Music:
Member Since: 07/10/2006
Band Website: newworldrecords.jp/index_e.html
Band Members: ::Apt.::
STUDIO APARTMENT
DAISHI DANCE
PAX JAPONICA GROOVE
nomad foundation
::Apt. International::
Hideo Kobayashi
Shigeru Tanabu
Satoshi Fumi
rhynpa
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STUDIO APARTMENT
www.studioapartment.jp
ã€Profile】
Masanori Morita and Noboru Abe (Keyboard) are the team behind STUDIO
APARTMENT, which is the acclaimed House outfit. Having 4 original album so far, they
closely worked with many talented artists such as Blaze, Mr. V, Monique Bingham, Joi
Cardwell, Stephanie Cooke, Terrence Downs, Ron Carroll, Kimara Lovelace, Kenny
Bobien and much more. Their soulful house production brings many action on the
dance floor with tribal grooves and STUDIO APARTMENT has built up a reputation as
one of the finest deep and house producers in Japanese dance music today.
Their smash hit track 'Flight' was supported by worldwide Djs like Danny Krivit, Dimitiri
from Paris, Giles Peterson, Timmy Regisford, Phil Asher, Frankie Feliciano, Kiko
Navarro, Joe Claussell, King Britt, Francois K, Louie Vega (M.A.W.), Blaze, Dennis
Ferrer, Ron Trent, Kerri Chandler, Reel People and licensed to many labels with the
likes of Ricanstraction, Slip’N’ Slide, Soul Heaven, Time Records that led them to
worldwide success.
With several hot new productions set to drop on labels including Purple Music,
Kingstreet sounds, Defected and 4th floor label, Masanori Morita expanded worldwide
djing at Pacha Ibiza, ADE in Amsterdam, Cielo, Shelter (NY), WMC in Miami, LA,
Walker Hills in Seoul and many remix works for great artists such as Dennis Ferrer’s
How Do I Let Go and Rasmus Faber Always.
From their album on kingstreet “The Rising Sunâ€, “I’m In Love†features Ron Carroll
won the top of the “BEST OF DEEP HOUSE 2008†on Beatport and also being in chart
of “BEST DEEP HOUSE TRACK†in 2008.
And the latest mix CD is for one of the best compilation series in the world from
London’s finest house label, Defected In The House.
Their success will go on the future dance music scene...
DAISHI DANCE
www.daishidance.jp
ã€Profile】
DAISHI DANCE; A House DJ and an Party Organizer playing in some of Sapporo's biggest venues.
DAISHI has a talent to play from Deep House to Party House tunes, depending on what his clients wants, and to the character of each venues.
His hybrid and cutting edge DJ skills using 3 turntables, creates a massive peak-time and togetherness to the dance floor. The differences he makes in each of his setlists has been completely beyond our expectations, and always making it fresh to his fans.
He has been performing for nearly 10 years as a resident at several legend clubs like "PRECIOUSHALL" in Sapporo.
DAISHI DANCE has been opening the night to most of the great Guest DJs (international or domestic) who has toured in Sapporo. Doing mix and shows for FM radio and DJing all over Japan, he has been spending a hectic weekends for quite sometime.
HIDEO KOBAYASHI
Official myspace
ã€Profile】
From mountains and forests in Nagano, Hideo Kobayashi arrived on the San Francisco club scene and was inspired by west coast flavored deep house sounds; his name was cemented through his projects such as Children of the Drums on Chez Music and Nagano Kitchen with Jerome Sydenham on Ibadan Records.
Having spend hectic schedule for djing most weekends with local and international Djs, he discovered his ability for bringing out the deeply aggressive side of tech house earn him a spot a tour every year since he was on tour in Europe enthusing every floors on 2007.
Then he drew on these global experiences for his 1st album "ZERO" on 2009, assimilating and incorporating his significant balance of underground and overground touches.
That led him into busy days for remixing works and releasing quality sounds on op dance music labels such as Defected, Kingstreet sounds, Renaissance, Ibadan and Apt. International.
satoshi fumi
Official myspace
ã€Profile】
Satoshi Fumi comes from Tokyo and is one of the most upcoming Japanese producers
that managed to cross the boundaries and provide the international electronic music scene
with his colorful deep and techy productions.
Influenced by the 90;s Detroit Chicago and New York house scene Satoshi Fumi managed
to create within the years his own unique style by providing the world with a variety of dance music styles such as techno, house and acid.
Satoshi has already released many tracks in labels such as Urbantorque,Klik records,
Plastic City, Italic, Force tracks, Irma , Disco inc and as a result has managed to gain the
recognition and respect of many key djs such as Laurent Garnier, Ben Watt, Funk D’ Void,
Nic Fanciulli, Terry Lee Brown Jr. just to name a few.
Shigeru Tanabu
Official myspace
ã€Profile】
Shigeru Tanabu was born and grew up in Japan, and when he was 12 years old, already he was holding guitar, and teens and early 20's, he mostly played Blues and Jazz, and rock. In 1999, he moved to NY, and next year he met Brendon Moeller who would be very important person in his life. Soon after they met, Shigeru started to play guitar on Brendon Moller's "Beat Pharmacy" songs, and in 2005, Deep Space Media released first Beat Pharmacy album which contains Shigeru guitar a lot. At the same time, Shigeru started to make tracks by himself, and after he got back from NY, he started his career in Japan. His guitar skill and his programming/producing skill was eventually known by musicians in Japan, and he's got so many session works and he worked on Toshiyuki Goto's album called "No Illusion" from Avex as a programmer, and his first mix CD "Elektribe" was released which was mixed with DJ Khadji, and in 2008, tracks called "Pulsation" and "Cactus" were released from Hollister Records which is new label by Steph Mazzacani who own OXYD Records, and "Adrian" will be released from Wave Music soon.
Record Label: NEW WORLD RECORDS Co., Ltd.
Type of Label: Indie
