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Fluxus Music
Founded2002
FounderKim Byung-chan (Chan Kim)
Distributor(s)KT Music
LOEN Entertainment (Former)
Warner Music Group (Former)
CJ E&M Music (Former)
Universal Music Group (Former)
GenreVarious
Country of originSouth Korea
LocationSeoul
Official websiteFluxusMusic.com

Fluxus Music is an independent record label based in South Korea.

History

It was formed in 2002 by Kim Byung-chan (also known as Chan Kim) (an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music), who worked as a sound engineer, opened Nanjang Communications and acted directly as a musician at Korean rock band Boohwal [1] and the United States local band Out of the Blue.[2] Putting all his experiences and know-hows accumulated from being an artist, producer and engineer he stood independently from Nanjang Communication and established Fluxus Music.[3] The label took its name from Fluxus, the avant-garde art movement of the 1960s, for show the aim for music that always flow with the change that never stagnant.

Trivia

Fluxus Music is evaluated as one of the Korean record labels that make music well mixed with musicality and commercialism from South Korea's music scene. Actually all its artists are self-producing musicians who are also singers-song writers.[4] As a representative label in South Korea music scene from 2000s, it found success with musicians of various genres such as Clazziquai, Yi Sung-yol and Urban Zakapa.

Fluxus Music was also awarded 8 times in the Korean Music Awards including its 1st 'Record Label of the Year', the most record for a label.[5][6]

Fluxus Music also owns a sub-label called Interplay.

Artists

Present

Fluxus Music

Interplay

  • Small O
  • Ibadi
  • Ggotjam Project
  • Choi Woo-joon (Saza Choi)

Former

  • W & Whale
  • Winterplay (now under Loudpigs Music)
  • My Aunt Mary
  • Lee Seung-hwan (now under Dream Factory)
  • Hong Jin-kyung
  • Park Ki-young
  • Alex Chu (now under SI Entertainment but still a Clazziquai member)
  • Tei (now under Kiroy Company)

References

  1. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=086&aid=0002093401
  2. ^ http://wstarnews.hankyung.com/apps/news?popup=0&nid=06&c1=06&c2=06&c3=00&nkey=201305071112531&mode=sub_view
  3. ^ http://legacy.www.hani.co.kr/section-021138000/2006/07/021138000200607060617033.html
  4. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=079&aid=0000044056
  5. ^ http://music.daum.net/musicbar/musicbar/detail?board_id=3882&menu_id=1
  6. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=086&aid=0002093401
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