FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1st, 2009


AVEX GROUP ANNOUNCES AVEX STAR SEARCH 2009

avex’s 2nd annual talent search
Seeking talented 13-24 year olds interested in becoming a star in Asia

(New York, NY) After the overwhelming success of avex Star Search 2008, avex group, one of the world's largest independent entertainment companies, once again is searching for its next great star. avex is seeking talented, U.S-based, male and female musical artists, dancers and models of all racial backgrounds, aged 13-24, interested in becoming a performer and recording artist in Asia.

Potential applicants must first sign up online at www.avexstarsearch.com using the audition application form. All accepted applicants will be notified via e-mail about audition requirements, locations, specific requirements and times. Not all applicants will be accepted.

Selected talent will be invited to sign a contract with avex group and embark on a career as a performer in Asia. All applicants must be able to temporarily or permanently relocate to Japan. As skill levels and age will vary among selected talent, contract terms will be set on a case by case basis. Selected talent may also be invited --at the expense of avex-- to attend the avex Artist Academy, where they will receive additional vocal, dance, acting, language and modeling training, refining their skills at one of two state-of–the-art avex facilities.

avex group will be holding auditions for avex star search in Honolulu, HI this Fall, although other cities and states with significant numbers of applicants will be considered for separate auditions.

2008’s finalists are currently in Tokyo attending avex’s Artist Academy.

For more information, official rules and to register for avex star search, please visit: http://www.avexstarsearch.com


ABOUT AVEX GROUP:
The avex Group (avex) is a fully integrated entertainment business group based in Tokyo and listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Its main focus is the domestic audience as well as the rapidly growing East Asian entertainment market. avex is unique in Japan in terms of both the breadth and caliber of its business activities. The Group's major business segments include artist management, musical/visual content production, physical/digital distribution, concert production as well as IP rights development. Its unmatched, seamless in-house platform allows avex to maximize value for artist and the corporate brand as a whole, thereby enabling the avex label to achieve the No.1 market share in the Japanese music market.
Avex group Official Web Site: http://www.avex.co.jp/e_site/index.html
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