Distributor(s) Edition Drakkar Location Witten Headquarters Witten, Germany Founded 1999 | Country of origin Germany Official website www.drakkar.de Founder Bogdan Kopec | |
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Genre Heavy metal
Electronic
Synthpop
Industrial metal Artists Nightwish, Lordi, Xandria, Tarja Turunen, Letzte Instanz Albums Wishmaster, Oceanborn, Century Child, Ravenheart, The Arockalypse Profiles | ||
Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German record label with its headquarters in Witten. It is a joint venture with Bertelsmann Music Group.
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History
Originally Kopec Music Publishing, Drakkar Entertainment was founded in 1986 by Bogdan Kopec. It initially only handled publishing, but in 1986, when Kopec changed the name to "Drakkar Promotion", he also expanded its services to include management, booking, and merchandising. The company later signed German metal bands such as Coroner, Raven, Running Wild, and Sodom.
In 1992, the company joined forces with Bertelsmann Music Group to become Drakkar Promotion Musikverlag GmbH. At the same time, another company, G.U.N. Records GmbH was created. This second company became so successful that Kopec, who felt overworked, decided to sell his shares to BMG. He then closed the merchandising, booking, and trading departments of Drakkar Promotion, and founded "Drakkar Records". His original company became "Drakkar Entertainment GmbH".
Divisions
Drakkar Entertainment now has four divisions: