Genie Records was formed on 1 January 1998 through
GMM Grammy and appointed Wichian Rerkpaisan to be its pioneering managing director. The record label initially produced several acts which covered a variety of music genres, one of which was Sumet and the Pang, a musical duo who became popular with their first album. It also introduced new artists in the entertainment industry, which eventually produced hit songs, such as Tanawut Chawathanavorakul (Tai), Palaphol Pholkongseng, Noppasin Sangsuwan (Num Kala), Budokan, Venus and
Dajim. At that time, it was competing with More Music, the country's leading rock music record label, which had veteran rock artists such as
Asanee–Wasan,
Loso, Nuvo, Blackhead,
Silly Fools and Zeal. The rock band
Big Ass, who was previously with the record label Music Bugs, became part of Genie Records in 2004. It was followed by the new pop-rock band
Bodyslam who also came from the same record label. Both bands later released their respective albums, "Seven" by Big Ass and "Believe" by Bodyslam which topped the music charts at that time.
Underground bands were also introduced by the record label to the mainstream music listeners with the introduction of bands such as
Ebola, Sweet Mullet and Retrospect. and was followed by "Genie Fest G19" held on 10 February 2018 at
Rajamangala National Stadium. On 1 July 2019, its founder and managing director Wichian Rerkpaisan, who also goes by the name of "Nick Genie", confirmed in a Facebook post that he was ending his role in Genie Records after his contract with
GMM Grammy expired. He later expounded in an interview after leaving Genie Records that he was initially disappointed with the abrupt decision since he already considered it as his home but made it clear that he respected the decision. == Roster ==