Split Works
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| Status | Active |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Archie Hamilton, Nathaniel Davis |
| Country of origin | China |
| Headquarters location | Shanghai, Beijing |
| Publication types | Wooozy, China Music Radar |
| Official website | http://www.spli-t.com |
Split Works is a China-based music company founded in 2006 by Archie Hamilton and Nathaniel Davis. It is a subsidiary of Split United, one of China’s most influential music industry organizations, with offices in both Shanghai and Beijing. Split Works organizes the annual JUE | Music + Art Festival in Beijing and Shanghai, the Concrete & Grass Music Festival in Shanghai, and co-presents the "Contemporale" concert series with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
Split United comprises five subsidiaries:
And owns 4 festival brands:
Split Works is the brainchild of Scot Archie Hamilton and American Nathaniel Davis. The company aims to create a more sustainable ecosystem for music in China.
Conceived at a time when live music options in China were extremely limited, Split Works is one of a few notable groups that have aided the growth of the live music industry in China and the wider Asia region, working with both Chinese and Western music artists across many genres. They've been named "Best Promoter" in both Shanghai and Beijing by City Weekend magazine (2013, 2014, and 2015). Split Works has organized concerts and tours for notable artists including: Sonic Youth, Faithless, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Owl City, Jason Mraz, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Ludacris, Grandmaster Flash, the Lumineers, Death Cab for Cutie, Gang of Four, Girl Talk, Talib Kweli, José González, Andrew Bird, Ghostface Killah, Grimes, St. Vincent, Gerard Way, Young Fathers, Everything Everything, Black Star, Julia Holter, MIKA, Perfume Genius, Pennywise and Olafur Arnalds.
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