Record Geijutsu ONLINE, a Next-Generation Portal Site Opening on October 1

Ongaku no Tomo Sha Co. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Tadashi Tokieda), now in its 83rd year of operation, is pleased to announce the opening of its new media outlet, Record Geijutsu ONLINE, on October 1, 2024.

Record Geijutsu ONLINE opens on October 1, 2024!

https://recogei.ontomo-mag.com/

Launched in 1952, Record-Geijutsu was a monthly magazine covering information on classical music recording and recording media. It has been highly acclaimed as an unparalleled medium, but due to recent major changes in the circumstances surrounding the magazine, it will cease publication with the July 2023 issue. Since the announcement of the ceasing of publication, we have received requests from various quarters to continue the magazine, and Ongaku no Tomo has been exploring ways to pass on to the next generation the assets that Record-Geijutsu has accumulated over the past 70-odd years. By far the most common request we received from readers was to continue the "New Album Monthly Review," which provides accurate information on new releases and is useful as a reference for purchasing new releases. While it was not possible to continue it as a monthly magazine, Ongaku no Tomo Publishing Co. The answer was to transform the site into "Record-Geijutsu ONLINE," a portal site for classical music recording and archiving media targeting a wide range of audiences from beginners to the core.

With the difficulty of making an upfront investment, we decided to conduct a crowdfunding campaign in order to pass on "Record-Geijutsu" to the next generation, with the support of everyone. We have received 17,070,998 yen, which is 113% of our goal of 15,000,000 yen, and have decided to launch "Record Geijutsu ONLINE"!

Record-Geijutsu ONLINE" is a paid subscription service (monthly membership fee 1,000 yen [tax not included]), but it also offers a wide variety of free articles for a wide range of readers. It covers a wide range of diversified classical music media and delivers reliable information that only Ongaku-no-tomo-sha can provide. In addition, by taking advantage of the interactive nature of ONLINE media, we have also launched reader-participatory content to convey the appeal of classical music not only to core fans, but also to beginners.

Main contents of "Record Geijutsu ONLINE

The contents are as of September 2024 and are subject to change.

 New Music Monthly Review (paid article)

Critiques of classical music recordings and recorded performances.

About 30 critics review CDs/records/streaming, domestic/overseas recordings.

The list of recommended CDs will be published free of charge as "This Month's RECOGEI Recommended CDs".

 New Album Monthly Review: Critiques about 100 classical music albums every month.

List of new releases (paid article)

We archive the data of the titles featured in "New Monthly Review".

新譜一覧表(クラシック・データ資料館)　検索対象データは、2024年9月現在、15万5454件！

 Serials (Paid articles)

This is a new series of articles that is designed to meet the needs of the times as a web-based medium.

 Record Geijutsu Archive (Paid articles)

This is a new series of articles that is based on the rich archives of "Record Geijutsu" (Recorded Arts) magazine.

Record-Geijutsu Archive: Selected articles from the old "Record Geijutsu" magazine, digitally reprinted (contents for paying members).

 "Lectures" by "Record-Geijutsu" authors (paid event)

Lectures by popular authors in person or online.

The content of the lectures will be published as articles.

In the first year, the lectures will be held as a crowdfunding return.

 Review of the latest recordings (free articles)

 A quick review by a critic, which will be published on the release date of a new album.

 Interviews (free articles)

Interviews with the hottest artists.