MJM Music PL, is a Polish independent
record label
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founded in 1990 in Warsaw by
Polskie Radio
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland.
History
Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
journalist Andrzej Wojciechowski.
In the early days, founders wife Małgorzata Maliszewska obtained licenses for albums by such artists as
Pet Shop Boys,
Tina Turner
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,
Joe Cocker,
The Rolling Stones
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and
The Eurythmics
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among others, to be released in Poland.
Soon later MJM Music PL represented in Poland major labels
EMI
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,
Warner Music Group
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,
BMG,
CBS
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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.,
Myslovitz
Myslovitz is a Polish rock band. The band take their name from their industrial hometown of Mysłowice in the Upper Silesia region of southern Poland.
Band history
Guitarist and vocalist Artur Rojek started the band in 1992 as "The Freshmen", ...
,
Lech Janerka
Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that e ...
, 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
*
Lech Janerka
Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that e ...
*Mancu
*Martyna Jakubowicz
*
Myslovitz
Myslovitz is a Polish rock band. The band take their name from their industrial hometown of Mysłowice in the Upper Silesia region of southern Poland.
Band history
Guitarist and vocalist Artur Rojek started the band in 1992 as "The Freshmen", ...
*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
*
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 ...
*Ziyo
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Polish independent record labels