EMI (Electric And Music Industries Ltd) was created in 1931 by the merging of the His Master Voice with the UK Columbia Graphophone Company and Gramophone Company. The label early history is very colourful with the company being involved in guided missile technology, radar, large scale electronics. The company later became involved in broadcasting technology and provided the first television transmitter to the BBC. In music the year the company was formed was the same year that the famous Abbey Studios in London was opened.
Famous Signed Artists:
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Cliff Richard
Frank Sinatra
The Beatles
Tne Beach Boys
Pink Floyd
30 Seconds To Mars
Lily Allen
Beastie Boys
Blur
David Bowie
Coldplay
Daft Punk
Duran Duran
Gorillaz
George Michael
Kylie Minogue
The Rolling Stones
Robbie Willliams
Divisions
EMI is split in to seven divisions: Angel Music Group, Capitol Music Group, Blue Note Music Group, Caroline Distribution, EMI Christian Music Label, EMI Arabia.
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