MANABU HOSAKA
Weekend Warriorz producer / PLUS Co., Ltd. Representative Director
Moved to Indian autonomous region of Oklahoma in the United States late 1990s, he traveled in the US for three years as a back-packer. He crossed to New York and returned to Japan in early 2000. In order to finish the slum living in US,he founded the company PLUS Co.,Ltd in 2008. Later on he formed creative team called WEEKEND WARRIORZ.
This team style combines business, music, culture, and art.
Now he is a top producer whom everyone know in the Tokyo underground CLUB scene. He is also known as an artist of folk instruments Asarato in Asia.
Not only making WW but also he produces some restaurants in Tokyo. One of his cafe "Café Little Tokyo" is located in Macau, which is one of the popular spot by now. He has contributed greatly for the development of dance music scene in Macau as a creative director. He made a big impact to mobilize the crowd of more than 7,000 ppl at the Star Fes. Further more,what ha has done so far as the party organize producer are many, Such as “THE HACIENDA” which is the center of the Second Summer of Love with people in the know, he took the venue for this special party to Oiso Long Beach. And it is still fresh in our memory,"WEEKEND WARRIORZ CIRCUS" was held at Studio Coast ageHa which is Japan's largest entertainment space. At this party,he transformed the floor into midnight circus wonderfully. Then he has launched a music fescalled "Tenko festival" in the World Heritage Yakushima town in September 2012. It is worthy of notice that,He is the very first person who brought dance music scene to Yakushima. Dance music had not been brought here till WW made a party in Yakushima. This party is full of uniqueness and brand new type of music party that make you impressive for sure.
The producer of Weekend Warriorz, Manabu Hosaka's world has various colors which is worth to step in.
90年代後半アメリカのオクラホマインディアン自治区に移住、バックパッカーとして3年間アメリカを旅する。アメリカ横断後、Key WestからNe
田中知之 (FPM)
DJ/プロデューサーとして国内外で活躍。
ダンスミュージックに自身のルーツを散りばめた独自の音楽スタイルがワールドワイドに支持され、6枚のオリジナルアルバムのリリースの他、Chara、RIP SLYMEなど多数のアーティストのプロデュースも手掛ける。
DJとしても国内は全県制覇、海外約50都市でのプレイ実績を持つ。
またリミキサーとしても、現在まで100を数える楽曲を手掛けており、最近の作品としては くるり、UNICORN、THE BPA(FATBOY SLIMことノーマン・クックによるプロジェクト)、YOUNG PUNXなどがある。
2009年4月29日には、大沢伸一、☆Taku Takahashiとともに、avex20周年を記念したプロデューサーユニット・ravex(レイベックス)名義で、avexを代表する豪華アーティストをフィーチャーしたアルバム『trax』を発売。
村上隆がLouis Vuittonのために制作したアニメーション「SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM」(2003年)、「SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE」(2009年)の音楽や、世界三大広告賞でそれぞれグランプリを受賞したダンスミュージック時計「UNIQLOCK」、「UNIQLO CALENDAR」の楽曲制作も手掛けるなど多方面で活躍している。
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Fantastic Plastic Machine is world renown DJ/Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka’s solo project. His original style of mixing dance music with his own roots music is highly regarded internationally, He has played in about 100 cities throughout the world. Besides releasing 6 original albums, the best of album “FPMB” which collects music sources from 21th century onward is now on sale from by avex. In FATBOY SLIM’s best remix collection that was released in September 2007, “THE JOURNEY” remixed by FPM is included. He also plays an active part in various fields such as music of the LOUIS VUITTON’s animation films “SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM”, “SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE” by Takashi Murakami, and music of DANCE-MUSIC-CLOCK “UNIQLOCK” which won the grand prix at all of the world’s best 3 advertising awards*, and new blog parts by UNIQLO called “UNIQLO CALENDAR”. Moreover, his song ‘Bachelor Pad’ is featured in the movie “Austin Powers –the spy who shagged me-“, and some other songs is used at the world famous TV drama “Sex and the City”.
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James Brown ‘Sex Machine’, FATBOY SLIM ‘The Journey’, the BPA (the new project by Norman Cook a.k.a. FATBOY SLIM) ‘He’s Frank feat. Iggy Pop’, Earth, Wind & Fire ‘September’, CHIC ‘Le Freak’, YMO ‘Behind the Mask’, Ennio Morricone ‘Belinda May’, YOUNG PUNX, GRUM and many Japanese artists such as Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Ky
MURAKI YUSUKE ( Weekend Warriorz / born to be MONSTAR )
http://soundcloud.com/murakiyusuke
http://ww-tokyo.com
http://www.facebook.com/murakiyusuke
DJ/ Vocalist/ Producer。
アジアにも活動の幅を広げ、東京アンダーグラウンドシーンでは言わずと知れたパーティークルー“Weekend Warriorz”のレジデントDJを務め、自身のVOCALをフィーチャーした楽曲制作、リリースを重ねている。
10代であった00年代初期よりやディープなダンスミュージックシーンを経験。20歳になり、Techno/New Wave/Dubなどを取り入れたバンド、“SLIPSTREAM”としてそこで培った感性のアウトプットを開始する。同時にDJ活動をスタート。伝説的なイベント『KAIKOO』を開催する、DJ BAKUのレーベルPOPGROUPに所属し、当時最年少でKAIKOOに出演し、同イベントのコンピレーションアルバム『KAIKOO PLANET』にも楽曲が収録される。
その後ソロ活動に力をそそぎ、トランス全盛期に世界中からGODと呼ばれたDJ TSUYOSHI主宰のレーベル“MADSKIPPERS”に参入し、DJスキルを磨き主要メンバーとして活動した他、2008年、当時まだ始まったばかりのWeekend Warriorzに加入し、スタイルの幅を格段に広げた。
2011年より日本初となる本格的DJスクール“IDPS”で講師を務めた。
音の海の中を泳ぐ様なラウンジスタイルから、限りないハイエナジーなセットまでをこなすDJのスキルは他に類を見ず、ドラマチックなストーリー展開から最高のクライマックスへとフロアを誘う。
今最も体感すべき次世代アーティストである。
DJ/Vocalist/ Producer.
Resident DJ of the party crew"WEEKEND WARRIORZ" that attract attention most now on a TOKYO underground club scene.
Simultaneously, a musical piece is released as Artist/DJ of "MADSKIPPERS" that is the label of the world dispatch from Japan.
And the self party "MONSTAR" start on September, 2011.
Centering on a club (ageHa/ WOMB/ club asia etc.) in the city of Tokyo, DJ activity is performed in various places.
Moreover, the new talent is raised as a teacher of IDPS (DJ school).
At the age of 16, a start with encounter with FUNKY GONG who known as a guitarist of JOUJOUKA, Heconcentrates on dance music, touching various music which serves as a background and being shocked by the most advanced music.
20 years old, He started Electro Rock band "SLIPSTREAM" centering on him.
It sweeps over a dance floor by the intense musical piece and LIVE of impact which mixed New Wave/ Punk/ Techno/ Dub/ Noize etc.
It enters into the label "POPGROUP" in which DJ BAKU etc. belong. and perform to Big Party "KAIKOO". And achieves a first release through a compilation album "KAIKOO PLANET".
And he is working as a solo now. Solo stuff was developed and it was a w