Genre Hip-hop, R&B Official website www.illegalmusik.co.nz | Location New Zealand Parent organization Warner Music Group | |
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Illegal Musik is a New Zealand Lifestyle Company - with a primary focus on Music & Entertainment. Its success started via its development of R&B singer J.Williams and has grown to include a wide range of artists from various genres. It currently has a partnership with Warner Music NZ and Australia. record label HQ are based in New Zealand
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Company History
Illegal Musik was founded by CEO Mark Arona (aka Patriarch of NZ hip hop group Ill Semantics) and business partner Eddie Bennett (aka Hard Work) mid-2007. Their first two signings J.Williams and Erakah picked up both Best Male and Female artist awards at the 2010 Pacific Island Music Awards.
The label's production house is headed up by Inoke Finau "N.O.X" (lead guitarist of Rock Band Junipah).
Illegal Musik produced the first all LIVE 3D Music Video for artist J.Williams 'You Got Me' through a partnership with New Zealand company 3D Live and Director Damien Caine. They picked up an award for the video 'You Got Me' for innovation in New Zealand Music in 2010 and the single also picked up 'Best Hip-Hop Video' at the Juice TV Awards (May 2010).
The label have also signed a partnership with Warner Australia and have released three singles from J.Williams 'You Got Me' (July/ August 2010). 'Takes Me Higher - Illegal Remix (2011) and 'Live It Up' (2011).
The name "Illegal Musik" came from the title of the first EP for founder Patriarch's group, Ill Semantics. [edit]
Notable artists
Illegal Musik has signed a lot of artists coming from different genres.
Previous artists
Discography
This is the list of albums released under Illegal Musik.