Max Matsuura

...before her rise to fame. It happened after her first single "Nothing from Nothing " and album of the same name flopped, due to little or no promotion. She subsequently met her current producer, Max Matsuura, who is now President of Avex.

In this article: Columbia Music Entertainment, Denon, Columbia Graphophone Company, Japan, Trademark, Nothing from Nothing, Toshiba, and Avex

...monicker.) Exile has released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school. In November 2003, Exile remade Zoo's hit single "Choo Choo Train",...

In this article: Exile, Avex Group, Zoo, Japan, Japan Record Awards, DVD, Street Fighter IV, and Recording Industry Association of Japan

...music business (named as Avex Classics). In 2004, they began selling Japanese music CDs in South Korea. In 2004, Avex President Max Matsuura "spotted" former-idol Ami Suzuki performing live at the annual festival of their school, Nihon...

In this article: Avex Group, Japan, Ai Otsuka, Ami Suzuki, Hollywood Records, Tokyo, Nihon University, and Girl Next Door

...song "In Case of Me" on the 2002 charity album Song Nation. "In Case of Me" was written by Tetsuya Komuro and produced by Komuro and Max Matsuura. She also released a solo single in 2004 called . Both songs on the single are actually cover...

In this article: Kaori Mochida, Morning Musume, Mitsuru Igarashi, Toyota, Avex Trax, Ichiro Ito, Every Little Thing, and Tetsuya Komuro

My Story is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. It was released on December 15, 2004. The album includes the three singles: "Moments ", "Inspire ", and "Carols ". During its first release, four...

In this article: My Story, Ayumi Hamasaki, DVD Audio, Carols, Moments, My Story Classical, DVD, Oricon, and Inspire

...Typhoon; Love is power: cheer song for the Yomiuri Giants) - #10 The group formed from the Dream 2000 audition, produced by Max Matsuura (now president of Avex group holdings). Dream was responsible for the song "My Will," the first ending...

In this article: DRM, InuYasha, Avex Trax, Morning Musume, Yu Hasebe, Kagome, Kikyo, and Ongaku Gatas

Miss)understood Miss)understood is Ayumi Hamasaki's seventh full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. Its official release date was January 1, 2006, but started appearing in stores on December 28, 2005, the last Wednesday of the...

In this article: Bold & Delicious, Heaven, Fairyland, (miss)understood, RIAJ, Revenue, DVD, and Avex

...subsequently made their official debut in September 2008. Originally a member of Ma-Kiss, Chisa was presented many times in front of Max Matsuura (founder of Avex) through Avex Artist Academy Show Case. After many attempts by AAA staff, Chisa...

In this article: Girl Next Door, Avex Trax, AAA, Atashinchi, and Hyogo Prefecture

...hit peaking within the top 10 and selling over 700,000 copies. It was the first of three singles produced by Max Matsuura. After the success of the single, Matsuura brought the idea of forming their own group to the remaining members of...

In this article: Super Monkey's, Namie Amuro, Anna Makino, Okinawa Actors School, Avex Trax, Hisako Arakaki, Body Feels Exit, Oricon, and Minako Ameku

...rather a remix album than an original album, including only three original songs. Her previous material was mostly produced by Max Matsuura (who, in just a couple of years, would produce Ayumi Hamasaki), and her first solo single would...

In this article: Sweet 19 Blues, Dance Tracks Vol.1, Body Feels Exit, Japan, You're My Sunshine, Tetsuya Komuro, Sweet 19 Blues, First Love, and Say the Word