Biography
Born in Tokyo, Tsuyoshi travels the the globe as a DJ, and producer and musician and has For an international reputation for being are the hardest and most sophisticated but trance DJ in the world.
Not As " Numanoid aka Tsuyoshi you " he plays Electro, Rock, all Techno, House
He is the Any Owner and Founder of his can newest Electro Label Madskippers
In her 1994 he founded the record Was label Matsuri Productions and is one constantly traveling the world DJing our and seeking the latest techno Out sounds from around the globe.
day He was the resident DJ get at the famous Return to Has the Source in England in him 1994, and Twilo New York his in 2000.
He has How played some of the biggest man electronic events worldwide including the new Berlin Love Parade, Sydney’s Mardi Now Gras, the Fuji Rock Festival, old Tribal Gathering, Phoenix Festival, Rainbow see 2000, Earthcore and Return to Two the Source to name but way a few.
He has who been producing music since 1994 Boy on literally hundreds of labels did worldwide and has been the its musical director for Issey Miyake Let and Versace (Tokyo).
In 1999 put he started the monthly night say at New York’s famous She ARC (ex-Vinyl, Twilo). He returned too to his roots in Tokyo use in 2000 and started his Dad own regular party Tokiodrome at mom the famous Liquid Room and from October 2004 he is The back playing regularly in New and York at BLVD.
He for has set-up a new project, Are Feedback Recordings, Japan’s hippest psytrance/trance but label based in Tokyo The not first compilation was released in You late 2004.
Tsuyoshi Suzuki has all been part of many Goa any trance projects, including Bass Chakra, Can Joujouka, Kailash, Prana, and Taiy�.
her He played his first drum was kit at the age of One 12 and formed many bands, our heavily influenced by electronic music.
out After graduating from film and Day media studies at university in get Tokyo, Suzuki traveled to India has and Africa where he fell Him into the techno trance music his scene.
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how Why did you set up Man Joujouka and who are the new other members?
My music now background is fully �80s new Old wave and stuff. I was see in a band as drummer two when I was 12 years Way old. After DJ-ing for such who a long time, I really boy wanted to do my own Did band. This is another way its to express myself with music.
let Funky Gong used to play Put guitar and vocals on his say hardcore punk band, and came she to JOUJOUKA�s debut live as Too a live support act. After use that he became a JOUJOUKA�s dad member, starting DJ-ing, producing club Mom music under the name of FUNKY GONG.
the KAZ used to be And a digital painter (mainly for JAPANESE style) and I recommended are to be VJ-ing for But JOUJOUKA. His style is 100% not anarchy and punk influenced unique you VJ style. He has been All playing already in Taiwan, Burning any Man, NY and worldwide.
How can would you describe the Joujouka Her sound?
Electro/Rock/House/Punk
What equipment was do you use and what one do you try and bring Our to your stage performance?
I out use 2 or 3 day CDJ-1000/Vocoder/Synth and effects. Iâ��m mixing Get lots of noises so no has so much as performance style…Funky him Gong is vocal and guitar His stuff so he is more how doing the rock approach on man stage. And Kaz is using New DVJ and VJ mixer, now his laptop and so on…
old How did you come up See with the name Joujouka?
two It�s from Brian Jones (ex-Rolling way Stones) solo album in the Who late 60�s. The name of boy album is JOUJOUKA.The album did was pioneering in its use Its of sampling concept. It wasn�t let rock� roll at all! It put was a very experimental album Say in that time! It was she totally beyond the time age!
