GIZA studio
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(stylized as GIZA studio) is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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It started as an indie label in the early 90s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and has been producing successful artists such as Kuraki Mai, GARNET CROW
GARNET CROW
Garnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
, Aiuchi Rina, etc. since their commercial service on September 1, 1998. Along with other Being Group's sister labels (Zain Records, Rooms Records, B-Gram Records, BMFC, Vermillion Records and Northern Music), the studio's main task is to create music productivity by hiring talented artists, composers and engineers. The label's creative design (such as CD-jacket, photography, cinematography) is handled by Mod's House, while J-Disc is in charge of all the distribution and promotion of the sales.
Although most Giza artists are hardly well-known (with the few exceptions being Kuraki Mai, Aiuchi Rina, GARNET CROW
GARNET CROW
Garnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
, Miho Komatsu
Miho Komatsu
, is a Japanese pop singer. She was in the band Keyboard when a demo tape had been sent to Giza Studio. They signed her, and with her debut single, "謎" , she became an immediate success. Four of her songs were included in The Best of Detective Conan, a soundtrack album for the anime Detective...
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U-ka Saegusa in dB
was a Japanese pop band signed to Giza Studio, Formed in 2002 around lead vocalist Yuuka "U-ka" Saegusa, the band's first three singles were all featured in the anime Cheeky Angel. Its first hit single was "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made", a theme song of the popular anime Detective...
and Aya Kamiki
Aya Kamiki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Her style ranges from pop, rock to rhythm and blues. She currently resides in Osaka, and is currently signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She speaks moderate Chinese, and because of this, she has a notable fanbase in China.-Biography:Kamiki learned to play...
, in Japan.) the studio has earned respect by fans nationwide and even in other parts of the globe because of their high-quality music. Some fans even consider GARNET CROW
GARNET CROW
Garnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
's music to be "anti-avex" - quality over quantity.
Giza's artists have their songs made opening and ending themes frequently for anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
like Meitantei Conan
Case Closed
Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
and Tantei Gakuen Q. It also owns an indie imprint
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Tent House
Tent house
A Tent house or a regimental arsenal building was in use in Norway from the establishment of the regular army in 1628, and became common at the special exercise grounds....
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Artists
GIZA ARTIST- GARNET CROWGARNET CROWGarnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
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- 大野愛果
- 北原愛子
- 白石乃梨
- 羽田裕美
- さぁさ
- Chicago Poodle
- WAR-ED (Tent House/Giza)
GIZA JAZZ
- 森川七月
- 早川えみ
- 小泉ニロ
- 中島紅音
- 伊奈木紫乃
- 青紀ひかり
- Yoko Blaqstone
- 栗原小夜
- 岡崎雪