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Avex Trax

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Avex Trax
Parent companyAvex Inc.
FoundedSeptember 1990; 34 years ago (September 1990)
FounderMax Matsuura
Distributor(s)
GenreVarious (mostly J-pop and Dance)
Country of originJapan
LocationMinato, Tokyo
Official websitewww.avexnet.jp Edit this at Wikidata

Avex Trax (Japanese: エイベックス トラックス, Hepburn: Eibekkusu Torakkusu) is a record label owned by Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex Inc. The label was launched in September 1990, and was the first label by the Group.[1]

History

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Two years after Max Matsuura began a career distributing studio albums from other countries, he and his two Avex co-founders, Tom Yoda and Ken Suzuki, decided to found their own label. Aiming to compete with more established labels such as Nippon Columbia, Nippon Crown, BMG Victor, Victor Musical Industries, Toshiba-EMI, CBS/Sony, Teichiku Records, King Records, Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K.K., they created the Avex Trax label.

The first artist to sign to the label was the band TRF, which became a success. This led to Avex Trax becoming a "house of refuge" for artists who had left their former labels (e.g. Ayumi Hamasaki from Nippon Columbia, Namie Amuro from Toshiba-EMI, Ami Suzuki from Sony Music Japan).[2][3][4] It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. Gackt from Nippon Crown).[5]

Formerly distributed by Sohbi Corporation [ja] until 1992[6] and then by the Nippon Crown label from 1992 on, in 1997 Avex became a self-distributed label together with Cutting Edge, which was formerly distributed by Toshiba-EMI.

Sub-labels

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Current

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Defunct

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Notable artists

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See also: Category:Avex Trax artists and List of artists under the Avex Group

Labels

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B-ME

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Bluestar Records

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Love Life Records

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motorod

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影yĭng別bié苦kŭ須xū 虎hŭ津jīn苦kŭ須xū

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Former artists

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Groups
Soloists
Duos

J-Friends Project

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motorod

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Japanese distribution

References

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  1. ^ "Avex Group | About Avex Group | History". Avex Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "なぜ浜bāng崎qíあゆみは平píng成chéngで最zuìも売maìれた女nw性xìng歌gē手shoŭになったのか...ファンの心xīnを一yī気qìにつかんだラジオ番fān組zŭでの告gaò白baí 若ruòさ特tè有yoŭの孤gū独dúや不bù安ānを､歌gēに昇shēng華huáさせた". President Online (プレジデントオンライン) (in Japanese). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ "業yè界jièは冷lěngややか...安ān室shì奈naì美meĭ恵huì"エイベックス移yí籍jí"の全quán舞wŭ台taí裏lĭ". 日rì刊kānゲンダイDigital. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "鈴líng木mù亜yà美meĭのプロフィール・作zuò品pĭn情qíng報baò". 音yīn楽lèナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ "Gackt、エイベックスへの移yí籍jíを発fā表biaŏ". BARKS (in Japanese). 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  6. ^ "SOHBI Corporation (Label)". Discogs. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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