MJM Music PL, is a Polish independent

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founded in 1990 in Warsaw by

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journalist Andrzej Wojciechowski. In the early days, founders wife Małgorzata Maliszewska obtained licenses for albums by such artists as Pet Shop Boys,

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, Joe Cocker,

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and

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among others, to be released in Poland. Soon later MJM Music PL represented in Poland major labels

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, BMG,

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and PolyGram. MJM Music PL at the time signed several home country artists such as

Wilki Wilki (''Wolves'') are a Polish alternative/pop rock band from Warsaw. Wilki have written songs both in English and Polish. They are currently signed to Sony Music in Poland. Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums B ...

, O.N.A.,

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, and Renata Przemyk among others. In 1995 label was purchased by

Sony Music Entertainment Poland Sony Music Entertainment Poland Sp. z o.o. (SMEP) is a Polish subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. It was founded in 1995 in Warsaw. The label's CEO is Kazimierz Pułaski. The label was founded after Sony Music Entertainment took over the cat ...

. In 2003 Andrzej Wojciechowski with Piotr Mikołajczyk, former employee for

EMI Music Poland EMI Music Poland Sp. z o.o., was a Polish subsidiary of EMI Group Limited, it was founded in 1995 in Warsaw. Labels CEO was Piotr Kabaj. The label was founded in 1995 when EMI bought independent record label Kompania Muzyczna Pomaton (founded 199 ...

bought MJM Music PL from Sony and started operating as an independent label.

Artists

Current

*Carrion *Dolzz *Dwaa *Great Line *Half Light *Izabela Kopeć *Jakub Żak *Janusz Rybiński *Krzysztof Respondek *Lustro * Małgorzata Walewska *Milczenie Owiec *Mistic *Newtones *Piotr Woźniak *Power of Trinity *Sond *Tomasz Korpanty *Werk

Former

*Bakshish *Cave *Chłopcy z placu broni *Cytadela *Daab *Farba *Frank Rubel *Hedone *Human * Katy Carr *

*Mancu *Martyna Jakubowicz *

*No Limits * O.N.A. *One Million Bulgarians *Opera *Plateau * Renata Przemyk *

Robert Gawliński Robert Gawliński (born 31 August 1963) is the lead singer and guitarist of the Polish pop rock band Wilki. He was born in Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the c ...

*Skawalker *Strajk *Subway *Tubylcy Betonu *

*Ziyo

References

External links

Official website
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