GMT Records is an imprint or sub-label of

Aozora Records __NOTOC__ is a Japanese record company owned bClear Sky Corporation Established May 3, 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida's debut maxi CD ''Howling'' to the Kansai area of Japan, it was the subject of a bidding war amongst the ...

. Created in 2004, it focuses on the Japanese representation and promotion of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and Irish

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

groups. The first band signings were The Future Kings of Spain and

The Veils The Veils are an English/New Zealand indie rock band fronted by singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. History Early years, ''The Runaway Found'' (2001–2004) Finn Andrews was born in London but spent his teenage years at high school in A ...

. As the distribution of these bands albums were handled under Aozora's contract with Toshiba-EMI, they were transferred to the new deal with Avex Marketing Communications taken out in 2005.Start of Commission Sales of the Aozora Records Catalogue
''Avex Group Holdings Inc. press release'' September 15, 2005

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GMT Records homepage
Japanese record labels Record labels established in 2004 Indie rock record labels {{Japan-record-label-stub

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