The Social - SOLID TOKYO presents dOSe

SOLID TOKYO & The Social are very excited to present the fourth and final volume in the SOLID SUMMER SERIES. Situated at the stylish and elegant XEX restaurant in Daikainyama, The Social provide high quality entertainment for the Friday night crowd in Tokyo. Complete with a solid sound system, and a spacious rooftop terrace with night views of the surrounding area, the SOLID SUMMER SERIES has featured the best in deep house, alongside a chilled, and intimate vibe.

For those who enjoyed volume one, two, and three, please come check out Volume 4 as we celebrate the Tokyo debut of one South East Asia`s first and finest deep house party collective - dOSe !

With over 25 years experience, dOSe has created a unique position for itself as a pan-Asian based DJ collective and brand which has been throwing parties and events in Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Singapore, and New Delhi. Beginning as one of the founders of the Filipino Electronic/club music scene in the late 1980`s, dOSe DJs and creators Edge and Sunny have expanded the brand through out Asia and beyond with recent events in Saigon attracting up to 1000 people. Known as the "Giles Peterson of the Philippines", Edge has built his career as a DJ/A & R man/Record label owner (Sounds Good), and Media Executive now running Yan TV, or Vietnam`s version of MTV. After two decades playing clubs, events, and festivals around the world - including several years being based in Paris in the last decade - Edge has recently been recognized as a pioneer in establishing house music in some of the newer markets in Asia, such as Vietnam. Playing a tasteful selection of deep house, latin, afrobeat, and broken beat, Edge is excited to make his Tokyo debut with Solid Tokyo (after inviting Solid Tokyo founder Marshall Boardman to play in Saigon recently). dOSe partner Sunny was introduced to the legendary Paradise Garage while living in NY in the in the mid to late 1980s, becoming a convert to house music through DJ greats Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan. Building his career as an Advertising Executive in SE Asia, Sunny has been instrumental in recently expanding the dOSe brand to more exotic locales such as Phnom Penh and Bangkok where several club events have been staged. Recognizing the hunger in these new markets for the excitement of house music, Sunny and Edge have created a niche for underground parties which have been attracting foreigners and locals alike creating fresh opportunities a night life scene that until recently was limited to expat bars and backpacker hangouts. The concept of introducing dOSe to Tokyo is to show how dance music in 2010 has become so much more than London, Berlin, or NY, and has now become a truly global phenomenon with DJs/artists in their own right who have been pioneers in expanding the music and culture to more diverse locations around the world. Edge and Sunny both have a long history dedicated to their love of house music which go back to the very roots of the music itself in the 1980s, and dOSe is a reflection of that ...

Another late and welcome edition to the night will feature a very special guest DJ and master selekta: "YOUNG JEFF"

Although perhaps mainly known as a dj of reggae 45s, Young Jeff has always been open to a wide range of sounds and has been a keen crate-digger for original soul and funk tunes, through to house, jungle, dubstep and more. As well as playing regularly in Tokyo, Jeff has played across Japan (Osaka, Okinawa etc) and overseas, including the big soul and reggae weekend festival "Kings and Queens" in Hamburg, Germany.
In the year 2000, Jeff set up the Japanese/UK downbeat imprint PLAY label, releasing CD compilations (with all-exclusive tracks by Fila Brazillia, Depth Charge, Paul St Hilaire, DJ Spooky, Pressure Drop, and more) and artist albums by Susumu Yokota, The Mighty Quark, DJ Spooky vs Twilight Circus and special Japan-only releases of fresh tracks by the legendary Sly and Robbie and France’s Seven Dub.

Closing it out, are myself and Solid Tokyo residents, Nebu Soku whose productions have recently been favorites of DJs such Mark Farina and Derrick Carter ;-)

It will be a quite a night, so get ready to dress up a bit, chill with a few glasses of sparkling, and get down with some bumpin` house music all night long ...

Hope to see you there !