Giza Studio

Giza Studio (ギザ ステューディオ, Giza Sutyūdio) is a Japanese record label, music production company and music publisher based in Osaka, founded in 1998 by music producer Daiko Nagato. Giza's artists have provided numerous opening and ending themes for Anime television series such as Meitantei Conan,^[2] Project ARMS, MÄR and Tantei Gakuen Q.

Giza Studio
ギザ ステューディオ

Logo used since 2000
Genre	Pop rock Indies Jazz Anime song
Founded	September 1, 1998 (Japan) 2001 (United States)[1]
Founder	Daiko Nagato
Headquarters	Horrie Hills building, 1-3-17 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Osaka, Japan Los Angeles, California, U.S
Key people	Daiko Nagato Chiaki Nagato Toshinori Masuda Saitō Nobuhisa
Total assets	117 billion yen
Number of employees	95
Parent	B Zone
Website	Giza studio website

The Giza Studio started as an indie label under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon B Zone bought it as their sister label company and renamed it to only Giza.^[3] Since their commercial service launched on September 1, 1998, Giza Studio has been producing the following years commercially successful artists as Mai Kuraki, Garnet Crow and Rina Aiuchi^[4] Along with other Being Group's sister labels (Zain Records, Rooms Records, B-Gram Records, BMFC, Vermillion Records and Northern Music), the studio's main task is to create music productivity by hiring talented artists, composers and engineers.^[5]

In 2021, the singer Rina Aiuchi accused her former producer for sexual harassment and filed a lawsuit against talent agency Giza Studio, seeking 10 million yen, alleging that they did not protect her from harassment. Nagato himself did not admit it and claims the opposite of what he is accused of.^[6] In 2022, the official website has launched special statement toward lawsuit case which allows her to use her stage name once again. In 2023, Aiuchi accused her producer for the second time, however with the same results as previously of not admitting harassment action.^[7]

Labels

• Giza Studio (GZCA) 1999-present
• Tent House (TCR) 1999-present
• O-Town Jazz (formerly known as Giza Jazz; GZCA) 1999-present
• D-Go (GZDC) 2012-present^[8]
• Crimzon (CCR) 2014- present

Inactive labels

• Garage Indies Zapping Association (ICR) 1999-2000
• Weeds (WRC) 1999
• Giza USA (GZUC) 2000-2001
• Styling Records (GZCS) 2002-2006
• Undown (UCR) 2003
• Blue-Z (GZCB) 2004
• Rozetta (RCR) 2014

Artists

Notes: The Giza Studio official website has listed its active artist as of 2024.^[9]

Giza Studio

Sard Underground d-project dps

D-Go

Sensation Wands

Crimson

• Amai Bouryoku (甘い暴力)
• Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan: Zigzag (-真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ)

O-town Jazz

Aoki Hikari (青紀ひかり)

Former artists

Notes: The Giza Studio official website has listed its former artist under column Other Artists.^[10]

Grass Arcade (1998–1999) 4D-JAM (1998–2001) New Cinema Tokage (1998–2002) Sweet Velvet (1999–2001) Jason Zodiac (1999–2002) Rumania Montevideo (1999–2002) Miho Komatsu (小松 未歩) (1999–2006) WAG (1999–2006) Mai Kuraki (倉木 麻衣) (1999–2007) Chika Yoshida (吉田 知加) (2000–2002) Nothin' but love (2000–2002) Soul Crusaders (2000–2002) Ramjet Pulley (2000–2003) Rina Aiuchi (愛内 里菜) (2000–2010) Garnet Crow (2000–2013) Les Mauvais Garçonnes (2001–2002) Mika Hase (長谷 実果) (2001–2002) Miki Matsuhashi (松橋 未樹) (2001–2003) Hikari Yamaguchi (山口 裕加里) (2001–2004) The★tambourines (2001–2009) Azumi Uehara (上原 あずみ) (2001–2010) Yumi Shizukusa (滴草 由実) (2002–2006) Akane Sugazaki (菅崎 茜) (2002–2007) U-ka Saegusa in dB (2002–2010) Aiko Kitahara (北原 愛子) (2002–2011) Shiori Takei (竹井 詩織里) (2003–2008)

Hayami Kishimoto (岸本 早未) (2003–2008) Ai Takaoka (高岡 亜衣) (2003–2009) OOM (2005–2009) Chicago Poodle (2004-2023) Doa (2004-2023) Yuki Okazaki (岡崎雪) (2004-2023) Sayuri Iwata (岩田 さゆり) (2005–2008) Hiromi Haneda (羽田 裕美) (2005–2012) Hazuki Morita (森田 葉月) (2006–2009) Saeka Uura (宇浦冴香) (2006-2010) Natsuki Morikawa (森川七月) (2006-2023) Aya Kamiki (上木 彩矢) (2007–2009) Emi Hayakawa (早川 えみ) (2007–2010) Naifu (2007–2009) Gulliver Get (2007–2011) Kaori Hirata (平田 香織) (2008–2009) PINC INC (2008–2009) Saasa (さぁさ) (2008–2012) Caos Caos Caos (2008-2018) Marie Ueda (植田 真梨恵) (2008-2023) Sayo Kurihara (栗原 小夜) (2009–2010) Grram (2010–2015) Natsuiro (2012-2016) War Ed (2014–2015) Karina (2022-2023)

Compilation albums

	Album	Release	Ranking
	Giza Studio R&B Respect Vol.1: Six Sisters Selection	5 December 2001	20[11]
	Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001	19 December 2001	13[12]
	Giza studio Mai-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party	17 July 2002	15[13]
	Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2002	18 December 2002	15[14]
	Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2003	17 December 2003	33[15]
	Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2004	2004	[16]
	Flavor Jazz: Giza Jazz compilation vol. 1	24 September 2008	x [17]
	Giza studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Love Side	24 December 2008	119[18]
	Giza studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Fun Side	24 December 2008	122[19]
	Flavor Jazz: Giza Jazz compilation vol. 2	30 September 2009	X[20]
	Christmas Non-Stop Carol	1 December 2010	71[21]
	Giza Studio Presents: Girls	12 October 2011	272[22]

See also

• B Zone
• List of record labels
• Hills Pan

References

1. "About Giza USA". The Official Giza USA Website.
2. "Detective Conan theme music" (in Japanese). Being Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
3. "大阪市・Giza 社長室にて～". hokkoku.co.jp. 21 April 2023.
4. "About Giza Studio". The Official Giza USA Website.
5. "Introduction". Official Giza Website (archived). Archived from the original on 2004-01-14. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
6. "「愛内里菜」セクハラ被害で元所属事務所を提訴 事務所側「事実はない」と声明発表". sponichi.co.jp. 18 March 2021.
7. "愛内里菜さん、二審も敗訴". hokkoku.co.jp. 21 April 2023.
8. "D-Go - ディーゴ" (in Japanese).
9. "Giza Studio-Artist" (in Japanese). Giza. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
10. "Giza Studio-Other Artist" (in Japanese). Giza. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
11. "Giza studio R&B Respect Vol.1～six sisters selection～ (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
12. "Giza studio Masterpiece Blend 2001 (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
13. "Mai-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party(V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
14. "Giza studio Masterpiece Blend 2002 (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
15. "Giza studio Masterpiece Blend 2003 (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
16. The release was canceled, catalogue number: GZCA-5058~5059
17. "Flavor Jazz ～ Giza Jazz compilation vol.1～(V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
18. "Giza studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Love Side (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
19. "Giza studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Fun Side (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
20. "Flavor Jazz ～ Giza Jazz compilation vol. 2～ (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
21. "Christmas Non-Stop Carol (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
22. "Giza Studio Presents: Girls (V.A)". Oricon News (in Japanese).

External links

• Giza studio website (in Japanese)
• Giza USA website
• Giza Studio on Twitter
• Giza Studio discography at Discogs
• Garage Indies Zapping Association discography at Discogs
• Giza USA discography at Discogs
• Tent House discography at Discogs
• D-Go discography at Discogs
• Crimzon discography at Discogs