Offshore Music
Offshore Music Philippines is an independent record label founded by Ely Buendia (of Eraserheads) in 2016. Music entered into a distribution agreement with Sony Music Philippines in 2023.
Offshore Music
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- Offshore Music Philippines
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- Philippines
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Offshore Music Philippines is an independent record label founded by Ely Buendia (of Eraserheads) in 2016. Music entered into a distribution agreement with Sony Music Philippines in 2023.
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• Name — Offshore Music Philippines • Founded — 2016 • Founder — Ely Buendia • Distributor — Sony Music Philippines • Genre — Various • Country — Philippines • Location — Metro Manila, Philippines • Website — www.offshoremusicph.com
History
History
Buendia formed Offshore Music in 2016. He has also taken on sound engineer and executive producer roles in its subsequent releases, with the label's artists being able to record in Buendia's home recording studio Crow's Nest. Offshore's first releases were Buendia's soul and R&B supergroup Apartel’s debut album Inner Play (2016) and his collaborations with Itchyworms, "Pariwara" and "Lutang", which were released as a 7-inch single for Record Store Day in 2017. After briefly running out of funds, the label relaunched in 2018. “We don’t sign up every band we see. We pick the ones that we believe in, and whose music we like," Buendia said in a press release. "We don’t sign anyone we know we couldn’t support, as we have very little resources, and have a very small budget to work with.” In August 2023, the label signed a partnership agreement with Sony Music Philippines, which includes global distribution, promotion of artists, and securing brand partnerships. They also signed ten acts to their roster later in October. The label has rereleased Eraserheads's first three albums and their 2014 singles "Sabado" and "1995" on vinyl. General Manager Audry Dionisio has stated that the label prioritizes releasing its catalogue on vinyl. "It's a very tactile medium that adds to the experience of the consumption of music," she said.
Current
Current
• ALYSON • Amateurish • Apartel • Aviators • Bree • Carousel Casualties • CRISHA • Diego's Scenes • Eliza Marie • Elton Clark • Ely Buendia • Ena Mori • Experience • FOW • GundamFunk Aviators • Halina • Her Name Is Noelle • JDRX • JR Oca Experience • Juicebox • Ligaya Escueta • Marion Talavera • M1ss Jade So • MI MI • Mt. Lewis • neytan • Paco Pastor • Pamphleteer • Pinkmen • Sansette • Pixie Labrador • Savannah • Sexy Jay • Seedy and the Years • Sulo • Shades of Native • Stef Aranas • Tinay • The Fixtion • Velvet Howl
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Catalog Offshore Music artists
• Eraserheads
Former
Former
• Eyedress • Itchyworms • The Late Isabel • Jun Lopito • One Click Straight • The Ransom Collective
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Offshore Music is associated with Philippines.
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- 1.Ely Buendia's Offshore Music partners with Sony Music Philippines. Bandwagon Asia.
- 2.Caña, Paul John. Ely Buendia launches indie record label with mix of veteran and new artists. GMA News Online.
- 3.Bodegon-Hikino, Kara. Offshore Music relaunches with honest and intelligent Filipino acts. Bandwagon Asia.
- 4.Man in a hurry: Ely Buendia’s unflagging heart. Rappler.com.
- 5.Ely Buendia, Itchyworms team up for Record Store Day release, "Lutang/Pariwara". Bandwagon Asia.
- 6.Saulog, Gabriel. Offshore Music Announces Its Latest Wave Of OPM Artists. Billboard Philippines.
- 7.Bodegon-Hikino. Eraserheads' 25th anniversary edition of Ultraelectromagneticpop! will be available on vinyl this November. Bandwagon Asia.
- 8.Eraserheads to release 'Circus' on vinyl. Bandwagon Asia.
- 9.Bodegon-Hikino, Kara. Ely Buendia and Offshore Music's Audry Dionisio on the work that went into pressing 'Cutterpillow' on vinyl. Bandwagon Asia.
- 10.Peters, Daniel. Eraserheads singles ‘Sabado’ and ‘1995’ to be released on vinyl for the first time. NME.
- 11.Bodegon-Hikino, Kara. Offshore Music shares their proudest moments, partnering with Sony Music, and vinyl goals for their artists. Bandwagon Asia.
- 12.Mallabo, Denise. In the studio with ena mori, the 21-year-old classically trained Fil-Jap musician making sophisticated pop songs. GMA News Online.
- 13.Bodegon-Hikino, Kara. Pinkmen talk about their double single release, working with Offshore Music. Bandwagon Asia.
- 14.Angan, Kara. Sansette: Bringing the Cebuano Sun To the Rest Of the Country. Billboard Philippines.
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