PIAS Cooperative
| [PIAS] Cooperative | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | PIAS Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Status | Absorbed into PIAS Group |
| Distributor(s) | PIAS Group |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London |
[PIAS] Cooperative, formerly Cooperative Music, often referred to as Co-Op, was a group of indie labels based in the UK but that have offices around the world, owned by [PIAS].
Through their partner labels [PIAS] Cooperative worked with artists such as iamamiwhoami, Phoenix, Bloc Party, The Knife, Fleet Foxes, Prinzhorn Dance School, Citizens!, Interpol, The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons.
History
[edit]In April 2005, Cooperative Music was set up by the V2 Music Group as a transnational marketing and distribution operation which licenses independent labels, as opposed to individual artist companies which is the standard industry practice, for release in Europe, Australia and Japan. This in-house licensing division has an exclusive international marketing team with representation in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Australia and Japan.
In February 2013 [PIAS] acquired Co-Op from Universal Music Group.[1]
In 2018, PIAS Cooperative was absorbed into PIAS Group, PIAS Cooperative brand is used in its sales on PIAS website.
Former Partner labels
[edit]- 37 Adventures
- Acid Jazz Records
- ATO Records
- Bella Union
- DFA Records
- Heavenly Recordings
- Mute Records
- Phantasy
- Point Of Departure
- Research
- Transgressive Records
- Wichita Recordings
- V2 Records
References
[edit]- ^ "Confirmed: Universal sells Co-Op - and racks up £530m from EMI asset sales", Music Week (Wednesday, Feb 27th 2013 at 5:41PM). Retrieved 7-10-2018.
External links
[edit]- Cooperative Music publishing catalog at MusicBrainz
- PIAS Cooperative discography at Discogs
