Private company

PIAS Group

Logo: PIAS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British independent record company

PIAS, stylized [PIAS], is a Belgian corporation that specialises in independent music recording, licensing, distribution, sales, and marketing. The company was founded in 1982 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot in Brussels, Belgium.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1983Founded1

PIAS, stylized [PIAS], is a Belgian corporation that specialises in independent music recording, licensing, distribution, sales, and marketing. The company was founded in 1982 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot in Brussels, Belgium.2

Corporate structure

PIAS Group sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • PIAS Group

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

Divisions

  • PIAS Belgium
  • PIAS Recordings
  • [PIAS] France

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Mar 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

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