Dsign Music

Company type	Aksjeselskap
Industry	Music and entertainment
Genre	J-pop, K-pop, C-pop, dance-pop, electropop, pop, rock, teen pop, musicals, bubblegum pop, Latin pop
Founded	Trondheim, Norway (2004 (2004))
Founder	Robin Jenssen Anne Judith Wik Nermin Harambašić Ronny Svendsen
Headquarters	Trondheim , Norway
Number of locations	Los Angeles, Seoul, Trondheim, Stockholm
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Robin Jenssen: CEO
Services	Entertainment
Subsidiaries	Dsign Publishing AS
Website	www.dsignmusic.com

Dsign Music is a Norwegian songwriting and music production company, established in 2004 consisting of the members Robin Jenssen, Anne Judith Stokke Wik, Nermin Harambašić, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, JINBYJIN and Adrian Thesen (pizzapunk).^[1] Their output includes around 500 recorded and released songs globally.^{[citation needed]} Dsign Music has produced works for numerous artists around the world, including Twice, Exo, Itzy, Namie Amuro, Arashi, Le Sserafim, Tomorrow X Together, Aespa, Girls' Generation, Red Velvet and NCT.

Dsign Music signed a global exclusive publishing deal with Kreation Music Rights in December 2023. Previously Dsign Music was signed to EKKO between 2016 and 2023, a company they co-founded together with Mr. Lee Soo-man (founder of SM Entertainment in Seoul, Korea) and Australian A&R veteran Mr. Hayden Bell (former A&R Executive of Sony Music). Prior to this, Dsign Music was signed with Universal Music Publishing Group from 2008 until 2016. Dsign Music's presence extends globally through their representation by TONO in the Nordics and Baltics. For the rest of the world, Dsign Music is represented by SESAC.

Members

• Robin Jenssen (CEO)
• Anne Judith Stokke Wik (songwriter/topliner/singer/composer)
• Nermin Harambašić (songwriter/topliner/producer/composer)
• Ronny Vidar Svendsen (songwriter/producer/composer)
• Jin Suk Choi aka JINBYJIN (songwriter/producer/composer)
• Adrian Thesen aka Pizzapunk / Heffy Beluga (songwriter/producer/composer)

Songwriting camps

Robin Jenssen is the visionary behind Song:Expo, an annual songwriting camp that was founded in 2011. Song:Expo attracts more than 250 songwriters from across six continents as of 2020. Under Robin Jenssen's leadership, Song:Expo has expanded its reach and held songwriting camps in various cities around the globe. These include Trondheim, Oslo, Hamar, and Kristiandsand in Norway, Stockholm in Sweden, Reykjavik in Iceland, Seoul in Korea, Los Angeles in the United States, Tokyo in Japan, Aarhus in Denmark, Bangkok in Thailand, Lijang in China, and Sofia in Bulgaria.^{[citation needed]}

Studio locations

In February 2024 KREATION Music Rights Europe headed by Robin Jenssen aquired Nortbound Studio in Stockholm. In January 2019, Dsign Music co-founded EKKO Music Lab, a state-of-the-art 13-studio complex situated in Stockholm, Sweden. In January 2020, Dsign Music unveiled their new studio facilities at Musikkbyen in Trondheim, Norway. The complex features a total of 12 studios with Dsign Music's facilities standing as a significant component within it.^{[citation needed]}

Musicals

Dsign Music collaborated on six songs for the hologram musical 'School Oz,' featuring SMTown artists including TVXQ! (Max), EXO (Suho & Xiumin), f(x) (Luna), SHINee (Key), and Red Velvet (Seulgi). In addition, Dsign Music teamed up with Joern-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, former member of the German pop-group Nena, to co-write the rock musical 'Walhalla.' They have also collaborated with the cabaret musical Shanghai Rose.^{[citation needed]}

Awards