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of Modern Sky Entertainment Co., Ltd. |
¡¡¡¡Formed in 1997, Modern Sky Entertainment Co., Ltd. is home to the largest
independent record label (Modernsky) in China and is one of the leading providers of contemporary Chinese music content in the world. Subsidiary company Modern Sky Digital Entertainment, formed in 2005, creates and distributes a wide variety of creative, innovative music and animation content for both wireless and web platforms.
¡¡¡¡Modern Sky record labels produce award-winning music content from artists within various music genres. With a catalog of nearly one hundred titles, Modern Sky maintains the largest market share in the world for Chinese rock music content. Modern Sky maintains close relationships with foreign music content providers through both the exclusive licensing of foreign music for China and exportation of Chinese music to other parts of the world. Modern Sky is also home to one of the leading retail distribution networks for independent music in China.
¡¡¡¡Genres represented by Modern Sky productions include rock, pop, electronic, dance, jazz, and world. Modern Sky world partners include companies such as EMI, Pias, Beggars Group, Cooking Vinyl, Gronland, and G-Pop. Modern Sky foreign releases in China include Radiohead - Kid A, Mogwai - Mr Beast, and albums from Echo and The Bunnymen, Mojave 3, Bauhaus, and others.
¡¡¡¡The Modern Sky Entertainment, Ltd. umbrella of companies includes, in addition to Modernsky Records and Modern Sky Digital Entertainment, Sky Image (video production), Ultra Girl animation/ claymation studio (creators of New Pants claymation video ¡°She's Automatic," awarded Best Video at the 2002 MTV Asia VMA's), Money Design (graphic art studio), M2 Artist Management, Modern Sky Books, and Modern Sky Films.
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Modern Sky Entertainment Co., Ltd
Record Labels:
01. Modernsky
02. Badhead
03. M2
04. Guava
05. World Music
Magazines
06. Modernsky(magazine)
Videos
07. Sky Image
08. Ultra Girl
Graphic
Design
09. Money Design Studio
Books
10. Modern Sky Books
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01. Modernsky
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¡¡¡¡Modernsky is the largest independent record label in China. Consisting of sub- labels Badhead, M2, Guava, and Modern Sky World Music, Modernsky has released 90 albums since it¡¯s inception in 1997. We will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2007 with special events throughout the year and the release of more Modernsky music! |
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Badhead
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Founded in 1998, Badhead releases are consistently regarded as the best in alternative and experimental music in China. Advocating a spirit of DIY, Badhead remains an important proponent of the Chinese underground music scene. Badhead¡¯s signing of Spanish duo D-Man + Miss Chan was the first signing of a foreign act by a Chinese label. |
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03. M2
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¡¡¡¡M2 is the premier management agency for Chinese artists. M2 also handles foreign licensing for Modern Sky artists and the licensing of foreign albums for China. |
Foreign Licensing:
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In addition to fostering and promoting local music, Modern Sky works with record labels from around the world to bring quality foreign music to China. Modern Sky licensing partners include EMI, Pias, Beggars Group, Cooking Vinyl, Gronland, and G-Pop .
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Guava
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¡¡¡¡Guava, established in 2002, is the first independent electronic music label in China. Guava strives to promote domestic club culture through both the release of Chinese electronic music and licensing of albums from foreign artists for China . |
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05. World Music
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¡¡¡¡Formed in 2006, Modern Sky World Music puts out the best in original Chinese ¡°roots¡± music. Upcoming releases include never-before recorded working songs from rural Tibet. |
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06. Modernsky (magazine)
¡¡¡¡The source for Chinese new music, Modernsky magazine features the latest and greatest in music from home and abroad. All content is written and edited by Modernsky writers, not reprinted from foreign magazines. Modernsky issues come complete with a sampler CD featuring music from around the world. The magazine has been on hiatus for a bit - look for the return of Modernsky magazine in 2007!
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07. Sky Image
¡¡¡¡Formerly Lake Music Video Studio, Sky Image specializes in the production of award-winning music videos, advertisements, and original and documentary films. Sky Image produces nearly all of Modernsky¡¯s music videos, and recently created the video for Warner Bros. pop star Ye Pei¡¯s ¡°Rainbow¡±.
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08. Ultra Girl
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Ultra Girl Animation Studio is home to the most innovative animation creators in China. Recent productions include acclaimed animated music videos and claymation productions shown by both Chinese and European television stations. The Ultra Girl produced claymation video for New Pants song ¡°I Love You¡± was recognized by MTV Asia as 2002¡¯s Best Video (includes China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan) |
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09. Money Design
¡¡¡¡Modern Sky¡¯s graphic design group, Money Design, is the brains and brawn behind Modern Sky album art, posters, ads, this website, Listen-Art, etc. Money Design also provides services for other companies in China, including album art for pop stars LingDian, Chen lin, Ye Pei, and more. Since 1998.
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10. Modern Sky Books
¡¡¡¡Modern Sky Books was founded in 2002. Released in limited runs of 10,000 copies each, all four books published by Modern Sky Books have sold out. They include Tau Ran¡¯s look at Japanese animator Gong Qi Jun, Mian Mian¡¯s ¡°Social Dance,¡± journalist Wang Qing¡¯s autobiography, and ¡°Zebra Woods¡± by Tian Yuan. Look for new titles in 2007!
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