Avex

Name:

Avex Inc.

Native name:

エイベックス株式会社

Also known as:

Avex
avex
Avex D.D. Incorporated (1973-1990)

Founded:

1973 (registered), 1988 (established)

Founded by:

Max Matsuura, Tom Yoda, Ken Suzuki

Country:

Japan

Headquarters:

Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu-Juban Building, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Owner:

CyberAgent (12.04%)
Toshio Kobayashi (7.45%)
Max Matsuura (6.80%)
Others (73.71%)

Subsidiaries:

Avex Asia
Avex AY Factory
Avex Entertainment
Avex Pictures
Avex Travel Creative
Avex Trax
Avex USA
Rhythm Zone
XGALX
YGEX (joint label with YG Entertainment)

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Descrption

Avex Inc. (エイベックス株式会社) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate founded in 1988 by Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It has also entered other business domains like anime, video games and live music events. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu. Avex was registered June 1, 1973, as Avex D.D. Incorporated (エイベックスディーディー株式会社), although it did not become established until 1988. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex Inc. In September 1990, they opened a recording studio and created Avex Trax as a music label. In 1993 they created a U.S. branch, called AV Experience America Inc. In 1994, they formed two UK subsidiaries, Rhythm Republic Limited and Avex U.K. Limited. In 1997 animation company Avex Mode was established. In 2001, Avex opened the avex artists academy music school. In 2003, they opened Avex Classics, a record label for a classical music. The current name, Avex Group Holdings Inc., was adopted in 2004. Avex Group Holdings Inc. was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name Avex Inc. was used for entertainment components of the Group. In 2005, Avex Inc. became Avex Entertainment Inc., and stayed on as part of the Group. In 2008, Avex partnered with Victor JVC to officially create the label D-topia Entertainment. Avex Group launched its own IPTV service, BeeTV, in May 2009 in partnership with NTT DoCoMo. In April 2010, the Avex Group corporation was re-structured to establish Avex Music Publishing Inc. as a consolidated subsidiary, in a corporate spin-off of music publishing division of Avex Group Holdings Inc. On July 21, 2011, Avex partnered eith YG Entertainment to form YGEX. In 2015 they opened Avex USA Inc.

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