PIAS Entertainment Group (stylised as [PIAS]) is an international recording, licensing, distribution, sales and marketing company for premium music, film and comedy.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the group has over 200 employees, with offices in the UK, many other European markets, the USA, and Australia. PIAS Recordings is the group's recorded music division.
The group was founded in 1981 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot who are still the ...
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PIAS Entertainment Group (stylised as [PIAS]) is an international recording, licensing, distribution, sales and marketing company for premium music, film and comedy.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the group has over 200 employees, with offices in the UK, many other European markets, the USA, and Australia. PIAS Recordings is the group's recorded music division.
The group was founded in 1981 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot who are still the co-presidents of the Group.
Michel Lambot and Kenny Gates met circa September 1981 at Michel’s record store then called “Casablanca Moon”, exclusively selling records from independent labels and they quickly became friends.
In June 1982 the store “Casablanca Moon” was closed down and they made plans to start an import company named “Play It Again Sam”. Play It Again Sam started importing from the UK in October 1982 and were based in the basement of in Kenny's parents' house in Brussels, Belgium. Michel and Kenny were then respectively 21 and...
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