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⚫ '''Free-Will''' is a ]ese ] founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several ] themed bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the ]. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to ] ]).<ref name="Press_Release">
{{Infobox record label
| name = Free-Will
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| founded = 1986
| founder = Hiroshi Tomioka
| status = Active
| distributor =
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| country = {{flagicon|Japan}} ]
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⚫ '''Free-Will''' is a ]ese ] founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several ] themed ] bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the ]. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to ] ]).<ref name="groove_press_release">
{{cite web {{cite web
|title = "Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release" |title = "Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release"
|work = nanopro.jp |work = nanopro.jp
|url = http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf |url = http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf
|accessdate = 2007-08-16 |accessdate = 2007-08-16}}
⚫ </ref> Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the ].
}}
⚫ </ref> Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the ] and previously in ] as well.<ref name="webarchive_fwe">
{{cite web
| title = Free-Will Europe Home Page
| work = web.archive.org
| date = ]
| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20070404165604/http://www.free-will-europe.com/
| accessdate = 2007-09-23
}}
</ref>


On ], ], the label's founder Hiroshi "Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka was arrested, along with fellow Free-Will official Kazunori Murasaki and Koichi Kaku, a former employee of the Asatsu-DK ]. The trio is accused of defrauding the agency of 324 million ] (approximately US$ 3 million) by ostensibly ordering the agency to produce ]s, which were then delegated to subcontract firms.<ref name="japan_today_arrest"> In September 2007, Free Will president and founder, Hiroshi Tomioka (better known as Dynamite Tommy), and former official Kazunori Murasaki, were arrested along with Koichi Kaku, a former employee at advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The three men defrauded the company Asatsu-DK of 324 million yen (approximately US$3 million) in commission fees in 2001. They made it look like the agency received orders for producing promotional videos for bands signed to the record label, outsourcing the projects to subcontract firms. <ref>http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/418315</ref> <ref>http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/shakai/20070914AT1G1401C14092007.html</ref>

{{cite web
The money was used to promote bands signed to the label, including the production of music videos, and to pay for concert tours, and other overhead costs.
| title = "3 Arrested for Defrauding Ad Company"
Koichi Kaku, and Kazunori Murasaki have confessed to the charges, while Hiroshi Tomioka currently denies them, and is uncooperative with authorites. <ref>http://www.sankei.co.jp/shakai/jiken/070914/jkn070914011.htm</ref> <ref>http://jrocknyc.blogspot.com/</ref>
| work = japantoday.com
| date = ]
| url = http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/418315
| accessdate = 2007-09-15
}}
</ref><ref name="sankei_arrest">
{{cite web
| title = "３億２４００万円詐欺、広告代理店元社員ら逮捕"
| work = sankei.co.jp
| date = ]
| url = http://www.sankei.co.jp/shakai/jiken/070914/jkn070914011.htm
| language = Japanese
| accessdate = 2007-09-23
}}
</ref>


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Revision as of 19:32, 23 September 2007

Free-Will is a Japanese independent record label founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several visual kei themed bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the major record labels. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to Yoshiki Hayashi's Extasy Records). Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the United States.

In September 2007, Free Will president and founder, Hiroshi Tomioka (better known as Dynamite Tommy), and former official Kazunori Murasaki, were arrested along with Koichi Kaku, a former employee at advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The three men defrauded the company Asatsu-DK of 324 million yen (approximately US$3 million) in commission fees in 2001. They made it look like the agency received orders for producing promotional videos for bands signed to the record label, outsourcing the projects to subcontract firms.

The money was used to promote bands signed to the label, including the production of music videos, and to pay for concert tours, and other overhead costs. Koichi Kaku, and Kazunori Murasaki have confessed to the charges, while Hiroshi Tomioka currently denies them, and is uncooperative with authorites.

Sub-divisions

The company operates several sub-divisions, some of them for a single band or purpose only. For example, Firewall Div. solely handles material which is released in collaboration with Sony Music.

Bands managed directly

Current
Past

References

  1. ""Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release"" (PDF). nanopro.jp. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  2. http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/418315
  3. http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/shakai/20070914AT1G1401C14092007.html
  4. http://www.sankei.co.jp/shakai/jiken/070914/jkn070914011.htm
  5. http://jrocknyc.blogspot.com/

See also

External links

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