is a Japanese

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, music

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and

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based in

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, founded in 1998 by music producer Daiko Nagato. Giza's artists have provided numerous opening and ending themes for

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television series such as Meitantei Conan,

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and Tantei Gakuen Q. The Giza Studio started as an indie label under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon B Zone bought it as their sister label company and renamed it to only Giza. Since their commercial service launched on September 1, 1998, Giza Studio has been producing the following years commercially successful artists as Mai Kuraki,

Garnet Crow Garnet Crow (stylized as GARNET CROW) was a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members included Yuri Nakamura (singer), Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nak ...

and Rina Aiuchi 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. In 2021, the singer Rina Aiuchi accused her former producer for sexual harassment and filed a lawsuit against talent agency Giza Studio, seeking 10 million yen, alleging that they did not protect her from harassment. Nagato himself did not admit it and claims the opposite of what he is accused of. In 2022, the official website has launched special statement toward lawsuit case which allows her to use her stage name once again. In 2023, Aiuchi accused her producer for the second time, however with the same results as previously of not admitting harassment action.

Labels

*Giza Studio (GZCA) 1999-present *Tent House (TCR) 1999-present *O-Town Jazz (formerly known as Giza Jazz; GZCA) 1999-present *D-Go (GZDC) 2012-present *Crimzon (CCR) 2014- present

Inactive labels

*Garage Indies Zapping Association (ICR) 1999-2000 *Weeds (WRC) 1999 *Giza USA (GZUC) 2000-2001 *Styling Records (GZCS) 2002-2006 *Undown (UCR) 2003 *Blue-Z (GZCB) 2004 *Rozetta (RCR) 2014

Artists

Notes: The Giza Studio official website has listed its active artist as of 2024.

Giza Studio

* Sard Underground * d-project * dps

D-Go

*Sensation *

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Crimson

*Amai Bouryoku (甘い暴力) * Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan: Zigzag (-真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ)

O-town Jazz

*Aoki Hikari (青紀ひかり)

Former artists

Notes: The Giza Studio official website has listed its former artist under column ''Other Artists''. * Grass Arcade (1998–1999) * 4D-JAM (1998–2001) * New Cinema Tokage (1998–2002) * Sweet Velvet (1999–2001) * Jason Zodiac (1999–2002) * Rumania Montevideo (1999–2002) * (1999–2006) * WAG (1999–2006) * (1999–2007) * (2000–2002) * Nothin' but love (2000–2002) * Soul Crusaders (2000–2002) * Ramjet Pulley (2000–2003) * (2000–2010) *

(2000–2013) * Les Mauvais Garçonnes (2001–2002) * (2001–2002) * (2001–2003) * (2001–2004) *

The★tambourines the★tambourines were a Japanese pop band signed to the Giza Studio label, active between 2001 and 2009. Members *Ami Matsunaga (松永安未) – vocalist, lyricist * Hiroshi Asai (麻井寛史) – bassist, composer, arranger *Toshikazu Kame ...

(2001–2009) * (2001–2010) * (2002–2006) * (2002–2007) *

U-ka Saegusa in dB was a Japanese pop rock band formed in Osaka in 2002. The band consists of lead vocalist U-ka Saegusa, lead guitarist Yūichirō Iwai, lead bassist Taku Ōyabu, and drummer Keisuke Kurumatani. Signed to Giza Studio, the band released four stu ...

(2002–2010) * (2002–2011) * (2003–2008) * (2003–2008) * (2003–2009) * OOM (2005–2009) * Chicago Poodle (2004-2023) * Doa (2004-2023) * Yuki Okazaki (岡崎雪) (2004-2023) * (2005–2008) * (2005–2012) * (2006–2009) * (2006-2010) * Natsuki Morikawa (森川七月) (2006-2023) * (2007–2009) * (2007–2010) * Naifu (2007–2009) * Gulliver Get (2007–2011) * (2008–2009) * PINC INC (2008–2009) * (2008–2012) * Caos Caos Caos (2008-2018) * (2008-2023) * (2009–2010) * Grram (2010–2015) * Natsuiro (2012-2016) * War Ed (2014–2015) * Karina (2022-2023)

Compilation albums

References

External links

Giza studio website

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