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Hiroki

A&R / MUSIC PUBLISHING / PRODUCER

About Me



I run and A&R Defected Music Publishing.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Members:
Influences:

WHO I GREW UP WITH: Aimee Mann, Alan Moulder, Alice In Chains, Arif Mardin, Ashra Tempel, At The Drive In, The Band, The Beatles, Bill Frisell, Bingo Beats, Black Crowes, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Bohannon, Brad Mehldau, Brendan O'Brien, Brian Eno, Bruce Swedien, Cajmere, Can, Daft Punk, Dave Bowie, Debussy, Donna Summer, Dvorak, Elton John, Elvin Jones, Emmylou Harris, Ennio Morricone, ESG, Fela Kuti, Flood, Flora Purim, Francois K, Frank Zappa, Fu Manchu, Funkadelic, Gilles Peterson, Grace Jones, Grandmaster Flash, George Clinton, Green Velvet, Grace Jones, Greg Wilson, Guns n Roses, Headman, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Janes Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, JB's, Jeff Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, Jellyfish, Joe Pass, Jimi Hendrix, Jo Caleb, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, John Surman, John Zorn, Jon Brion, Joni Mitchell, Kelly Joe Phelps, Keith Jarret, Kenny Wheeler, King Crimson, The Kinks, Konk, Larry Levan, Linda Ronstadt, Lil Louis, Liquid Liquid, Lyle Mayes, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, McCoy Tyner, Metro Area, Michael Beinhorn, Michael Jackson, Michael Mayer, Miles Davis, Minnie Ripperton, Mitch Froom, My Bloody Valentine, NastyDirtySexMusic, Neil Young, The Neptunes, Neu!, Nigel Godrich, NIN, Nirvana, NWA, Om Kalthoum, Orbital, Ornette Coleman, Pantera, Pat Metheny, Patrick Adams, Pearl Jam, Phil Spector, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Prince, Prince Paul, The Prodigy, Public Enemy, Quincy Jones, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Radiohead, Ravel, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick James, Rick Rubin, Rolling Stones, The Salsoul Orchestra, Sarah McLaughlan, Serge Gainsbourg, Shakti, Shellac, Slam, Slint, Sly & The Family Stone, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Spike Stent, Spocks Beard, Steve Vai, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, Sun Ra, Talking Heads, Teena Marie, Tiefschwarz, Timbaland, Todd Rundgren, Tool, Tony Williams, Tortoise, Underground Resistance, Van Dyke Parks, Van Halen, The Velvet Underground, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Weezer, The Who, YMO, Ze Records.

NEWER INFLUENCES: !!!, 2manydjs, Acoustic Ladyland, Alter Ego, Ame, Arcade Fire, Beck, Bjork, Bloody Beetroots, Booka Shade, Boyz Noise, Carl Craig, Cheap Hotel, Cobblestone Jazz, Compost, Crookers, Cut Copy, Debonair Samir, Dennis Ferrer, Deadmau5, DFA, Diplo, Dixon, DJ Technic, Dolly Daggers / Golden Silvers, Dubfire, Duke Dumont, Ed Banger, Ellen Allien, Erol Alkan, Feist, Foals, Friendly Fires, Get Physical, The Golden Silvers, Gonzales, The Gossip, Henrik Schwarz, Herve, Hot Chip, Innervision, James Holden, Jamie Lidell, Jesse Rose, Jesper & John Dahlback, Joakim, Johnny D, Justice, Justin Martin, The Kills, Klang, Kompakt, LCD Sound System, Les Savy Favs, Fake, Mocky, Optimo, Patrick Watson, Paul Ritch, Playhouse, Poni Hoax, Prins Thomas, The Rapture, Ricardo Villalobos, Ritchie Hawtin, Rub n Tug, Samim, Scottie B, Selfish Cunt, Serge Santiago, Shit Robot, Simian Mobile Disco, Soulwax, Spank Rock, Switch, Theo Parrish, Thomas Schumacher, Tiga, Todd Terje, Turbo, Wiley.

and food. I fucking love food.

Sounds Like: "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean.. if Pac-Man affected us as kids,we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989

Record Label: Defected Records / Strictly Rhythm
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Its been a long time since the last blog

I've missed quite a few and theres a million late nights and more music in between... Cheap Hotel, Joanna & The WolfCaptive StateShychild, Reverend & The MakersLoft- birthdayTigerforceMoodymannSquat ...
Posted by Hiroki on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:26:00 PST

CAMDEN CRAWL part 2, Rext The Dog, Herve, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, Papa M

Camden Crawl Part 2I found it frustrating that there were so many repeat performers from the night before. If I didn't see you yesterday  it was for a reason and I don't want to see you tonight! An...
Posted by Hiroki on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:07:00 PST

Kunte Kinte, Mark Ronson, Justice, Busy P, Black Wire, CAMDEN CRAWL part 1

I was in Ibiza but did anyone go and see Patrick Watson last week? He's unreal  go and check his myspace  www.myspace.com/patrickwatsonStarting April 13th 2007&I'd say some pretty quirky people put...
Posted by Hiroki on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:14:00 PST

Tetine, Selfish Cunt, Fleeing New York, Dolly Daggers, ETA, Sinden, Compost, Paloma Faith

Oh  who else is feeling that new Boys Noize remix of Feist? and whats up with this shitty weather??? anyway, got to rewind again and work up my memory cells...April 1st&Sunday night at Cargo, we ac...
Posted by Hiroki on Sun, 27 May 2007 02:36:00 PST

Remi Nicole, Leon Jean Marie, Middleman, Namusoke, Duke Dumont

Ok  so its been ages and Sophie keeps on bugging me to write and it's my 'mild' weekend (I was only out til 4 yo last night) so Ive got a bit of time to catch up on the last 6 weeks or so&Week of 22n...
Posted by Hiroki on Sat, 12 May 2007 07:58:00 PST

Justice, Tyrant, Dans le Sac vs Scrooobius Pip, LCD Soundsystem, Andrew Wetherall & Heidi, Air

arcade fire actually missed out on the top spot to the kaiser chiefs in the uk and to the b.i.g. in the usa...i like the guys who run 'our disco' (www.myspace.com/ourdisco) because theyve got balls. ...
Posted by Hiroki on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:34:00 PST

Defected trip to Swiss, Fleeing New York, Kinte Kunte, Cheap Hotel, Talk Taxis, Zafir etc...

Jeez - i do too much in one week... So here goes another roundup...Lets wizz back to last thursday quickly... and yet another visit to see Cheap Hotel (www.myspace.com/wearecheaphotel) who have a si...
Posted by Hiroki on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:30:00 PST

MSTRKRFT, Little Barrie, the weekend etc...

Before we headed out to the (not so secret) MSTRKRFT at Plastic People, I was taken around one of those 50p/£1 a dance strip bars up Hackney Road. Our accountants at work were out on a jolly to these...
Posted by Hiroki on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:59:00 PST

J-dilla, Conan & The Mockasins, 2manyDJs, Kate Nash etc...

It's been too long since I last wrote on this blog, and my memory is flaky to say the least so there's holes in my account of whats been gwarning in the last two weeks...J-Dilla tribute night was prob...
Posted by Hiroki on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:47:00 PST

Westside, Fwd, Fabric

Living in east(ish) London, it's not very often I return westside where I spent most of my youth. But on Thursday after work I ventured far into the depths of west london to give fred a big up before...
Posted by Hiroki on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:59:00 PST