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.
5-437: 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
10-480: A self-distributed label together with Cutting Edge , which was formerly distributed by Toshiba-EMI. This article related to the music of Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Max Matsuura Masato Matsuura ( 松浦 勝人 , Matsu'ura Masato , born October 1, 1964 in Yokohama , Japan) , better known by his stage name Max Matsuura ( 松浦 マックス , Matsu'ura Makkusu ) ,
15-471: Is a Japanese record producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Avex Group , one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamasaki ), as well as for reviving Ami Suzuki 's career after she was released by her previous record label. His weekly radio program, Max Matsuura Work, Work, Play for Fun! ( max matsuura 仕事が遊びで遊びが仕事 ) , started on September 5, 2009, and it
20-447: Is broadcast every Sunday, 1:00–1:30 am, on Nippon Broadcasting System . In 2004, Matsuura was the subject of some controversy when he considered leaving Avex Music Group due to a feud with Tom Yoda . Many artists, including Ayumi Hamasaki, said that they would also move in the event that he did so. Thus, stocks for Avex Trax plunged and Yoda ended up resigning, ending the feud. In March 2009, Matsuura helped Tetsuya Komuro in
25-644: 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 ). It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. Gackt ). Formerly distributed by the Nippon Crown label, excluding several early releases from 1990 to 1992 which were distributed by Sohbi Corporation [ ja ] , in 1997 Avex became
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