Group Companies

Sony Music Marketing (SMM) is a marketing company specializing in the entertainment business, with particular focus on the planning and distribution of entertainment products and services including music and video content in the form of physical products and digital distribution services such as music downloads.

Zepp Hall Network operates the various Zepp concert halls located in Japan and internationally, developing a venue business accommodating a variety of needs including state-of-the-art technology.

Sony Music Axis provides general administrative services across the Sony Music Group in general affairs, accounting, HR, and information systems, supporting corporate activities of the entire group.

M-On Entertainment is a diversified media company with broadcasting capabilities on the Music On! TV music channel as well as magazine and book publishing capabilities, and covering a variety of additional projects including media site management and planning/production of live events.

Sony Music Artists is a full-service entertainment production company that provides management as well as event promotion services for musicians, actors, and other entertainers, music copyright administration, and record label functions.

ANX is a diversified global entertainment company with focus on the planning and production of anime video and music content, distribution of its physical and digital products, development of related game apps and merchandise, and stage production of musicals and live events.

Sony Music Labels is a record company that plans, produces, and promotes music and video products through nine distinctive labels, bringing music of many genres to listeners everywhere.

Media businesses including satellite broadcasting of the Asia Dramatic TV, video content business, etc.

Label Gate offers digital services including mora - the Walkman® Official Music Store, the commercial music download site and Clip Gate, which offers business services for music video management and development of their licensing opportunities.

Sony Music Direct brings consumers a variety of specialty products utilizing the extensive Sony Music Group catalog repertoire, while also offering products from the Enka/traditional Japanese music and Rakugo/spoken-word performance labels.

Sony Music Publishing is a music publisher providing services including copyright management, repertoire exploitation and promotion, and development of new songwriting talent for both Japanese and international repertoire.

A-1 Pictures is an animation production studio offering production for all aspects of anime creation.

Quatro A specializes in planning, developing, and hosting smartphone game apps.

MusicRay'n is a production company specializing in artist management, record label functions, and video production for a variety of voice actors and anime music artists.

Aniplex of America is an Aniplex subsidiary and distribution company for animation works in North and South America as well as other Anglophone countries.

Sony Creative Products is an IP firm that provides a full range of merchandising and marketing services focused on the development and use of domestic and international intellectual properties such as copyrighted and trademarked material including illustrated characters.

ALFA MUSIC (ALF) is a music publisher providing copyright and neighboring rights administration services.

ANS' business includes planning and production of anime and game content and planning, import/export, wholesale, and retail of anime-related merchandise.

Sony Music Solutions (SMS) provides a variety of business solutions uniquely specializing in entertainment. Client services cover much more than music, with its marketing and distribution services for packaged music and video products, merchandising, fan club management, e-commerce site management, and other digital solutions.

Production of motion pictures and license management.

CloverWorks is an animation production studio.

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) holds all shares and serves as headquarters for the management and administration of all Sony Music Group subsidiaries. The departments within SMEJ efficiently support and promote the businesses of each group company and throughout the group.