DJ Soulscape

DJ/Producer and midnight mover

AKA : Min-June Park

BIRTHDAY : 1979
HOMETOWN : Seoul, Korea
EDUCATION : Yonsei University (BS Electrical Engineering)
DJ CREW : 360 Sounds
RECORD LABEL : Strange Sweet Sounds
INTL AGENT : DFSB Kollective

‘Jasmine’-DJ Soulscape Lovers (Master Plan 2003)

Dreams' Intinerary'DJ Soulscape ft Nuksupshiny & Gaknakunae MP presents Change The Game
(Master Plan 2004)

360 Sounds://Of the DJs, By the DJs, but For the People

360 SOUNDS

360 Sounds, a salad bowl where music and culture of “360? kinds get mixed up

For the last few years, a tons of clubs and subsequent ‘party culture’ in Korea have opened places wide for many young bloods to enjoy music and dancing radiating explosive energy and youthful spirit. It is undeniable that those “party/club culture” based on music or further on general culture, have been formulating subculture to some extent. In other words, it is the “party/club culture” that create and assemble various culture codes - from DJing culture and music to design and fashion.

Numerous party moves have tried to create links between different culture codes putting music, videos and other performances all together. However, they didn’t put much efforts to music, the core element of a party and didn’t care about DJs, who make a party a party, handling music. Taking in account that DJing scene wasn’t mature enough back then, DJs are still regarded as mere passive assistants at partys and clubs in Korea, nothing different from a ‘jukebox.’

360 Sounds Of the DJs, By the DJs, but For the People

360 Sounds took off with 3 Seoul-based DJs, DJ Soulscape, DJ Jinmoo, DJ Plastic Kid and now they’re hosting parties with 2 more DJs and 2 MCs -DJ Smood, DJ YTst , Make-1 and Superman IVY. It is notable that 360 Sounds is planned, promoted and executed by DJs themselves. That is, 360 Sounds is a music oriented movement by DJs. Many other DJs out there offer people ’services’ of playing same old tunes to which people are already accustomed so that they can have fun at ease (and that still is a part of being a good DJ).

However, DJs are the protagonists with absolute power in 360 Sounds. DJs at 360 Sounds don’t drop some music just because this is on a Billboard chart and that is well-known and sounds familiar. It is the goal of 360 Sounds that each DJ with different characters supplies fresh music of their own repertoire with diversity even it might be a little strange for somebody. Because they believe listening fresh music alerts creative spirits and makes our soul sound and vibrant just like having fresh vegetable sustains us healthy.

360 Sounds, the crossroad of diverse culture codes

Like convergences of technologies in the ubiquitous era of these days, the gaps have been closing between realms of culture. Members of 360 Sounds put their best endeavours to provide a public square for artists from different arenas. Perhaps the most important aspect of 360 Sounds is to bridge the creators and the consumers of urban culture such as photography, graphic design, installation, graffiti, b-boying, skateboarding and let them share ideas. Of course, there are music and DJs at the center of the movement still and all.

www.360sounds.net