Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge (カッティング・エッジ, Kattingu ejji) is a record label mainly focusing on releasing foreign artists' releases in Japan, western music, and mainly includes artists and bands that mostly do not make many media or TV appearances. It is a subsidiary of Avex Entertainment Inc., who are a subsidiary of the Avex Group, a Japanese entertainment conglomerate.

History
The company was established in December 1993 as Cutting Edge Inc. (later merged with Avex D.D. Inc in April 1997). This is why the catalogue numbers start with 'CT'. Initially the label was focused on releasing foreign artists' releases in Japan, while a sister label titled "New Pulse" was to focus on pairing Japanese artists with foreign producers. Eventually, New Pulse was shut down and the mission was consolidated, with a focus more on club sounds.

The label originally released the Eurobeat Flash series which was a precurser to the Euromach series.