Defected in the House Tokyo '11 - Release party - & dB UKi Shinnenkai!!!
Fresh off the back of our absolutely HUGE Bounenkai @ AIR with Dimitri from Paris, we bring you an equally HUGE Shinnenkai @ AIR to welcome you all back to Tokyo and put that buzz back into your stride to get you ready for a whole new decade!
For this very special party we are celebrating the release of Defected's latest album; "Defected in the House Tokyo '11", mixed by RAE & Masanori Morita! So of course we are flying in vocalist / DJ of the moment (& all round sex goddess!); RAE from Defected London and are pairing her with Tokyo's biggest House DJ / producer; Masanori Morita from Studio Apartment!.... You will recognize RAE's vocals from some big club smashes such as "Can't Stop" & "Persuasion" (King of Tomorrow's Sandy Rivera) & "It's Over" (ATFC). As well as being an amazing vocalist she is also a very accomplished DJ and has nailed the art of vocalizing over her own DJ sets, which has to be heard live to be believed!.....
Room1 -
RAE (Defected, London) - LIVE & DJ set!
MASANORI MORITA (Studio Apartment)
Room2 - Hosted by dB UKi Events http://www.dbuki.com/ -
Aron T (dB UKi)
Masao Sudo & Shota Tanaka (NEON)
Rowey (Cafe Kitsch / 4 the love)
DJ Mixture (Echophonyk)
dB UKi's Guest-list - 2000yen
Door - 3500yen
http://www.dbuki.com/
http://www.air-tokyo.com/schedule/201101/7.html
■Rae from London (DEFECTED)
Rae is one of the few females of her time who has nailed the art of delivering seamless vocals over her roof raising DJ sets. Rae has established herself as a talented writer and recording artist and with impressive, versatile live performances her profile just keeps on building.
‘Can’t Stop’ was Rae’s first release on Defected back in ‘08 with house legend Kings of Tomorrow AKA Sandy Rivera, the song was a summer anthem and set the stall for a string of strong releases; ‘Give Me Luv’ with ATFC, The MTV No. 1 ‘Persuasion’ with Sandy Rivera and more recently ‘I Gave You Everything’ with Juan Kidd & The Stafford Brothers. ‘It’s Over’ is the latest collaboration from Rae & ATFC, another hot release with top 10 success on Beatport.
Rae’s songs speak for themselves and her DJ sets are refreshingly energetic. Big room tech-infused house with live vocals and constant interaction.
With her sultry voice, sassy style & DJ skills to boot, Rae has unique talent in today’s scene and looks set to keep on rising.
http://www.defected.com/events/artist-detail/Rae/2852/1
http://www.myspace.com/raegunhq
■Masanori Morita (STUDIO APARTMENT)
Masanori Morita and Noboru Abe (Keyboard) are the team behind STUDIO APARTMENT, which is the acclaimed House outfit. Having 4 original album so far, they closely worked with many talented artists such as Blaze, Mr. V, Monique Bingham, Joi Cardwell, Stephanie Cooke, Terrence Downs, Ron Carroll, Kimara Lovelace, Kenny Bobien and much more. Their soulful house production brings many action on the dance floor with tribal grooves and STUDIO APARTMENT has built up a reputation as one of the finest deep and house producers in Japanese dance music today.
Their smash hit track 'Flight' was supported by worldwide Djs like Danny Krivit, Dimitiri from Paris, Giles Peterson, Timmy Regisford, Phil Asher, Frankie Feliciano, Kiko Navarro, Joe Claussell, King Britt, Francois K, Louie Vega (M.A.W.), Blaze, Dennis Ferrer, Ron Trent, Kerri Chandler, Reel People and licensed to many labels with the likes of Ricanstraction, Slip’N’ Slide, Soul Heaven, Time Records that led them to worldwide success.
In 2006, STUDIO APARTMENT created their own label “Apt.” and “Apt. International” on New World Records as a platform to put out quality house productions in Japan. The label represents the soulful and tech sounds of with the release of Dennis Ferrer, Timmy Regisford, Kerri Chandler, Tiger Stripes, DJ OJI and Jerome Sydenham. As a label producer, they pick up talented new producers and promote to bring them up such as DAISHI DANCE, Pax Japonica Groove, nomad foundation and Hideo Kobayashi.
With several hot new productions set to drop on labels including Purple Music, Kingstreet sounds, Defected and 4th floor label, Masanori Morita expanded worldwide djing at Pacha Ibiza, ADE in Amsterdam, Cielo, Shelter (NY), WMC in Miami, LA, Walker Hills in Seoul and many remix works for great artists such as Dennis Ferrer’s How Do I Let Go and Rasmus Faber Always.
From their album on kingstreet “The Rising Sun”, “I’m In Love” features Ron Carroll won the top of the “BEST OF DEEP HOUSE 2008” on Beatport and also being in chart of “BEST DEEP HOUSE TRACK” in 2008. And the latest mix CD is for one of the best compilation series in the world from London’s finest house label, Defected In The House.
Their success will go on the future dance music scene…
http://www.studioapartment.jp/
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AIRの2011年は、世界最強ハウスレーベル“DEFECTED”が華やかに幕を開ける。日本の誇るプロデューサー/DJ STUDIO APARTMENTと新世代マルチアーティストRAEがコラボレートする注目のミックスCD「DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE TOKYO ‘11」リリースパーティ。数々のヒットアンセムでボーカルを務めてきたディーバRAEのパワフルなDJセットと森田昌典のプレイが刺激しあう化学反応は、まさに必見だ。
■Rae from London (DEFECTED)
DJ/シンガー/ソングライター/アーティスト。Defectedが次世代のシーンに向けて送り出すマルチ・アーティスト:Rae。 Raeは突き抜けたDJセットに自らの華麗な歌声をセットでデリバー出来る数少ない超実力派アーティストの一人である。スキルフルなライヴ・パフォーマンスとソングライティングを武器にキャリアをスタートした彼女は’08年King Of Tomorrowの” Can’t Stop”でデビューし見事その年のアンセム的ヒットを記録した。その後、 ATFCとの”Give Me Luv”、そしてMTVでNo.1ヒットを記録したSandy Riveraとの” Persuasion”、Juan Kidd & The Stafford Brothersとの”I Gave You Everything” 等、立て続けにヒットを連発し一躍世界中のシーンから注目される存在となった。最新のリリースとなるATFCとのコラボレーション”It’s Over”はBeatportのトップ10 にフィーチャーされ各地でヘヴィーローテーションされている。またここ日本でも STUDIO APARTMENTと最新作「2010」”Your Word”でコラボレーションし、その華麗な歌声を披露。日本国内でも幅広いシーンから注目されている。シックでパワフルなDJセットにセクシーでスキルに満ちたライヴ・ヴォーカル。フレッシュでユニークな魅力に溢れた彼女のマルチなパフォーマンスはまさにワンアンドオンリーの存在感を放つ。現在のシーンで最も目が離せないアーティストの一人である。
http://www.defected.com/events/artist-detail/Rae/2852/1
http://www.myspace.com/raegunhq
■森田昌典 (STUDIO APARTMENT)
DJとして日本及び世界各国で活動。
WMC(Miami)、Southport Weekender(UK)、ADE(Amsterdam)等の海外フェスティバルへの出演や、ファッション/アート及びIT業界とのコラボレーションも多数。
2000年に阿部登とSTUDIO APARTMENTを結成し、これまでに4枚のオリジナルアルバムを発表。
様々な楽曲がDefected (UK)、King Street (US)、hedkandi (UK)、Nervous Records (US)、Toolroom Records (UK)等のシーンを代表する国外レーベルからリリースし、STUDIO APARTMENTは着実に世界のダンスミュージックシーンへと活動の場を広げている。
中でも、2008年にKing Street Sounds(NY)よりリリースしたアルバム『The Rising Sun』収録の"I'm In Love"は、世界最大のダンスミュージックダウンロードサイト・beatportの"BEST OF DEEP HOUSE 2008" ランキング1位という快挙を成し遂げ、2009年"BEST DEEP HOUSE TRACK"にも3位にチャートインした。
また、自らのリリースや新人発掘・育成を目的としたダンスミュージックレーベル「Apt.」「Apt. International」を設立。
DAISHI DANCE、PAX JAPONICA GROOVE、HIDEO KOBAYASHIといった日本人アーティストの他、Timmy Regisford、Dennis Ferrer、Kerri Chandler等の海外アーティス作品もリリースしている。
国内ではCrystal Kay、Misia、伊藤由奈、Def Tech、RIP SLYME、土屋アンナ、鈴木あみ、キマグレン等、多数のメジャーアーティストのプロデュース及びリミックスを担当。auのCMにもなったキマグレンの"Life(STUDIO APARTMENT Remix)"は、リミックスながら200万ダウンロード超えという偉業を達成。
そして結成10周年を迎える2010年、5枚目となるオリジナルアルバム"2010"を6月2日リリースし約6ヶ月にも及ぶ全国ツアーを敢行中。
http://www.studioapartment.jp/
いい音楽を聴く日 -House & Techno Meeting-
いい音楽を聴く日 -House & Techno Meeting-