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Pantone Music is an independent record label and music publisher based in Brighton, UK. It was founded in 2004 by Gav Smith. Pantone Music currently specialise in broken beat, nu jazz, and hip-hop from Japan and The West. Their roster includes Jazztronik, Jafrosax, Yukihiro Fukitomi, Bun and Breakthrough (Music Group). As a testament to the label's mission of bringing East and West together, artists that have featured on recordings with the Pantone Music roster include Amp Fiddler, Phife Dawg, Grand Visitor, Break Reform, Count Bass D, Bembe Segue, Maspyke, Jneiro Jarel, Ovasoul 7, Gagle, Yukumi Nagano, Vikter Duplaix, Nicola Manevsky and DJ Mitsu The Beats.

An independent record label is a record label that operates without the funding of major record labels. Many artists begin their careers on independent labels.

In the music industry, a music publisher is responsible for ensuring the songwriters and composers receive payment when their compositions are used commercially. Through an agreement called a publishing contract, a songwriter or composer "assigns" the copyright of their composition to a publishing company. In return, the company licenses compositions, helps monitor where compositions are used, collects royalties and distributes them to the composers. They also secure commissions for music and promote existing compositions to recording artists, film and television.

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