Avex Trax (エイベックス トラックス, Eibekkusu Torakkusu?) (stylized as avex trax) is a record label owned by Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex Group. The label was launched in September 1990, and was the first label by the Group.[1]
[edit] History
Two years after Max Matsuura became busy in distributing studio albums from other countries, he and his two co-founders of Avex, Tom Yoda and Ken Suzuki, decided to operate their own label to compete with the older and more experienced labels (i.e. Nippon Columbia, Nippon Crown, Toshiba-EMI, CBS Sony, Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K.K., etc.). This led to the birth of the Avex Trax label.
[edit] Artists
Some of their artists include Japanese artists such as AAA, Ai Otsuka, Namie Amuro, Do As Infinity, Every Little Thing, Gackt, Girl Next Door,[2] Ayumi Hamasaki,[3] Mai Oshima,[4] Seikima-II, DREAM5, S2nd and Tokyo Girls' Style,[5] as well as foreign artists such as BoA, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, 2NE1 (under Rhythm Zone), Super Junior, O-Zone.[6], After School, U-KISS and Lights Over Paris.
[edit] References
- ^ "Avex Group | About Avex Group | History". Avex Group. http://www.avex.co.jp/e_site/group/history.html. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "GIRL NEXT DOOR初ライブをインターネットで生中継(ナタリー) - livedoor ニュース" (in Japanese). Natalie. Livedoor. July 17, 2008. http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3734252/. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Channel NewsAsia - Singer Ayumi Hamasaki implicated in drug scandal - channelnewsasia.com". MediaCorp. Channel NewsAsia. January 12, 2010. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1030116/1/.html. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "大島麻衣が人気109ブランドとコラボ!モデル業も本腰 ：meVIEWsa radio（メビューサ）" (in Japanese). Neji News. Meviewsa. May 13, 2010. http://fmvs.jp/news/music/log/eid3475.html. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "謎のガールズグループ東京女子流、ついにベールを脱いだ" (in Japanese). Barks. January 6, 2010. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000057078. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "O-Zone Official Japanese Website". http://maiahi.com/index.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
In 2011 they start to support and Kis-My-Ft2.
[edit] External links
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Main Subsidiaries
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Avex Broadcasting and Communications • Avex Entertainment • Avex Live Creative • Avex Management • Avex Marketing • Avex Music Publishing • Avex Planning and Development
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Record Labels
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Avex Casa • Avex Classics • Avex Club • Avex Globe • Avex Ideak • Avex International • Avex IO • Avex Trance • Avex Trax • Avex Tune • Bareknuckle • Binyl Records • Blowgrow • Commmons • Cross-A • Cutting Edge • D-Force • Disc du Soleil • Dwango Music Entertainment • Five-D Plus • Hi-BPM Studio • HPQ • Idol Street • J-Friends Project • J-More • Junk Museum • Locomusic • Love Life Records • Mad Pray Records • Maximum 10 • Mode '99 • Motorod Records • nakedrecords • Oorong Records • Rhythm Republic • Rhythm Zone (Espionage Records/Fluctus/Riddim Zone/Starz by Rhythm Zone) • Rising Records • Sonic Groove • Superb Trax • Tearbridge Production • True Song Music • Velfarre Records • Zoom Flicker
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