UK.PROJECT
| UK.PROJECT ユーケープロジェクト |
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| Founded | December, 1991 |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Rock |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Daizawa, Tokyo |
| Official website | UK.PROJECT |
UK Project (stylized as UK.PROJECT) is a Japanese independent record label and an artist management company which runs various music labels, artist management agencies and concert venues under its umbrella company.
UK. PROJECT was founded in September 1987 with the theme of "discovering unknown ones" and has been operating under this concept ever since. The company is not registered with the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and as such is still regarded as an independent "indie" music company.
In April 1989, the first record under UK.PROJECT was released. The company itself, UK.PROJECT Co., Ltd. was established in December 1991.
UK.PROJECT initially signed a contract with Toshiba EMI (currently, UNIVERSAL EMI R/EMI RECORDS) in 1994 but the contract was dissolved in 1997.
UK.PROJECT operates under the model of dividing its artist management arm and its record production arm through the creation of fully owned private limited record labels under the umbrella of UK.PROJECT. Artists signed to UK.PROJECT are usually managed by UK.PROJECT or one of its artist management companies, and/or have their records released under UK.PROJECT or one of its labels, or both.
Some notable UK.PROJECT-owned labels include RX-RECORDS and Daizawa Records. Other than these two labels, UK.PROJECT continues to actively release records under their other labels, such as, RICE RECORDS and BENTEN label among many others.
UK.PROJECT also owns and operates a few music venues and restaurants in Tokyo, including Club QUE in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa and Zher the Zoo in Tokyo's Yoyogi.
UK.PROJECT is based in Daizawa, Setagaya, Tokyo.
In spite of its "indie" label, UK.PROJECT is a prolific music company that has signed many Japanese indie-rock bands which later went on to commercial success. Many of UK.PROJECT bands have appear in major TV programs, as well as, major music festivals including Rock in Japan Festival, Countdown Japan, and Fuji Rock Festival.
Shimokitazawa Club QUE (born October 1994)
Club Que is a fixture in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa and is one of the more prominent live venues in the city. The venue hosts a variety of live performances of bands from all genre, although it is more geared towards Rock acts. In addition, the club also hosts DJ and club events after hours. Club Que has a capacity of 280 people.
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