]

In the same year, Filipino boy band SB19 signed a recording contract with the label.[8]

Artists

Current
  • Ben&Ben (with Sindikato Inc.)
  • The Vowels They Orbit
  • Alex Bruce
  • Syd Hartha
  • Nathan & Mercury
  • Timothy Run
  • SB19 (with ShowBT Philippines Corp.)
  • Clara Benin (Music Distribution)

Former

BMG Records (Pilipinas)

Sony Music Entertainment Philippines

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines

See also

References
  1. "Sony Music - Asia Pacific (APAC)". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=EwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=Sony+Music+Entertainment+(Philippines)+Inc.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9tN7R_K3pAhWMyqQKHUOmAFUQ6AEwBXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Sony%20Music%20Entertainment%20(Philippines)%20Inc.&f=false
  3. "Sony Music Philippines Just Signed 5 Local Artists". Esquire Magazine PH. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. "Sony Music succumbs to piracy, closes Philippine office". InterAksyon. News5. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  5. "Audio Junkie: Sony Music opens shop anew in PH". Manila Bulletin Online. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. https://www.discogs.com/label/179825-BMG-Records-Pilipinas-Inc
  7. "Sony Music Philippines reveals roster of Filipino music artists". BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  8. "LOOK: SB19 signs with Sony Music". PUSH.com.ph. ABS-CBN. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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