Welcome to Hokuo Online Trade Mission 2021!
Japan is the second biggest music market in the world and a highly relevant target market for the Nordic music industries. Since 2013, Music Finland has organized the Hokuo Music Fest Trade Mission to Tokyo in collaboration with Export Music Sweden, Music Export Denmark and Music Norway. This year we are unable to fly to Tokyo, but we are glad to arrange Hokuo Trade Mission online.
The program is arranged and hosted by Haji Taniguchi, an experienced music business professional based in Tokyo. You can find Haji’s short bio below.
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Haji Taniguchi
Graduate of Belmont University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Started music business career with CBS/Sony Songs in Tokyo in 1986. Joined Avex (the most successful indie in Japan) in 1994 and soon became an executive board member responsible for its IP strategy and International Strategy, until left in 2014.
Also served as Chairman of Music Publishers Association of Japan, as Board Member of JASRAC, and as Board Member and Committee Member of various other industry bodies.
Also represented UK’s Merlin in Japan from 2016 to 2019.
Currently Professor of Business Management at Sanno University in Tokyo, and President of T.G.I. Tokyo Inc. Within the capacity of T.G.I. Tokyo Inc., providing consultancy services to various music companies, such as Vernalossom (formerly AKS, the HQ of AKB48), United Future Creators (Songwriters Management), HJ (Model Agency), MUSICOS (Shanghai based music agency) and Color Red (Denver based music company).
DAILY PROGRAM
The program consists of presentations by Japanese music businesses. The meetings will take place on Zoom. You will get the Zoom link from us via e-mail. The get-together and closing party on Feb 17th will take on place on Remo. Remo is a virtual event and networking space, which allows you to have video conversations with other guests by navigating in different event tables.
Note! We will refer to time zones as follows:
CET (Central European Time) Sweden 🇸🇪, Norway 🇳🇴, Denmark 🇩🇰
EET (Eastern European Time) Finland 🇫🇮
FRIDAY, FEB 12TH
Join the program on Zoom:
https://musicfinland.zoom.us/j/81953699660
ID: 819 5369 9660
Orientation Meeting
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10 -11
EET 🇫🇮 11 - 12
MONDAY, FEB 15TH
Join the program on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7388101706?pwd=TG1SVWxCaHFqMlFpMVp0cEJsclVTdz09
ID: 738 810 1706
PC: 2787
Ubi'q
(Video production and boutique Ad Agency for sync opportunities)
A video production company run by two American board directors (but with a majority of Japanese team members), specialized in corporate company presentation videos and promotional videos. Later Ubi'q has expanded to become a boutique advertisement and multimedia agency.
Presented by: Kevin Hamilton, Director
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.00 – 10.30
EET 🇫🇮 11.00 – 11.30
Avex
(Record label for licensing opportunities)
One of the largest independent record companies in Japan, always sharing top 3 annual sales charts with Sony Music and Universal Music. Avex has also branched out other in fields besides music releases: now their operations include music publishing, artist management, actor management, Anime productions, digital platform (AWA), and more.
Presented by: Akiko Ihara (Senior Producer, International Unit) & Moe Miyajima (International Unit)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.45 – 11:15
EET 🇫🇮 11:45 – 12:15
Color Red Japan
(Record label for licensing opportunities)
Subsidiary of US based Color Red, soft launched just 11 months ago in Tokyo. Color Red calls themselves "Platform for Music Discovery" and separates themselves from old school record companies. Color Red Japan is already eager for looking for artists suitable for Japanese market.
Presented by: Lee Popa (Business Development Director) & Motohisa Ono (Marketing Director)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 11:30 – 12:00
EET 🇫🇮 12:30 – 13:00
TUESDAY, FEB 16TH
Join the program on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7388101706?pwd=TG1SVWxCaHFqMlFpMVp0cEJsclVTdz09
ID: 738 810 1706
PC: 2787
UFC
(Songwriters management for co-write opportunities)
A music production and creators management company. They have succeeded in getting their music to top artists' like Namie Amuro's releases, thanks to their precise creative supervision.
Presented by: Hide Kawada (CEO)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.00 – 10.30
EET 🇫🇮 11.00 – 11.30
JVC Victor
(Record label for licensing opportunities)
JVC Victor, also known as Victor Entertainment is one of the larger and longest standing record companies in Japan. Quite active in International repertoire (at least until last year). Ms. Aya Ohi is the face of the label and also someone who is very well known in the international music business.
Presented by: Aya Ohi (GM, International Marketing & International Repertoire)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.45 – 11:15
EET 🇫🇮 11:45 – 12:15
Onigiri media
(Media outlet available for paid features etc)
A rather new online media specialized in the entertainment field. On top of the usual music news publication, Onigiri can be hired to feature continuing columns on specific artists, releases and live dates.
Presented by: Tomoko Tanaka-Davies (Founder)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 11:30 – 12:00
EET 🇫🇮 12:30 – 13:00
WEDNESDAY, FEB 17th
Join the program on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7388101706?pwd=TG1SVWxCaHFqMlFpMVp0cEJsclVTdz09
ID: 738 810 1706
PC: 2787
MCJP
(Music Publisher subsidiary of NexTone for sub-publishing opportunities)
A music publisher and a subsidiary of NexTone (a copyright management company similar to JASRAC) which became a public company in March 2020. MCJC had been concentrating on Japanese repertoire but opened its possibilities to international titles last year.
Presented by: Daisuke Adachi (Corporate Officer, Sales) & Takafumi Yamamoto (Sales)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.00 – 10.30
EET 🇫🇮 11.00 – 11.30
Disk Union
(Record label looking for featured artists for Japanese releases. General licensing opportunities)
Disk Union operates both as an indie record label as well as an online and offline retail outlet. Their products are sold not only their own outlets (some 50 locations) but also at stores such as HMV and Tower Records.
Presented by: Akiyo Ito (A&R)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 10.45 – 11:15
EET 🇫🇮 11:45 – 12:15
JNCA
(Vocaloid Producers association looking for featured vocalists etc.)
A mutual-aid association for the 'Vocalo-P', a group of music producers who uses vocal synthesis software such as Vocaliod (by Yamaha) and its voice libraries such as Miku Hatsune (provided by Crypton Future Media). JNCA is always looking for collaboration ideas and outlets for their member creators.
Presented by: Atsuhiro Nihei (Secretary General)
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 11:30 – 12:00
EET 🇫🇮 12:30 – 13:00
Informal Get-together and Ending Party
CET 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 12:15 - 14:00
EET 🇫🇮 13:15 – 15:00
Click either here or on the above flyer to enter the networking event!