Vermillion Records
Vermillion Records is the private music label of Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba that is responsible for releasing and marketing all B'z releases. It is a subsidiary of Being GIZA and is headed by Vermillion, Inc., a company established to manage the assets of the label. In addition to publishing all B'z works, the label also handles all respective solo works.
History of B'z labels
Label | Sub-label | From | First Release |
---|---|---|---|
BMG Victor | AIR | September 1988 | B'z |
BMG Rooms | ZEZ | August 1992 | ZERO |
BMG Rooms | Vermillion | May 1995 | Negai |
Rooms Records | Vermillion | September 1995 | LOVE PHANTOM |
Vermillion Records | ——— | June 2002 | Atsuki Kodou no Hate |
Publishing and distribution
The band's works were originally published by BMG Victor. Publishing duties for the band's works were handed over to J-DISC, who now operate as J-DISC Being, beginning with the November 1996 release of the mini-album FRIENDS II.
Sub-labels
In 2004, Tak launched a sub-label by the name of House Of Strings that was to primarily publish guitar and strings-based music. The label has been responsible for Tak's solo releases beginning with House Of Strings.