Playground_Music_Scandinavia Knowpia

Playground Music Scandinavia AB
Playground Music Scandinavia AB
Founded	1999
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Sweden
Location	Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
Official website	playgroundmusic.com

Playground Music Scandinavia AB (PGM) is an independent record company and distributor in Scandinavia, founded in 1999. The company operates across Scandinavia with offices in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Additionally, it has established local distribution partnerships in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Iceland.

Since 2010, Jonas Sjöström has held ownership of the company. Playground Music maintains a diverse catalog without a specific genre focus, although rock and pop genres have been notably featured.

The company also acts as a representative for various international independent labels in Scandinavia, including Beggars Banquet, 4AD, Domino, Matador, XL Recordings, Mute, Cooking Vinyl, Secretly Canadian, City Slang, Ninja Tune, Ignition, and Epitaph.

History edit

Playground Music Scandinavia was founded in 1999 after Jonas Sjöström and several colleagues left the record company MNW (Music Network Corps AB) in protest of their new owners. From the start, Playground Music set up offices in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Of the company's first direct signings, The Rasmus managed to launch a successful international career with the release of their album Dead Letters (2003). The same year, the company acquired Ace of Base's complete musical catalog with the acquisition of the Danish record label Mega Records. In 2006, the company bought the Swedish label Diesel Music, acquiring the catalog of artists such as Lisa Nilsson, Koop, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Mauro Scocco and Titiyo. In 2010, the main shareholder of the company Edel Music Germany sold their share of the company to Jonas Sjöström, thereby making him the sole owner of Playground Music Scandinavia.^[1]