Hostess Entertainment Unlimited | |
Parent: | Sony Music Entertainment |
Founded: | 2000 |
Founder: | Andrew Lazonby[1] |
Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution[2] Warner Music Group (Asia)[3] [4] |
Genre: | Alternative, pop, and rock |
Country: | Japan |
Location: | Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo |
Url: | http://hostess.co.jp/ |
, DBA 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.