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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｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL |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==

Revision as of 05:09, 17 October 2024

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

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

Current

Defunct

Notable artists

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

Labels

B-ME

Bluestar Records

Love Life Records

motorod

影別苦須 虎津苦須

Former artists

Groups
Soloists

J-Friends Project

motorod

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Japanese distribution

References

  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". 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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