Magnetic soul is bringing an aftershock to you!We're very happy to announce that Makoto is making the trip to Hong Kong! He will be accompanied by the versatile vocal ability of Deeizm MC for an exclusive Saturday session at Club Flamingo!
Date: 19 Jul 08 Saturday
Venue: Club Flamingo
Line-up:
Makoto ( Human Elements, Good Looking Records/ Japan )
Deeizm MC ( Good Looking Records/UK )
Cookie / Saiyan / Teem / Johnathan / Blood Dunza / MC Z1BKR / VJ Forivermann
Also , it will be a China Earthquake Victim DnB Charity night.
Makoto (JPN) & Deeizm MC (UK)
Based in Tokyo, Makoto Shimizu, better known as simply Makoto, is Japan's chief Drum & Bass ambassador. After completing an Acoustic Engineering major at Nippon University, Makoto first signed with LTJ Bukem's legendary Good Looking Records back in 1999.
Since then he has gone from strength to strength, releasing a long string of quality music in the form of singles and EP's, but also on the famous 'Earth' and 'Progression Sessions' compilation albums. 2003 saw the release of his much anticipated debut album 'Human Elements'this album was widely praised as the transition of 70's Soul into the 21st century. also "Progression Sessions Japan Live 2003" with Deeizm, recorded live from Space Lab Yellow in Tokyo was an absolute gem.
Makoto is now ready to spread his wings. With both remixes and original music already out or set for release on labels such as Renegade Recording, Liquid V, Bingo, Hospital and Innerground as well as a second album 'Believe In My Soul' due for release on Good Looking very soon, the future is looking bright for the Tokyo native.
As for deejaying, Makoto, together with Deeizm MC has travelled across the world (the U.K., Europe, America, Brazil, Australia, Asia and Japan are just some of the places they have visited) and has become one of the most sought-after deejays on the Drum&Bass circuit.Makoto's sets are characterised by the same jazzed-out and soulful music that he is known for as a producer.
Shelley a.k.a Deeizm writes, sings, raps & produces and has multi tasked her way to the top of her game as an international performing artist. She First met Makoto in 2003 and they began working together, initially on mixes. Her style is very influenced by the combination of future jazz and funk that can be found in drum and bass. Shelley believes music can and does relate to every emotion, which is why she understands the importance of versatility within her music. She has a style for every occasion; soulful, sweet, melodic as well as dark rhymes with an edge.
Not only is she the first female signed to the label, but she is also covering all the areas, including vocalising, producing, DJ'ing and MC'ing. Although she's in the early stages of production, her knowledge of music, her past experiences and her ability to play the drums and DJ have given her great rhythm and a natural ear for music.now . we're lucky enough to welcome her for an uncompromising session of vibes.
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東 洋首席 Dn'B DJ Makoto Shimizu,於日本大學聲學工程系畢業後，1999年旋即被DnB 大師 LTJ Bukem 之傳奇唱片公司 Good Looking Records招攬成旗下藝人。其後以single, EP形式發表了一連串優質樂曲。2003年發行的首張大碟'Human Elements'被樂評人譽為是廿一世紀與七十年代騷靈融和之傑作。而於"Progression Sessions Japan Live 2003"一碟收錄了東京Space Lab Yellow 中與 Deezim MC之LIVE 演出更成為不容置疑的音樂瑰寶。
Makoto 的音樂特色在於富有濃厚的 jazzed-out及Soulful味道配以DnB滾動之旋律節奏。Makoto一直致力於其音樂事業，多年來與各著名廠牌如 Renegade Recording, Liquid V, Bingo,Hospital 及 Innerground 發表作品，於去年發行了第二張個人專輯 'Believe In My Soul', 並展開了與Deeizm MC 這經典dn'b黃金組合的世界巡迴演出。
Shelley a.k.a Deeizm MC, 是一位多才多藝的女創作人。由作曲，填詞，唱歌以至說唱, 均面面俱到，令她成為國際中一流之表演者。
Deeizm MC 十六歲起於 Soul Experience Vocal Academy接受專業的歌唱訓練,十七歲己得到她的首張唱片合約。她的處女大碟是與 Ray Hayden 聯手創作，並於1998年在英國及日本發行。接著她於英國的R&B界發展， Public Demand 及 United Grooves Collective把她帶到德國，並於該地開展了其ＭＣ生涯。她熱烈投入於電子音樂之中，並將hiphop樂風帶至其中。而其追隨者亦由英國擴展至美 國，西歐，澳洲，亞洲，印度等地。
Deeizm MC將其MC demo寄到 Good Looking Records 的LTJ Bukem手上，她的MCin'與說唱技巧得到 LTJ Bukem的認同，更認識了makoto，與他一起合作2004 年的 Progression Seesion 9 MixAlbum 及世界巡迴演出。 足跡涉及英國，歐洲，美國，巴西，澳洲，亞洲及日本等地。成為最具人氣之DnB 組合之一。
萬眾期待的Makoto及Deeizm MC 終於被本地DnB團隊Magnetic Soul邀請來港, 鐵定於7月19日蘭桂芳的新店Club Flamingo現場演出. 想體驗Dn'B經典黃金組合的live威力, 7月19日flamingo 見!
Makoto : http://www.myspace.com/humanelements
Deeizm : http://www.myspace.com/deeizmmc
Live performance:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ydNtmwbBWG4&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8qdsPDI_ROU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPP-z8y4mb0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TNATseAAHz8
check out Makoto and Deeizm's mix here:
http://www.humanelements.jp/podcast/index.html#
