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⚫ '''Free-Will''' is a ]ese ] founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several ] themed bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the ]. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to ] ]).<ref name="Press_Release">
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⚫ '''Free-Will''' is a ]ese ] founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several ] themed ] bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the ]. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to ] ]).<ref name="groove_press_release">
{{cite web {{cite web
|title = "Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release" |title = "Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release"
|work = nanopro.jp |work = nanopro.jp
|url = http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf |url = http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf
|accessdate = 2007-08-16}} |accessdate = 2007-08-16
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</ref> Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the ]. </ref> Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the ] and previously in ] as well.<ref name="webarchive_fwe">
{{cite web
| title = Free-Will Europe Home Page
| work = web.archive.org
| date = ]
| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20070404165604/http://www.free-will-europe.com/
⚫ | accessdate = 2007-09-23
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In September 2007, two Free-Will officials were arrested for allegedly defrauding Free-Will of 324 million ] (approximately US$3 million) between May and July of 2001. The two officials, Hiroshi Tomioka (better known as Dynamite Tommy<ref> On ], ], the label's founder Hiroshi "Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka was arrested, along with fellow Free-Will official Kazunori Murasaki and Koichi Kaku, a former employee of the Asatsu-DK ]. The trio is accused of defrauding the agency of 324 million ] (approximately US$ 3 million) by issuing fraudulent orders for the production of ], which were then delegated to subcontract firms.<ref name="japan_today_arrest">
{{cite web {{cite web
|title = "Troube For Free-Will" | title = "3 Arrested for Defrauding Ad Company"
|work = jmusiceuropa.com | work = japantoday.com
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⚫ |url = http://jmusiceuropa.com/uk/news.php?archive=09/2007#23240
| url = http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/418315
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</ref>) and Kazunori Murasaki were, in coordination with a former official of ], allegedly producing fraudulent orders for producing ].<ref name="free_will_arrest">
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Record label
Free-Will
Founded1986
FounderHiroshi Tomioka
StatusActive
GenreRock
Country of originJapan Japan
Official websitewww.free-will.co.jp

Free-Will is a Japanese independent record label founded in 1986. It manages, among others, several visual kei themed rock bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the major record labels. During the visual kei boom in the 1990s, the phrase "East Extasy and West Free-Will" was coined ("Extasy" referring to Yoshiki Hayashi's Extasy Records). Free-Will currently has branches in Japan, and the United States and previously in Europe as well.

On September 14, 2007, the label's founder Hiroshi "Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka was arrested, along with fellow Free-Will official Kazunori Murasaki and Koichi Kaku, a former employee of the Asatsu-DK advertising agency. The trio is accused of defrauding the agency of 324 million yen (approximately US$ 3 million) by issuing fraudulent orders for the production of music videos, which were then delegated to subcontract firms.

Sub-divisions

The company operates several sub-divisions, some of them for a single band or purpose only. For example, Firewall Div. solely handles material which is released in collaboration with Sony Music.

Bands managed directly

Current
Past

References

  1. ""Free-Will and Groove Productions Press Release"" (PDF). nanopro.jp. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  2. "Free-Will Europe Home Page". web.archive.org. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-09-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ""3 Arrested for Defrauding Ad Company"". japantoday.com. 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-09-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ""Troube for Free-Will"". jmusiceuropa.com. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2007-09-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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