Amusic is the
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
of East Asia Record Production Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of
Paciwood Music & Entertainment Ltd
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whic ...
. It was founded by businessman
Peter Lam
Peter Lam Kin-ngok, GBS (, born 7 August 1957) is a Hong Kong businessman and billionaire.
Peter Lam is the son of the late industrialist tycoon Lim Por-yen and his second wife U Po-chu. Peter is Chairman of Lai Sun Development Company, Lai F ...
and singer
Leon Lai
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
on 28 July 2004.
Its purpose is developing artists with potential and strength to produce music with quality and diversity so as to reward music lovers.
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/ref> Its sister company is East Asia Record Group Co., Ltd.
The first artist to be signed by the company was Leon Lai
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
and the first album, "Dawn" was released by the company in 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
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On 20 December 2005, Amusic released a Christmas compilation album consisting of songs of Leon Lai, Janice Vidal
Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer of mixed Filipino and Korean descent. Vidal was first discovered by music producer Mark Lui and initially began her career as a back-up singer for Leon Lai. She debuted as a s ...
, Charles Ying, Jill Vidal
Jill Vidal () often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality
British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a ...
and Chapman To
Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...
. The album purpose was to promote Jill and let the people to know more about her. At the same time, Leon participated in the vocals of Chapman R&B style song "''Joy till dawn''".Brief introduction of East Asia Record, Dated:2007-01-04, ''sohu.com'' Retrieved on 2007-01-29
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In November 2006
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, Amusic caused a stir when it announced it would release 4 new albums on the same day, 21 November. The albums were by Leon Lai, Janice Vidal, her twin sister Jill Vidal, and Chapman To.
Artists
Amusic
The artists currently under the record labels
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produc ...
are:
Current
*Leon Lai
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
(2004–present)
* JC (2016–present)
* Michael Wong (2005–present)
*Kwon Bo Young
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Andong Gwon cl ...
(2007–present)
* Aarif Rahman (2009–present)
Former
*Janice Vidal
Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer of mixed Filipino and Korean descent. Vidal was first discovered by music producer Mark Lui and initially began her career as a back-up singer for Leon Lai. She debuted as a s ...
(2004–2015)
*Jill Vidal
Jill Vidal () often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality
British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a ...
(2005–2009)
*Emily Wong
Emily Wong (Traditional Chinese: 王歌慧; born 10 May 1990) is an artist of Amusic.
In 2006, Wong made her debut in a Hong Kong musical film A Melody Looking (directed by Leon Lai) and acted as Emily, a 16-year-old lovely and naive girl who se ...
(2004–2015)
* Charles Ying (2005–2014)
*Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...
(2007–2009)
* Janice Man (2009–2014)
* JW (2010–2015)
East Asia Music
The artists currently under its sister company are:
*Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...
(2007 – present)
*Sammi Cheng
Sammi Cheng Sau-man (; born 19 August 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She is considered one of the most prominent female singers in Hong Kong, with album sales of over million copies throughout Asia. Most notably in the 1990s, she was dub ...
(2005 – present)
*Andy Hui
Andy Hui Chi-on (born 12 August 1967) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Hui is considered one of the most successful Hong Kong singers, with an extensive list of Cantonese and Mandarin hits to his credit.
Early life
Hui's mother is Vietnamese. ...
(2006 – present)
*Denise Ho
Denise Ho Wan-see (born 10 May 1977) is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and actress. She is also a pro-democracy and Hong Kong human rights activist. In 2012, Ho came out as lesbian, the first mainstream Cantonese singer to do so. In 2014, Ho ...
(2004 – present)
*Wilfred Lau
Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is also known as "師兄" (C-Hing, Senpai) in the entertainment industry because he was the winner of the 16th annual New Talent Singing Awards International Finals in 1997, despite not be ...
(2007 – 2010)
*Ivana Wong
Ivana Wong Yuen Chi ( Chinese: 王菀之; born 18 June 1980) is a Hong Kong female singer-songwriter who entered the music industry in 2005. In subsequent years, she swept the board of creative singer awards as well as songwriting awards. She ...
(2007 – present)
*Richie Ren
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(2008 – present)
*Bosco Wong
Bosco Wong Chung-chak (; born 13 December 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and entrepreneur who gained popularity in the modern drama ''Triumph in the Skies'' (2003). Since then, he has played a diverse spectrum of roles in television ser ...
*Josie Ho
Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi (; born 26 December 1974) is a singer and actress from Hong Kong. She is the daughter of the Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho.
Acting career
She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, whi ...
*Charmaine Fong
Charmaine Fong Ho-man () is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter and film actress.
In 2019, Fong released a new song " Explicit Content (人話)" which she composed. Its lyrics expressed her stance toward the anti-government protests exp ...
(2006 – present)
*Stephanie Cheng
Stephanie Cheng (born 10 October 1984) is a Hong Kong cantopop singer. She debuted under Go East Entertainment with the song "Grown Up" in 2003 and has since released more than six albums and EPs. She is best known for her song "Traffic Light" ...
(2006 – 2007)
* Monie Dong
* Alex Lau
*Vincent Wang
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Career
Wang's gaming career bega ...
*Rene Liu
Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June, 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an ...
* Yu Xian Zhong
*Soler
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* Soler (band), Hong Kong based rock band
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(2005 – present)
*Ivan Wang
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(2006 – present)
*Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam (; born 26 April 1966), is a Hong Kong singer, actress and album producer. She rose to fame in the 1980s as a Cantopop diva, before expanding her fan base significantly in Asia, releasing more than 30 stylistically diverse albums in C ...
(2007 – present)
*Joey Tang
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*Joey (name)
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(2005 – present)
In late 2008, eSun Holdings bought Capital Artists, and renamed Amusic. It has now been turned into Amusic + Capital Artists. Capital Artists closed down in 2001, due to financial problems, and was said not to produce music. In the early of 2009, it opens back and produces music again. Miriam Yeung was the first singer to sign back to Capital Artists in 2010.
Capital Artists
*Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...
(2010 – present)
*Wilfred Lau
Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is also known as "師兄" (C-Hing, Senpai) in the entertainment industry because he was the winner of the 16th annual New Talent Singing Awards International Finals in 1997, despite not be ...
(2010 – present)
*William So
William So Wing Hong (; born 24 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and a Cantopop singer. He began his musical career by participating the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 and won the competition as the first runner up to Alex To. His perfor ...
(2011–present)
See also
*List of record labels
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References
External links
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Hong Kong record labels
Record labels established in 2004
Lai Sun Group
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