Positive Tone Sdn. Bhd. was a
Malaysia
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n
record label
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, established in 1993 by Jeff Siah and Kenny Tay.
The label's first release is Leonard Tan's debut album. After
Paul Moss
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Moss was the AS A&R director of record company Positive Tone from its inception in 1994 until last year. ...
and
Ahmad Izham Omar
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He was also the former c ...
joined Positive Tone, the label become one of Malaysia's top recording companies. In 1998, Positive Tone was acquired by
EMI Malaysia, after the
1997 Asian financial crisis
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.
Some of the company's famous act includes
Too Phat
Too Phat was a Malaysian hip-hop duo, composed of rappers Joe Flizzow (born Johan Ishak in Kuala Lumpur; 16 October 1979) and Malique (born Malique Ibrahim in Johor Bahru; 21 August 1977).
Career
In the late 1990s Joe Flizzow, Malique and K ...
,
Poetic Ammo
Poetic Ammo (previously known as PMO or Poetic Ammunition) was a Malaysian rap/hip-hop group. It consisted of Yogeswaran Veerasingam (aka Yogi B), Chandrakumar Balakrishnan (aka Land Slyde), Nicholas Ong (aka Point Blanc), and Sashi Kumar Balakr ...
, Reefa, VE, Ruffedge, Juliet The Orange,
Nicestupidplayground
Nicestupidplayground is a Malaysian indie rock band from Borneo that formed in 1992. The band has released many songs for popular compilations under several labels, namely Positive Tone, but have also managed to self-release a full-length album ...
and
Innuendo
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. The label was closed in 2003, and all Positive Tone artists was absorbed into EMI Malaysia. As part of EMI's withdrawal from Southeast Asia market in 2008, EMI Malaysia was closed. The compilation album ''Best of Positive Tone'' was the last album to be released by EMI Malaysia.
See also
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List of record labels
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1993 establishments in Malaysia
2003 disestablishments in Malaysia
Malaysian record labels
Record labels established in 1993
Record labels disestablished in 2003
Defunct record labels
EMI
Defunct companies of Malaysia
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