Aegean Records

Aegean Records is an independent record label founded by George Michael and his cousin Andreas Georgiou in January 1991.[2] The label was set up after Michael broke from Sony Music after his court case, which he eventually lost.[3] Andreas Georgiou became the managing director of the label.[4]

Aegean Records
Parent companyNobby's Hobbies Holdings
Founded1991
FounderGeorge Michael and Andreas Georgiou
StatusActive Independent
Distributor(s)Pinnacle Entertainment (United Kingdom)[1]
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Official websiteAegean Records
George Michael

The artists either signed or previously signed to Aegean Records include:

Georgiou and Michael founded Aegean Net Ltd on 15 November 1996,[6] which was the internet business of Aegean Records. Michael and Georgiou were directors of the business, although Georgiou resigned as a director on 25 January 2000, he then became managing director of mezzmusic.com.[7] In May 1997 Aegean became the first European record label to adopt the Liquid Audio secure electronic music-delivery system via www.aegean.net,[8] which was launched one year before BowieNet,[8] and 11 years before Spotify.[8]

Aegean.net was the first artist-owned website to allow fans to:

  • Chat with music artists (including Michael)
  • Purchase merchandise
  • Purchase and download music (via Liquid Audio)
  • Audio/video streaming (via RealVideo)
  • Join the first online-only fan club
  • Receive news and updates from Michael and other Aegean Records artists

See also
  • List of record labels

Notes
  1. Lorenz, Christian (22 February 1997). "Michael's Aegean Links with Pinnacle for U.K. Distribution". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "A Tribute to George Michael, Dot-Com Visionary". SyncSummit. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "'Pop slave' George Michael to fight on". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "James Kennedy's Parents Jacqueline & Andros Georgiou". heavy.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "Aegean". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "Aegean Net Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. Poaletta, Michael (15 April 2000). "Web Co Mezzmusic Jumps Into Inferno With Joint Venture". Billboard. 15 April 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. Stuart, Keith. "BowieNet: how David Bowie's ISP foresaw the future of the internet". The Guardian. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.



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