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FirstCom Music is an American production music library and distributor founded in 1980 by Jim Long. In 1985, the company became one of the first production music libraries to issue albums on CDs.

In May 1989, Jim Long initially agreed to sell his Jim Long Companies (then owner of FirstCom) to Olympia Broadcasting [1]. However, after Olympia was sued for fraud due to misrepresenting the financial status of a radio station it had purchased, Jim Long terminated the deal in September of the same year.[2]

One year later, FirstCom (along with other companies owned by Long) was ultimately acquired by Zomba Music Group [3]. In 2002, BMG purchased Zomba and amalgamated their production division to create the BMG Zomba Production Music, which FirstCom is still a part of. BMG Zomba Production Music was eventually sold to Universal Publishing Production Music.

On July 12, 2021, FirstCom Music was folded into Universal Production Music's US branch.

Sub-Labels[]

Former libraries

Albums[]

Used By[]

Companies[]

  • Carmike Cinemas

Series[]

Demos[]

Home Videos[]

Other productions[]

TV Networks[]

Logos[]

Foreign distributors[]

  • Hungary
    • EMI Music Publishing Hungary (Summer 2002-January 2005)
    • Editio Musica Budapest / Universal Music Group Hungary (February 2005-present)
  • Poland:
    • Vivart (Summer 2002 - July 2011)
    • Paris Music (July 2011-present)
  • Spain and Portugal:
    • Sintonia / Multimusic (1980's-mid-1990's)
    • BMG Ariola / BMG Zomba Production Music / Universal Production Music (mid-1990's-present)

References[]

  1. ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1989/RR-1989-05-05.pdf
  2. ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1989/BC-1989-12-11.pdf
  3. ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-06-01.pdf

See also[]

  • List of libraries distributed by FirstCom Music
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Atmosphere | Berlin Production Music | Bruton Music | Chappell Recorded Music Library | Connect Music | Elias Music | FirstCom Music | Focus Music | Galerie | Gotham Music | Hollywood Music | Killer Tracks | Koka Media | Kosinus | MasterSource | Match Music | Network Music | New York Beats | OneMusic | Paris Music | RCAL

Third-party labels
Beacon Music (Chalk | Raydia | Sound Pocket Music) (worldwide) | Bosworth Music (selected territories) | Liquid Cinema (selected territories) | Music House (United States only) | Ninja Tune Production Music (outside United Kingdom) | Noise Refinery (outside North America) | Pedigree Cuts | Soho Production Music (selected territories) | The License Lab (worldwide) | Zone Music (North America, Latin America, Brazil and Iberia)

Former/Defunct labels
Access Promo | Atlantic Seven (in Hong Kong and South Korea) | Cezame | CPM Music (in Hong Kong and South Korea) | Felt Production Music (North America only) | Groovers Music Library (in South-East Asia) | GUM Tapes | Headspace | Invasion From Mars (outside North America) | K-Vox | L'Illustration Musicale | Mondiophone | Montparnasse 2000 | Musique Pour L'Image | Nightingale Music Library (in South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand) | Noise Pump Music (selected territories) | Sonic Ozault (in South-East Asia) | Sonimage | UBM Media

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