| Free-Will | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Hiroshi Tomioka |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | In Japan:
Avex Group,
Sony Music Entertainment Japan,
King Records,
Tokuma Japan Communications,
Pony Canyon In Europe: Gan-Shin, CLJ Records, Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Rock, punk, metal |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
| Official website | f-w-d.co.jp |
Free-Will (フリーウィル) is an independent Japanese record label founded in 1986 by Color vocalist Hiroshi " Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka, with branches predominantly in Japan and the United States, as well as previously in Europe. [1] The company also provides band management and continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed with a major record label.
Free-Will and Extasy Records are credited by Bounce Magazine as two important labels that helped promote visual kei. [2] Free-Will also produced the 2001 anime adaptation of the long running manga series Grappler Baki.
Sub-divisions
 |
The company operates several sub-divisions, some of them for a single band or purpose only. For example, Firewall Div. solely handles material which is released in collaboration with Sony Music.
Under Sony Music
- Back Coat – 12012
- Firewall Div. – Dir en grey, Merry
- Lizard – Kagerou
Under King Records
- PS Company –
Kra
- Indie PSC – Born
- S'Cube – Baroque, Eile de Mu, Puppet Mammy, Ruvie, Tokyo Michael, Cooky
Under Tokuma Japan Communications
Under Avex Group
- ism – Kannivalism
Bands or solo artists managed directly
|
- Past
- Alice Nine
- Amphibian
- BIS
- Bellzlleb
- Billy & The Sluts
- By-Sexual
- Color
- Decameron
- DECAYS
- Dir En Grey
- Genkaku Allergy
- Gilles de Rais
- Kagrra,
- Kamaitachi
- Lovemania
- Miyavi
- Red Tail Cat
- Rentrer en Soi
- Sea Monkey
- Speed-ID
- SuG
- sukekiyo
- The Gazette
- ViViD
- Vogue
- Youka
References
- ^ "Free-Will Europe Home Page". 2007-04-04. Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Dejima, Kouji. "Bounce Di(s)ctionary Number 13 – Visual Kei". bounce.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
External links
| Free-Will | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Hiroshi Tomioka |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | In Japan:
Avex Group,
Sony Music Entertainment Japan,
King Records,
Tokuma Japan Communications,
Pony Canyon In Europe: Gan-Shin, CLJ Records, Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Rock, punk, metal |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
| Official website | f-w-d.co.jp |
Free-Will (フリーウィル) is an independent Japanese record label founded in 1986 by Color vocalist Hiroshi " Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka, with branches predominantly in Japan and the United States, as well as previously in Europe. [1] The company also provides band management and continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed with a major record label.
Free-Will and Extasy Records are credited by Bounce Magazine as two important labels that helped promote visual kei. [2] Free-Will also produced the 2001 anime adaptation of the long running manga series Grappler Baki.
Sub-divisions
|
The company operates several sub-divisions, some of them for a single band or purpose only. For example, Firewall Div. solely handles material which is released in collaboration with Sony Music.
Under Sony Music
- Back Coat – 12012
- Firewall Div. – Dir en grey, Merry
- Lizard – Kagerou
Under King Records
- PS Company –
Kra
- Indie PSC – Born
- S'Cube – Baroque, Eile de Mu, Puppet Mammy, Ruvie, Tokyo Michael, Cooky
Under Tokuma Japan Communications
Under Avex Group
- ism – Kannivalism
Bands or solo artists managed directly
|
- Past
- Alice Nine
- Amphibian
- BIS
- Bellzlleb
- Billy & The Sluts
- By-Sexual
- Color
- Decameron
- DECAYS
- Dir En Grey
- Genkaku Allergy
- Gilles de Rais
- Kagrra,
- Kamaitachi
- Lovemania
- Miyavi
- Red Tail Cat
- Rentrer en Soi
- Sea Monkey
- Speed-ID
- SuG
- sukekiyo
- The Gazette
- ViViD
- Vogue
- Youka
References
- ^ "Free-Will Europe Home Page". 2007-04-04. Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Dejima, Kouji. "Bounce Di(s)ctionary Number 13 – Visual Kei". bounce.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2014-07-27.