Hostess Entertainment Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicmatters.asia/2009/speaker_profile.php?id=100 Andrew "Plug" Lazonby, Key Speaker, Music Matters! 2009
  2. Web site: Hostess Inc. X Sony Japan . 2011-06-20 . 2011-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622041539/http://hostess.co.jp/pr/PR_HSE_SMEJ_110307.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Hostess Inc. X Warner Music . 2011-06-20 . 2011-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622041319/http://hostess.co.jp/pr/PR_HSE_WMG_110420.pdf . dead .
  4. http://www.wmg.com/newsdetails/id/8a0af8122f7313a5012f731ae72a0003 Hostess Entertainment and Warner Music South East Asia Announce Distribution Partnership
  5. Web site: Artists Hostess Entertainment Unlimited. 2016-08-29. 2016-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817081846/http://hostess.co.jp/artists/. dead.