ScreaM Records () is an
EDM label established by South Korean record label
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
.
History
In 2016, SM Entertainment executive producer
Lee Soo-man introduced the
EDM label ScreaM Records in the presentation show ''SMTOWN: New Culture Technology, 2016'', held at the SM Town Coex Artium. According to Lee, the label aims to expand from "view and listen performance" to "enjoy performance together". The label was also designed to "promote music" through collaborations with global EDM
DJs
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile D ...
, producers, and various artists at South Korea and abroad.
The idea behind the creation of the label was made by Lee Seo-kyung, a former SM A&R overseas employee. Previously, Lee worked on
Shinee's "View" (2015) and
f(x)'s "
4 Walls
''4 Walls'' is the fourth studio album by South Korea-based girl group f(x), released by SM Entertainment and Genie Music on October 27, 2015. A dominant electropop and synthpop record that incorporates various genres, such as house, EDM and ...
" (2015), which incorporated songs of the
deep house
Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard ( ...
genre into K-pop for the first time. Lee Soo-man gave his opinion and he accepted it. There was a speculation that SM The Performance might have brought
Zedd's song with it. According to an interview between music critic Lee Dae-hwa and Lee Seo-kyung, it was planned as a label that covers the entire electronic music, but it was said that the word "EDM" was used to express it in empathetic terms.
Artists
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DJ Hyo
* Ginjo
* IMLAY
*
Raiden
* Mar Vista
Discography
Festivals and shows
* Spectrum Dance Music Festival
*ShowMe
References
External links
Official website
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SM Entertainment subsidiaries
Electronic dance music record labels
South Korean record labels
Record labels established in 2016