Gan-Shin Explained

Gan-Shin (Rock Spirit)
Founded:	2004
Founder:	Matthias Müssig, Christoph Ortner-Bach,^[1] Deville Schober
Status:	Active
Distributor:	Rough Trade Distribution (DE/AT) Season of Mist (FR) Plastic Head (UK) Sound Pollution (SE/DK) Audioglobe (IT/ES/PT) ZYX Music (BE/NL/LU) Supersounds(FI)^[2]
Genre:	Rock
Country:	Germany

is an independent European rock music record label.

History

It was formed in 2004 by Matthias Müssig, Christoph Ortner-Bach and Deville Schober. The label, actively distributes physical records in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia. Digitally they're mostly active in Europe but also distribute some band's like Matenrou Opera, angela and TeddyLoid almost worldwide. Gan-Shin Records exclusively signs bands from Japan, though has recently signed Madmans Esprit, a German-Korean based band. The label currently distributes the music of over 60 bands and artists^[3] throughout Europe.

Bands overview

Source:^[4]

• 12012
• abingdon boys school
• An Cafe
• angela
• D
• D'espairsRay
• Dir En Grey (transferred in 2009 to sister label Okami Records from the main label)
• Domoto Tsuyoshi
• DuelJewel
• Gackt
• Girugamesh
• heidi.
• Hyde
• Ic5
• Kagerou
• L'Arc-en-Ciel
• LM.C
• Madmans Esprit
• Megamasso
• Merry
• Mix Speaker's,Inc.
• Mucc
• Nightmare
• Nogod
• Rentrer en Soi
• The Studs
• Vidoll
• XodiacK
• Zoro

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Gan-Shin

Notes and References

1. Web site: GANSHIN | Kontakt.
2. Web site: Links . Ganshin . 2012-11-29 . 2012-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130020443/http://www.gan-shin.com/26-1-links.html . dead .
3. https://www.facebook.com/GanShinRecords/
4. Web site: GANSHIN | Bands und Künstler.