Epsa Music

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Epsa Music
Epsa Music
Formerly
Electrical Products S.A.
Private
Industry
  • Music
  • Entertainment
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Founders
  • Laura Cosello
  • Elba Cosello
  • Alba Cosello
  • Laura Tesoriero
HeadquartersBuenos Aires,
Argentina
,
Argentina
Area served
Worldwide
OwnerThe Orchard
ParentSony Music Entertainment
Websiteepsapublishing.com

Epsa Music (also known as EPSA), is an independent record company, originated in 1996 and specialized in the production, promotion and commercialization of Argentine music and artists of tango, Andean music, chamamé and folklore in general, as well as orchestral music. Founded by the Casella sisters, today it is chaired by Laura Tesoriero, CEO of the label and daughter of Laura Casella.[1]

Epsa was founded in 1968 as Electrical Products S.A., and began by manufacturing cassettes. In 1992 he launched his Epsa Music label,[2] of Argentine tango and folklore, and has grown to become one of the most important record labels in South America, bringing together a diverse mix of production and distribution, A&R, and digital music assets.[3]

History

Early years

Epsa Music was founded as an extension of Epsa, a precursor company in phonographic and digital formats led by Laura Casella, her daughter Laura Tesoriero, and her sisters Alba and Elba Casella. Epsa began manufacturing cartridges and tapes in 1968, and followed the natural evolution of the industry to become a leading producer and distributor of compact discs (CDs) in South America.[4]

Being the first company in Argentina to manufacture magazines, then cassettes, it was also the first company to have a machine to make compacts.[5] Mozart's Requiem, directed by Father Segade, is recorded as Epsa's first released album. Among the first artists who produced and distributed their music in these early days we can mention Aníbal Arias, Juanjo Domínguez, Juan Falú, Rudy and Niní Flores (as part of the Guitarras en el mundo albums),[6] Hilda Herrera or Adolfo Abalos.[7]

In 1992, his Epsa Music record label was launched and became the dominant Argentine tango and folk music label with a wide, varied and growing catalogue.

Alliance with The Orchard

In 2004, they reached an agreement with The Orchard label to distribute a large part of their repertoire of independent Argentine compositions.[8] Epsa has distributed its controlled catalog of South American music through The Orchard since August 2003, and has included internationally renowned artists such as the Sexteto Mayor (Grammy 2003 winners), El Arranque (international tango group that collaborated with Wynton Marsalis) and Astor Piazzolla (multi-platinum international artist), all of them Argentine.[9]

That same year, they organized an event called El concurso de La Falda,[10] where Esteban Riera would be the winner, who produced his debut album.[11]

Zapmusica.com

In 2006, they launched their new digital download site, www.zapmusica.com, this being a measure to reduce piracy with music converted into digital.[12] Together with DBN (Distribuidora Belgrano Norte), they were the pioneer companies in these services in Argentina.[13] Zap, launched in partnership with the Internet provider Fibertel of the Cable Visión group, and would be offered exclusively to Fibertel customers for the first six months.[14] The platform enjoyed great popularity and reach, according to Epsa statistics.[15]

Artists

  • Aníbal Arias
  • Juanjo Domínguez
  • Juan Falú
  • Rudy y Niní Flores
  • Hilda Herrera
  • Adolfo Abalos
  • Sexteto Mayor
  • Orquesta El Arranque
  • Astor Piazzolla
  • Leo Maslíah
  • Manuela Bravo
  • Gerardo Gandini

Featured Albums

Award Album Artist (s) Category Ref.
Latin Grammy 2004 Postangos en Vivo en Rosario Gerardo Gandini Best Tango Album [16]
Latin Grammy 2009 Mi Fueye Querido Leopoldo Federico Best Tango Album
Premios Gardel 2013 Los Carabajal en vivo Los Carabajal Best Folklore Group Album [17]
Chopin Horacio Lavandera Best Classical Music Album [18]
Vuelvo a estar con vos Sandra Mihanovich Best Romantic/Melodic Artist Album

References

  1. ↑ "Laura Tesoriero". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Qué pasa". LA NACION (in español). 2004-06-14. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ↑ Levine, Robert (2006-01-09). "Buying Music From Anywhere and Selling It for Play on the Internet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Valor y símbolo, dos siglos de industrias culturales de la Argentina by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación Argentina - Issuu". issuu.com. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Música con sello propio". LA NACION (in español). 1998-03-24. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Quijotes de la guitarra". LA NACION (in español). 1999-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. ↑ Clarín.com (1998-04-10). "Los equipos chicos de la industria". Clarín (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  8. ↑ Cobo, Leila (2005-06-02). "The Orchard Signs Overseas Indies". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Epsa se asocia con The Orchard para difundir música mundialmente". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  10. ↑ Clarín.com (2004-06-05). "El concurso de La Falda". Clarín (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  11. ↑ Clarín.com (2005-12-21). "El cantor Esteban Riera pide pista". Clarín (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  12. ↑ "Música digital legal". LA NACION (in español). 2005-11-07. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  13. ↑ Bidegaray, Martín (2005-10-04). "Se vienen los sitios argentinos legales para bajar música". www.cronista.com (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  14. ↑ Cobo, Leila (2006-04-20). "Epsa Music Launches New Download Site". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  15. ↑ "FiberTel y EPSA Digital presentaron servicio de venta de música en línea". PRODU.COM (in español). 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  16. ↑ "Gerardo Gandini, el único argentino que se llevó un Grammy". infobae (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  17. ↑ Liberal, El. "Premios Gardel 2013: Los Carabajal ganó al Mejor Álbum Grupo de Folklore - El Liberal". www.elliberal.com.ar (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  18. ↑ Silver, Shannon (2020-07-07). "The Orchard Distributed Artists Sweep The 2020 Premios Gardel With Over 120 Nominations!". The Daily Rind. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

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