Domo Records | |
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Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Eiichi Naito |
Distributor(s) | Allegro Media Group |
Genre |
New-age World Electronic Indie rock Soundtrack J-Pop |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | Domo Records |
Domo Records is an independent record label located in Los Angeles, California.
Domo Records was established in 1993 by Eiichi Naito, a record producer, recording engineer and artist manager. Domo is an abbreviation and romanization of the Japanese expression dōmo arigatō (どうもありがとう?), which means "thank you very much" in Japanese.
Domo Records first signee was Japanese composer Kitarō, who in 1994 won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score with his soundtrack to the movie Heaven & Earth and in 2001, won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for Thinking of You. In total, Kitaro's albums with Domo Records have received 13 Grammy nominations.
The label has been distributed by Narada, Virgin/EMI Records, Fontana Distribution/Universal and Allegro Media Group. Domo Records is currently distributed by Entertainment One Distribution. The record label's executive team currently includes Eiichi Naito, Dino Malito and Howard Sapper.