Europe: heather@primary.uk.com
Japan: katsuhito_fujii@gmail.com
Asia except Japan: hojo@interurbanbookings.com
North & South America and Oceania: richard@richardmaheragency.com
Ken Ishii debuted on a legendary Belgian techno label, R & S Records, in 1993. In that year he straight won No.1 on the UK’s NME magazine’s techno chart, which led him to worldwide recognition. In 1995, the highly praised album “Jelly Tones” (R & S / Sony Japan) was released. In the following year, the video for the single “Extra” from this album (directed by Koji Morimoto, the animator of the worldwide hit cartoon, “Akira”) won MTV's "Dance Video of the Year".
Since then, Ken has been regarded internationally as one of the Japanese pioneers who can create world class electronic sounds. In 1998, he produced the official theme song for the winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and it was played in more than 70 countries around the world. Then in 2000, Ken was interviewed and was on the cover of Newsweek magazine, featured as a symbol of the Japanese new culture. This was acclaimed as a great undertaking by a dance/electronic music artist.
He also produces music for films, such as doing the theme song and soundtrack for the monster hit Japanese film “Whiteout” in 2000, which led him to be nominated in Japanese Academy Awards. He expands his boundary to games as well. Rez, the game Ken contributed his exclusive tracks to, became a cult hit. In 2005, he reached a major achievement in being in charge of the music and designing an exclusive 12.2 surround sound system for the Seto-Nihon Pavilion, enforced by the Japanese Government, at World Expo in Aichi, Japan.
These days, Ken spends 2/3 of his time on travelling in Europe, Asia, North/South America DJ'ing and working as a true international artist/DJ. In 2004, he was awarded the Best Techno DJ at “Dance Music Awards” in Ibiza, proving himself to be one of the world’s most talented DJ's in the scene as well. He often plays at mega dance festivals, such as Monegros (Spain), WIRE (Japan) and more. His unique blend always drives crowd into frenzy.
Ken set up his own label, 70 Drums, in 2002 starting off with an album "Future In Light". His latest album is "SUNRISER" in 2006 and he again shows in it his futuristic vision and his deep love in his musical root, early Detroit techno.
Now, a double remix album of this, titled "Daybreak Reprise - SUNRISER Remixed", is set to be released in Japan in the summer of 2008.
The Source Experience is back on Hybrid Production with a series of singles. First out is "The Source Experience / Distorted Reality" http://www.lekebuschmusik.se/hpx13.htm
Si Paris est la capitale de la mode, elle n’est incontestablement pas celle du son. Il n’y a qu’à regarder ce qu’il se passe en province, pour voir que ça bouge ailleurs. C’est pour ces raisons que nous avons décidé de créer les soirées « Emergence en Scène », où le public peut découvrir des formations en devenir.
Un laboratoire sonique qui donne sa chance à ces groupes émergents par le biais de soirées évènement et la sortie d’un coffret deux albums.
Amateurs de tous les courants qui forment l'arc en ciel des musiques électroniques, de l'electro à la Techno en passant par le Dub, l'electro hip hop et la drum & bass les trublions du label ré-invite pour cette huitième édition en Concert :
LIPID TRÖN: Sur scène, laissant jaillir un esprit electro rock, ils captivent le public avec un set DUB évolutif et énergique. LIPID TRÖN a joué aux côtés de Punish Yourself, Kaly Live Dub, Brain Damage, Interlope, Minimal Orchestra ...
Et en live set Francky Brown, guitariste de formation, il peaufine ses compositions, travaille la texture des sons, piste toutes les musiques digitales, flirte le plus souvent avec une jungle qu'il aime teinter de jazz et d'ambiances atmosphériques, produisant un énergique set de progressive drum & bass, avec ses m
