Auvidis

Auvidis was a record label founded in 1976 by Louis Bricard. Along with its subsidiaries, it was acquired in 1998 by Naïve Records.[1]

During its existence, Auvidis acquired a number of subsidiary labels, such as Unidisc; the traditional and world music label Silex, founded by André Ricros and Philippe Krumm[2] in 1990; and the classical labels Valois, then Astrée, both founded by Michel Bernstein, as well as the label Disques Montaigne. Auvidis also created its own sub-imprints, such as Travelling, created in 1993 to develop soundtracks,[3] and Fontalis, created in 1997 to market the work of Jordi Savall (who later left to start his own label, Alia Vox).[4][5]

References

1. Auvidis, data.bnf.fr, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Accessed on line Dec. 3, 2013.
2. "World Music around the World", p. 38, Billboard, May 25, 1996.
3. "In France, the market sounds off with big figures and `a lot of room for action'", Emmanuel Legrand, p. 49, Billboard, 108, #17 (April 27, 1996.)
4. "Keeping score", Heidi Waleson, p. 34, Billboard, 108, #48 (Nov. 30, 1996.)
5. "Keeping score", Bradley Bambarger, p. 25, Billboard, 110, #14 (April 4, 1998.)