Four Music (''Four Music Productions

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record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

founded by hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier in 1996. It was originally located in

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, but has moved to

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. In 2004, Max Herre's debut album, as well as ''Confidence'' by Gentleman, and ''Viel'' by Die Fantastischen Vier were among the top 3 in the German album charts. The same year, the opening concert for the

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solely consisted of artists signed on Four Music. In July 2005, the record label

Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout ...

took over 50% of Four Music Productions for a seven-figure sum of money. According to the Annual Report of Four Music GmbH of fiscal year 2009 to 2010, Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH has acquired all the shares of Four Music GmbH.

Notable artists

Notable musicians and groups signed on Four Music are: * 3Plusss * Afrob * Blumentopf (until 2009) * Casper *

Chakuza Peter Pangerl (born 22 February 1981), better known as Chakuza, is an Austrian rapper. Career After finishing an apprenticeship to become chef, he teamed up with DJ Stickle and MC J and formed the hip hop group ''Verbale Systematik''. ...

* Clueso *

Freundeskreis Freundeskreis (meaning "Circle of Friends") also known as FK, were a German hip hop group from Stuttgart. They performed songs in German language, German, English language, English, French language, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Her ...

(until 2007) *

Gentleman ''Gentleman'' (Old French: ''gentilz hom'', gentle + man; abbreviated ''gent.'') is a term for a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man. Originally, ''gentleman'' was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire ...

(until 2010) * Grosssdatgeflüster (One Album) * Jason Rowe * Joy Denalane * Lance Butters * Mark Forster *

Marteria Marten Laciny (born 4 December 1982), better known by his stage name Marteria, is a German rapper. He has met with success in Germany (his 2012 collaboration with Yasha and Miss Platnum, "Lila Wolken", reached Number 1 in the German music char ...

* Max Herre * Miss Platnum * Son Goku (until 2002)

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Four Music Artists

Die Fantastischen Vier
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Notable artists

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