Selling and Promoting Your Music in Japan
Japan Music Marketing Resources for foreign record labels, bands and artists

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Updated: April 16, 2012 - We are always updating the resources as new data comes available.

Address List of Distributors/Licensors/Record Companies (54 companies)

The main Japanese companies involved with distribution, importing, licensing, publishing, and selling music from foreign indie artists/bands and record labels. Each company has additional comments about it from our staff to give you a little more insight into the company and genres/styles of music they handle. Also included are Japanese cover letters to include with with your submissions. (You can also get a Japanese Press Sheet to include with your materials at TopMusic.jp.)

*Also English contact for Japanese Digital Distribution service (similar to Tunecore, etc. but for Japanese digital download and Chaku-Uta™ shops/services). This service is good if you really want your music distributed to all the main Japanese computer/smartphone download and mobile Chaku-Uta™ shops and don't have a Japanese record label deal.

Tour Planning/Booking (18)

The main Japanese companies involved with concert/show/tour planning, management and booking. All have experience or specialize in booking foreign artists/bands. (Japanese record labels also organize live tours in Japan to promote their own releases.)

Music Festivals/Showcases/Events (18)

Japanese music festivals/showcases/events that accept applications and also invite (book) foreign bands/artists.