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…

Official site >>http://www.studioapartment.jp/

PAX JAPONICA GROOVE aka Shuhei kurosaka,
The name has his wishes for world peace by the shape of 'Japanese' radical attitude, having spirit of harmony.
He has been working with various musicians and artists from all over the world. On his live, PAX JAPONICA GROOVE performs with over 20 people together, including visual elements and physical entertainment which help to create his unique view of the world and convey double-linear emotion to the audience crossing over the jenre.

Official site >>http://www.paxjaponicagroove.com/

Born in Los Angeles, she moved to Tokyo when she was 3. From the time she was a baby, her house was filled with music, and before the time she could speak, it seemed a tune was always coming from her mouth. From a young age she loved bringing happiness to people’s hearts, and one thing that was sure to bring a smile to her was an instrument she began studying at age six. The piano. In elementary school she soaked up the sounds of Michael Jackson and Cindy Lauper, surprising all around her with an ability to impersonate the singers she heard. It was an episode in high school that sparked her interest in pursuing music seriously, she discovered Italian Opera. Since this time, her desire to sing in front of people grew, and after graduating college, she found her self immersed in writing her own songs. She became the lead vocal for Electroambientband, and began her professional foray into the world of music, growing as a lyricist and composer. The starting point for this woman of deep feeling to begin composing her own style of music was the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, in New York. She produced a CD filled with songs hoping for peace, and donated all of the proceeds to RAWA, an organization devoted to helping girls in Afghanistan. After this, she formed the Orchestra pop-unit “Hanacanna,” which created the theme music for movies, TV commercials, and nationwide events (such as flower expos). She has appeared on the popular Disney Channel, and wrote a song, which was broadcast nationwide, encouraging children to draw. This song was included on a CD sold under AVEX, one of Japan’s leading record labels. Although comfortable in many genres of music, starting in 2004, she began to focus on club music, kicking off her “Live Love,” tour. She has performed 6 times so far, and due to her wishes, all have been focused as charity events. These include “Doctors without Borders,” “Sumatra Tsunami Victims Relief Fund" , "Mother Theresa's Orphanage", as well as other volunteer organizations. In 2005 she took her music to the international stage, releasing a few singles with Germany’s L2 Music, as well as entering a song in PROTON Radio’s remix contest. She joined forces with DJ Nob Tee as a vocalist for Dugsoul, and received accolades from the German label Lemongrass. As a result she was offered the chance to create her first compilation album, and laid down some tracks. There is no set form to Tomomi Ukumori’s songs. From pop tunes to soulful dance music, to gentle sounds that would seem right at home in Nature, her music is truly original. In each note of her music, and every word in her lyrics is a strong message, containing the wish that she hopes is fulfilled with each of her songs. That after understanding both the light and the dark in everyone, we can learn to accept them, and to learn how important this is in life. Her message has begun to gain an audience across the ocean, and around the world...

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Official site >>http://www.ukumoritomomi.com/

From mountains and forests in Nagano, Hideo Kobayashi arrived on the San Francisco club scene and was inspired by west coast flavored deep house sounds; his name was cemented through his projects such as Children of the Drums on Chez Music and Nagano Kitchen with Jerome Sydenham on Ibadan Records.

Having spend hectic schedule for djing most weekends with local and international Djs, he discovered his ability for bringing out the deeply aggressive side of tech house earn him a spot a tour every year since he was on tour in Europe enthusing every floors on 2007. Then he drew on these global experiences for his 1st album "ZERO" on 2009, assimilating and incorporating his significant balance of underground and overground touches.
That led him into busy days for remixing works and releasing quality sounds on op dance music labels such as Defected, Kingstreet sounds, Renaissance, Ibadan and Apt. International.

North part of Japan, Sapporo based Japanese DJ/Producer Shigeru Tanabu is also known as an A&R at Undertone Recordings.

Newly arrived in NYC to look for his new start, he had met Brendon Moeller and immediately started to play guitar on "Beat Pharmacy". After 1st Beat Pharmacy album released, he started to produce music and put out several tracks on one of top dance music labels to this date such as Wave Music and Apt. International.
Now he is working on several new projects under his moniker "Solid State Soul" for dubstep based and "Manaboo" to produce unique jazzy tech dub disco with Brendon Moeller.

Satoshi Fumi comes from Tokyo and is one of the most upcoming Japanese producers that managed to cross the boundaries and provide the international electronic music scene with his colorful deep and techy productions.
Influenced by the 90;s Detroit Chicago and New York house scene Satoshi Fumi managed to create within the years his own unique style by providing the world with a variety of dance music styles such as techno, house and acid.
Satoshi has already released many tracks in labels such as Urbantorque,Klik records, Plastic City, Italic, Force tracks, Irma , Disco inc and as a result has managed to gain the recognition and respect of many key djs such as Laurent Garnier, Ben Watt, Funk D’ Void, Nic Fanciulli, Terry Lee Brown Jr. just to name a few.

Official site >>http://www.satoshifumi.com/

After working as a Sound Producer for the group "beret", Mitugu Okuhara started GIRA MUNDO as his solo project in 2005. His concept was to create music with "a Brazillian feeling which is not an imitation of it's roots, but a fresh and new interpretations that people in NY, London, and Paris may have". His love, respects and recognition to Brazillian music has made him able to create and propose new style and form, while inheriting it's roots. GIRA MUNDO will release two new albums"Ponto de Partida - San Paulo - " and "Ponto de Partida - Rio -" in early May 2006. Each of these album is recorded at each of the cities with it's native musicians whose working worldwide. These projects tha GIRA MUNDO has accomplished drew attentions from genre in and out of Brazilian music.

Official site >>http://giramundo.syncl.jp/

Born and raised in South part of Japan Okayama, Ryuichi Hino has inspired by Joao gilberto who is one of the greates guitarist of Bossa Nova at the tender age. He has favored Brazilian music and began to play the classic guitar during his college.
Making his constant efforts as a support for Samba / Bossa Nova bands at local bars and live houses, he succeeded to perform in SUNSET LIVE 2003 and 2004 which is an open-air gig lasting for more than 10years in Fukuoka, Japan.
Also after he moved to Tokyo, more positive to perform around with lots of artists and joined many projects as the likes of "Music of the Present Age" (GIRA MUNDO DISCOS), "TOKYO BOSSA ~flores~" (Happiness records), "Cidade de Luz" (GIRA MUNDO DISCOS) released in 2007, showing his ability of performances as a guitarist and vocalist.
As the proof of his these successes, he signed with Giramudno Discos/New World Records and released his long-awaited debut album, "Tasogare Samba" in 2007 highlighting his own world with comfortable voice and tone. Merging his unique melodies and lryics into harmonious sounds, which is influenced from Minas district in Brazil, Ryouichi Hino will be one of principal figure of and responsible for Japanese-Brazilian music scene today.

Official site >>http://ryoichi-hino.syncl.jp/

Cultivating own dynamic and sensitive voice since her youth, Yukiko Miyazaki acquired various tones with calm but energetic atomosphere. She bring out her voice folding high potential to be essential tone for brazilian music, pop music, and jazz. Making active work from 2008, with soft and smooth voice and natural and cheerful characteristics,she keeps giving dynamism and comfort and happiness to the audience.
Once you get her voice, you would find she will be remarkable singer in near future.

Official site >>http://yukiko-miyazaki.syncl.jp/