Toshio Matsuura (Blue Note, HEX / JP)
Founding member United Future Organization (U.F.O.) which was formed in 1990.
The collective established the beginning of Japanese club culture, and released 5 full albums in 32 countries which gained high reputation in 12 years.
After leaving U.F.O., he has continued to play at clubs and festivals internationally and currently produces events and supervises music for notable fashion brands.
In 2013, he gathered talented and forward-thinking artists based in Tokyo to produce a project called “HEX,” which presents Tokyo’s progressive form of Jazz to the world.
The debut album “HEX” was released from Blue Note Records worldwide.
His radio program “TOKYO MOON” is on air Wednesday 23:00-24:00 (JPN Time) on InterFM897 and “WW TOKYO” Monday 10:00-12:00 (GMT) fortnightly on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM.
http://www.toshiomatsuura.com/
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Motomitsu (Cracki Records, Soiree Rec / JP)
Motomitsu, est un DJ japonais, musicien, poète et auteur de livres pour enfants.
Tout droit venu du Japon où il était vendeur de vinyles chez "Kent Record", un records shop spécialisé house, jazz et soul. Motomitsu organise beaucoup d'événements au Japon : soirées, expositions et concerts et y invite des artistes et DJ internationaux comme Terrence Parker et Abdul Haqq.
Lors de ses dj sets, passionné et souriant, Motomitsu contamine le public de sa débordante énergie positive.
Niveau actu, Motomitsu a sorti quelques morceaux sur Cherry Juice Recordings (Amsterdam) , Soiree Records International (Detroit) et en prépare actuellement des nouveaux pour Stay Underground It Pays (Skylax/Paris) ...
Egalement il est un membre de DJ collectif Parisien "Cracki Records".
Midori (Menace / FR)