Rhythm Zone

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Rhythm Zone
RZN NewLogo 2009.gif
Parent company Avex Group
Founded 1999 (1999)
Founder Max Matsuura
Distributor(s) Avex Trax
Genre Pop, contemporary R&B
Country of origin Japan
Location Minato, Tokyo
Official Website rhythmzone.net

Rhythm Zone (リズムゾーン Rizumu Zōn?) (RZN) is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.

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[edit] History

The former logo.

The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.

In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed by Rhythm Zone and debuted with the song "Take Back".

[edit] Artists and Sublabels

[edit] Main

(As per 2011.)

[edit] Fluctus

(Genre: rock)

[edit] Riddim Zone

(Genre: reggae. Founded in 2006 by Ryo the Skywalker.)


[edit] Former affiliates

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "２ＮＥ１ ２ｎｅ１のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE [2NE1 - 2NE1]" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/489627/products/music/907594/1/. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 

[edit] External links

Max Matsuura, Co-Founder, President and CEO

Board of Directors: CEO:Max Matsuura • CSO:Ryuhei Chiba • CFO:Shigekazu Takeuchi • CBO:Shinji Hayashi • Directors: Toru Kenjo • Tomohiro Toyama • Yuichi Sato • Auditors:Shinkichi Iwata • Kenji Nomura • Toshiaki Katsushima • Akihiro Tamaki • Corporate executives:Masahiro Anan • Toshiki Shida • Takahiro Miura
Main Subsidiaries

Avex Broadcasting and Communications • Avex Entertainment • Avex Live Creative • Avex Management • Avex Marketing • Avex Music Publishing • Avex Planning and Development
Record Labels

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
Annual revenue: 4.229 million JPY Annual net income: 30.266 million JPY (FY 2010) · Employees: 1,438 ·
Stock symbol: TYO:7860, FWB:AX8 · Website:Japan Taiwan China Hong Kong · Category Category
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