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| founder = [[Max Matsuura]]
| founder = [[Max Matsuura]]
| distributor = {{Unbulleted list
| distributor = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Avex Inc.|Avex Entertainment]] (since 1997)
| Avex Music Creative ([[Avex Inc.]]) (since 1997)
| {{Collapsible list|title=Former distributors
| {{Collapsible list|title=Former distributors
| {{illm|SOHBI Corporation|ja|創美企画}} (1990–1992)
| {{illm|SOHBI Corporation|ja|創美企画}} (1990–1992)
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Two years after [[Max Matsuura]] began a career distributing [[studio album]]s 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 [[Columbia Music Entertainment|Nippon Columbia]], [[Nippon Crown]], [[BMG Victor]], [[Victor Musical Industries]], [[Toshiba-EMI]], [[Sony Music Japan|CBS/Sony]], [[Teichiku Records]], [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]], [[Universal Music Japan|Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K.K.]], they created the Avex Trax label.
Two years after [[Max Matsuura]] began a career distributing [[studio album]]s 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 [[Columbia Music Entertainment|Nippon Columbia]], [[Nippon Crown]], [[BMG Victor]], [[Victor Musical Industries]], [[Toshiba-EMI]], [[Sony Music Japan|CBS/Sony]], [[Teichiku Records]], [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]], [[Universal Music Japan|Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K.K.]], they created the Avex Trax label.


The first artist to sign to the label was the band [[TRF (group)|TRF]], which became a success. This led to Avex Trax becoming a "house of refuge" for artists who either ended contracts with their former labels (e.g. [[Namie Amuro]], [[Ami Suzuki]]). It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. [[Gackt]]).
The first artist to sign to the label was the band [[TRF (group)|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]], [[Namie Amuro]], [[Ami Suzuki]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=なぜ浜崎あゆみは平成で最も売れた女性歌手になったのか...ファンの心を一気につかんだラジオ番組での告白 若さ特有の孤独や不安を､歌に昇華させた |url=https://president.jp/articles/-/75520 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=President Online (プレジデントオンライン) |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-15 |title=業界は冷ややか...安室奈美恵"エイベックス移籍"の全舞台裏 |url=https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/156396 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=日刊ゲンダイDigital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=鈴木亜美のプロフィール・作品情報 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/artist/137 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=音楽ナタリー |language=ja}}</ref> It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. [[Gackt]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-17 |title=Gackt、エイベックスへの移籍を発表 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000060280 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=BARKS |language=ja}}</ref>


Formerly distributed by the Nippon Crown label excluding several early releases from 1990 to 1992 which were distributed by {{illm|SOHBI Corporation|ja|創美企画}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/287358-SOHBI-Corporation|title=SOHBI Corporation (Label)|website=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=April 15, 2023}}</ref> in 1997 it became a self-distributed label together with [[Cutting Edge (record label)|Cutting Edge]], which was formerly distributed by Toshiba-EMI.
Formerly distributed by the Nippon Crown label, excluding several early releases from 1990 to 1992 which were distributed by {{illm|Sohbi Corporation|ja|創美企画}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/287358-SOHBI-Corporation|title=SOHBI Corporation (Label)|website=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=April 15, 2023}}</ref> in 1997 Avex became a self-distributed label together with [[Cutting Edge (record label)|Cutting Edge]], which was formerly distributed by Toshiba-EMI.


==Sub-labels==
==Sub-labels==
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;Groups
;Groups
* [[Aina the End]]
* [[Bridear]]
* [[Bridear]]
* [[Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu]]
* [[Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu]]
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* [[lol (Japanese group)|lol]]
* [[lol (Japanese group)|lol]]
* [[Mameshiba no Taigun]]
* [[Mameshiba no Taigun]]
* [[Michael Fortunati]]
* [[NCT (group)|NCT]]{{efn|name = JD}}
* [[NCT (group)|NCT]]{{efn|name = JD}}
* [[@onefive]]
* [[@onefive]]
* [[Seiko Oomori]]
* [[Ai Otsuka]]
* [[Daimaou Kosaka|Piko Taro]]
* [[Red Velvet (group)|Red Velvet]]{{efn|name = JD}}
* [[Red Velvet (group)|Red Velvet]]{{efn|name = JD}}
* [[SKE48]]
* [[SKE48]]
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* [[AAA (band)|AAA]]
* [[AAA (band)|AAA]]
* [[After School (group)|After School]]
* [[After School (group)|After School]]
* [[Sweets (group) |SweetS]]


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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, Namie Amuro, Ami Suzuki).[2][3][4] It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. Gackt).[5]

Formerly distributed by the Nippon Crown label, excluding several early releases from 1990 to 1992 which were distributed by Sohbi Corporation [ja],[6] 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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影別苦須 虎津苦須

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Former artists

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Groups
Soloists

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. ^ "なぜ浜崎あゆみは平成で最も売れた女性歌手になったのか...ファンの心を一気につかんだラジオ番組での告白 若さ特有の孤独や不安を､歌に昇華させた". President Online (プレジデントオンライン) (in Japanese). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ "業界は冷ややか...安室奈美恵"エイベックス移籍"の全舞台裏". 日刊ゲンダイDigital. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "鈴木亜美のプロフィール・作品情報". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ "Gackt、エイベックスへの移籍を発表". BARKS (in Japanese). 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  6. ^ "SOHBI Corporation (Label)". Discogs. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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