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is a Japanese
record company
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
owned b
Clear Sky Corporation
Established May 3,
2000
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to handle the independent release of
Hitomi Yaida
is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in ...
's debut maxi CD ''
Howling
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'' to the
Kansai
The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan ...
area of Japan, it was the subject of a bidding war amongst the larger recording companies for distribution rights, which was won by Toshiba-EMI.
The distribution contract with Toshiba-EMI was cancelled in September 2005, with
Avex Marketing Communications winning the new rights.
Start of Commission Sales of the Aozora Records Catalogue
''Avex Group Holdings Inc. press release'' September 15, 2005
Notable Artists
*Hitomi Yaida
is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in ...
*SATOMI'
Satomi Misumi (born March 7, 1989) is a Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi and Satton. In 2003, she began vocal and dance lessons simultaneously. She had her first live performance at 15 at the MIDEM 2005 International Musi ...
*Imogen Heap
Imogen Jennifer Heap (born 9 December 1977) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Her work has been considered pioneering in pop and electropop music.
Heap classically trained in piano, cello and clarinet starting at a ...
*Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord (born March 1, 1965) is an indie folk musician who started performing as a busker in Boston.
Life and career
Mary Lou Lord first gained attention playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations, particu ...
*Daishi Kataoka
''Diamond Head'' was a Japanese band formed of session musicians and producers. They first gained notability as the backing and touring band for Hitomi Yaida.
History
Working as a band in their own right they wrote and performed the song " ...
(solo artist and label Producer)
See also
* List of record labels
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Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ...
* GMT Records
GMT Records is an imprint or sub-label of Aozora Records. Created in 2004, it focuses on the Japanese representation and promotion of English and Irish indie groups.
The first band signings were The Future Kings of Spain and The Veils.
As the ...
Notes
External links
Aozora Records homepage
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Japanese record labels
Record labels established in 2000