Backbeat Music Inc.

Backbeat Music Inc. was an independent record label and music distributor founded and run by Richard Tan in the mid-1980s and was based in Manila, Philippines. In mid-1990s, Richard Tan reformatted the company into an artist management firm and changed the name to Backbeat Artist Management. Among its roster of clients included Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, The Youth, Moonstar 88 and Chicosci. It's office was originally located at 826 Ongpin St., Manila 1003 and was later moved to 195 P. Burgos St., Addition Hills, San Juan, Metro Manila. After his death in January 2012, his staff took over the firm and eventually renamed it Top Beat Artist Management.