AGI MUSIC

Company Profile & Proposal

Agi Music is a Malaysia based record label which was formed in year 2004 and having branches in Singapore and India. Its total released in these 4 years is just 14 albums but it generating almost RM 250,000 per annum. In 2007, AGI signed a catalogues licensing and music publishing licensing with South Indian Music Legend, Ilaiyaraaja for more than 700 albums. It’s covering almost 5000 songs and 600 movie scores and 3000 sound and loop sampling. Ilaiyaraaja and AGI partnership were turned into a big success with a release of Thiruvasakam: A Classical Cross Over with total sales of 10, 000 units CDs at the price of RM 35 per CD.

For all my non-film music albums, Agi Music will be my first choice.

- Ilaiyaraaja

In 2006 AGI signed an audio licensing and publishing with ARRahman’s KM Musiq. Under this licensing deal, AGI released AR Rahman’s Godfather (World Excluding India), a Tamil movie soundtrack, which was the first released of KM Musiq. AGI have excellent track record for this album with the sales of 13,000 units worldwide including 4500 units CDs in Malaysia at price of RM 25 per CD worldwide.

In 2008 AGI established a publishing and sound recording licensing with Mass Audio of India. Few of AGI’s successful released with Mass Audio (internationally excluding Dubai and Sri Lanka) are Ilaiyaraaja’s Mayakkannadi, Vijay Anthony’s NAAN AVAN ILLAI and many other famous hits. AGI become member of MACP in 2008 and entering into mobile music distribution through DIGI Telecommunication. It generates a new revenue source for AGI at a average of RM 35,000 per month for last six months period.

AGI selling digital tracks through itunes, napster, isound, emusic and rhapsody which mainly targeting US and Europe customers. Digital and online sales generating average of USD 1000 per year. AGI also ventured into local Indian music scenarios with releasing it’s first local Indian release Shree Raghavendra which hit the market with 2000 CDs in first 3 weeks of the release of the album in 2008. AGI’s other business ventures in music industry are music publishing through Agi Music Publishing, Agi Mobile (musiq2go), Online Music Portal and Broadband Radio Channels (Saayee). Through Agi Music Publishing, AGI licensed his songs to various usages like TV, Movie and Advertisement synchronization. AGI’s recent success in music publishing was licensed one of Ilaiyaraaja’s song to Taiwan film Production company, HOME GREEN MOVIE, for Chinese film. AGI’s music portal successfully signed more than 3000 record labels around the world through CDBABY an ORCHARD with more than 1 million digital tracks. AGI also in negotiation with Indian music industry’s giants, Times Music Of India and Music Today for online and mobile distribution. AGI’s releases are eligible for Grammy application and Independent Music Awards. Our releases were submitted for Grammy nomination since 2007.

Agi Music’s album comes in a very attractive designs and packaging with evolves the beauty of the music itself. Indian Music Industry fully depends on film music. But Agi Music’s releases gives new breathe for non-film music albums.

- AR Rahman