

Hitomi (Since 1994-2005 at the main label and 2005-present).Sky-Hi (Since 2013-2020 at the main label and 2020-present co-founder).See also: Category:Avex Trax artists and List of artists under the Avex Group Current

J-Friends Project (1997-2003) - joint venture with Johnny & Associates.motorod (Since 2002) - formerly a sub-label of Cutting Edge.Love Life Records - Hitomi's private label.Bluestar Records (Since 2019) - formerly a sub-label of Cutting Edge.Gackt).įormerly distributed by the Nippon Crown label excluding several early releases from 1990 to 1992 which were distributed by SOHBI Corporation, in 1997 it became a self-distributed label together with Cutting Edge, which was formerly distributed by Toshiba-EMI. It also appealed to artists not content with their current labels (e.g. This led to Avex Trax becoming a "house of refuge" for artists who either ended contracts with their former labels (e.g. The first artist to sign to the label was the band TRF, which became a success. 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. 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. ( August 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
