Aegean Records

Aegean Records
Parent companyNobby's Hobbies Holdings
Founded1996 (1996)
FounderGeorge Michael
StatusDefunct
DistributorPinnacle Entertainment[1]
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Official websiteaegean.net

Aegean Records was an independent record label founded by George Michael in 1996.[2][3] The label was set up after Michael broke from Sony Music after his court case, which he eventually lost.[4]

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

  • George Michael;[5]
  • Trigger;[5]
  • Primitiva;[5]
  • Joanna Bryant;[1]
  • Bassey Walker;[6]
  • Toby Bourke.[5]

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Lorenz, Christian (22 February 1997). "Michael's Aegean Links with Pinnacle for U.K. Distribution". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hello! – Interview with Andreas Georgiou". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ↑ McGann, Colin (30 December 2016). "George Michael's Labasheeda connection". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Smith, Giles (21 June 1994). "'Pop slave' George Michael to fight on". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Frieser, Mark (31 December 2016). "A Tribute to George Michael, Dot-Com Visionary". SyncSummit. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Bhoyrul, Anil; Hipwell, James (4 February 1999). "City Slickers: George Loses Faith In Net; His hi-tech dream takes a pounds 270,000 hit". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via the Free Library.
  7. ↑ "Aegean Net Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Stuart, Keith (11 January 2016). "BowieNet: how David Bowie's ISP foresaw the future of the internet". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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