Village Music

Village Music Inc. (株式会社ヴィレッジ ミュージック) was a Japanese talent management agency and record label that operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Artists (SMA), itself part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The company focused primarily on the management of jazz and fusion artists, as well as the production and release of CDs and DVDs. It also ran music schools under the names Artists Village and Vocalists Village. In 2002, under producer Yaso Ito, it launched the sub-label Eighty-Eights, which handled late-career works by artists such as Hank Jones. On April 1, 2006, Village A Inc. and Village Records Inc. merged and changed the corporate name to Village Music Inc. The company was absorbed by SMA in April 2011, ceasing to exist as a separate legal entity; its Village Records label continued to be managed as an internal department of SMA. Among its affiliated artists, T-SQUARE transferred to T-SQUARE Music Entertainment in November 2014. Other artists included Azami Izawa, GENERAL HEAD MOUNTAIN, Kanata Asami, and Vitarise.

Village Music Inc. was a Japanese entertainment company that functioned as both a talent agency and a record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Artists (SMA), which in turn is part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The company's primary business was the management of jazz and fusion artists and the production and release of CDs and DVDs. It also operated music schools called Artists Village and Vocalists Village. In 2002, under producer Yaso Ito, Village Music established the sub-label Eighty-Eights, which released late-career works by artists such as Hank Jones. On April 1, 2006, two entities—Village A Inc. and Village Records Inc.—merged and changed their corporate name to Village Music Inc. In April 2011, SMA absorbed Village Music, and the company ceased to exist as a separate legal entity. Thereafter, the Village Records label continued to be managed as an internal department of SMA. Among its artists, T-SQUARE transferred to T-SQUARE Music Entertainment in November 2014. Other affiliated artists included Azami Izawa, GENERAL HEAD MOUNTAIN, Kanata Asami, and Vitarise.

• 2014

  T-SQUARE transferred to T-SQUARE Music Entertainment

• 2011

  SMA absorbed Village Music; company dissolved as a legal entity

• 2006

  Village A Inc. and Village Records Inc. merged, changing name to Village Music Inc.

• 2002

  Sub-label Eighty-Eights established under producer Yaso Ito

A niche label and management company within Sony Music Artists, dedicated to jazz and fusion music.

Product categories. CDs · DVDs · Music management services · Music school operation

1. 1Village Music - Wikipedia (Japanese)ja.wikipedia.org
2. 2Village Music - Wikidatawikidata.org