Being Inc.

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Being Inc.
Native name
株式会社ビーイング
Kabushiki gaisha Beingu
TypePrivate kabushiki gaisha
IndustryMusic, artist development, record production, marketing, audio engineering
FoundedNovember 1, 1978
FounderDaiko Nagato
HeadquartersThomas Building, 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Key people
Toshinori Masuda (President & CEO)
Revenue1,000,000 yen
SubsidiariesB-Gram Records
Big M.F
Giza Studio
Northern Music
Pure Infinity
Vermillion Records
Weedz
Zain Records
Zazzy
Websitewww.beinggiza.com

Being Incorporated, d.b.a. Being Giza Group, is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by musician Daiko Nagato.[1] Being Inc. and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series Detective Conan.[2] As of May 2011, 77 theme tunes have been supplied to the anime by Being Inc.[citation needed]

Labels[]

Nowadays production-based record company are no longer a rare thing, however Being has established a dedicated record company and label in quick succession since 1991. Label companies under the label companies that are part of Being Inc. are also subsequently owned by Being Inc. It includes indies labels as well.[3]

Independent labels[]

  • Zain Records[4] (1991,previously named as B.Jin)
  • VERMILLION RECORDS[5] (1992,previously names as BMG ROOMS)
  • Giza Studio[6] (1999)
  • B.Gram-Records[7] (1993)
  • NORTHERN MUSIC[8] (2007)
  • O-TOWN Jazz (2012, previously named as Giza Jazz)
  • D-Go[9] (2012)
  • Being (2012)

Indies labels[]

  • Tent House(1999)[10]
  • zazzy(2005)
  • magnifique(2008)
  • CRIMZON (2014)
  • Honey Bee Records (2016)

Former labels[]

  • Amemura-O-Town Record (1997)
  • BERG (1999)
  • pure:infinity[11] (2010)
  • Styling Records (2003)
  • DAY TRACK (2003)

Artists[]

See also: Category:Being Inc. artists

Other subsidiaries[]

Being Inc. owns the acting agent and talent management company White Dream.[12][failed verification]

Controversy[]

Last June 2001, Being and its subsidiary B+U+M[13] (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.[14] They were acquitted after the investigation.[13]

Creators[]

A large number of songwriters, composers and arrangers have enrolled at Being, Inc. Being, Inc.'s official website has listed in alphabetical order Being's Music Creators.[15]

Songwriters[]

Composers[]

Arrangers[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Being Inc. "About us"". Being Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Detective Conan theme music" (in Japanese). Being Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Being labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/en/label.html
  4. ^ ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  5. ^ records, vermillion. "B'z Official Website".
  6. ^ "GIZA studio : 株式会社ギザ".
  7. ^ ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  8. ^ "NORTHERN MUSIC WEB SITE".
  9. ^ "D-GO - ディーゴ".
  10. ^ Indies labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/indies.html
  11. ^ ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  12. ^ "White Dream links" (in Japanese). White Dream. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income". The Free Library. 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  14. ^ "Entertainment Firm in Tax Evasion Tangle". The Japan Times. 2001-08-29. Retrieved 2012-08-28. "This incident comes just two months after the Tokyo-based production firm behind pop music duo B'z was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income."
  15. ^ Being Creators list (in Japanese) http://beingcreators.net/

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