Deshima Music has roots reaching back to 1994. What began in independent label work, artist development and promotion has evolved into a modern music and production network built for how songs are created today.
The industry changed radically between 1994 and today. The independent instinct behind Deshima did not: find strong ideas, develop them seriously and create a route from the song to the people who should hear it.
Deshima grew out of a music world in which artist development, promotion, physical formats and direct contact mattered. Releasing music meant building structures yourself, creating attention yourself and finding individual ways to move a project forward.
The relaunch did not try to recreate the old label model. Deshima became a connected environment for songs, artists and production — combining independent thinking with remote collaboration and modern studio technology.
A writer, vocalist, guitarist and producer no longer have to live in the same place to build something together. Deshima uses that reality deliberately: the right people can contribute from wherever they are, while one creative direction keeps the project together.
Deshima is built around human judgement, experience and collaboration. Technology can extend a production; people still decide what the project is supposed to become.
Christian Schulze combines practical music experience with independent label work, artist development, production direction and media experience. At Deshima, he leads the creative side of projects and the development of songs and productions.
Jasper supports the operational structure behind Deshima: organization, digital processes and the practical framework that allows creative projects and collaborations to move forward.
Deshima today is still rooted in independent music, but the structure has expanded. Songs can be developed, produced, released and connected with artists or media projects through one creative network.
Original material, artist projects and selected releases form the musical core of Deshima.
Writers, musicians, vocalists and producers can contribute remotely to focused song development and production.
Selected productions can move beyond the release into creator, film, game, brand and other media projects.
Discover the Sessions network, hear selected productions or start a conversation about a song, artist or project.