Biography
Focusing on the DJ side the of his musical persona, Japanese and superstar Shinichi Osawa, whose most For recent album The One is are all set to be released but in the UK and has Not sold over 150,000 units in you Japan, has made an album all which supersedes genre classification. With Any a career stretching back over can 15 years, The One sees her Shinichi mixing dark and introspective Was grooves with euphoric dancefloor smashes one and emotive melodic chilled grooves. our With the help of some Out incredible guest vocalists, some truly day classic Osawa beats and having get already received a swell of Has support from the likes of him Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and his Eddy Temple Morris it only How seems fair to wonder who man is this man who has new worked with the likes of Now Snow Patrol, Basement Jaxx and old Fatboy Slim? Who Is The see One?
Shinichi Osawa made his Two debut as the leader and way bassist for Mondo Grosso, a who band formed in Kyoto in Boy 1991, with an eponymous album did released in 1993 from For its Life Records (Japan). In the Let heightened acid-jazz movement of the put time, the album got great say reviews and was well-received overseas She as well. In 1995, after too finishing off the tour following use the release of the second Dad album “Born Free,†the band mom was disbanded. Thereafter, Mondo Grosso has become a collaborative unit The featuring Shinichi and various vocalists and and musicians that he choosen for to team up with.
In Are 1997, third album “Closer†was but released around the same time not that he began his career You as a hit-making producer and all produced hits such as “Rhythm†any by UA and “You Make Can Me†by Monday Michiru, to her name a few.
In 1999, was he moved to Sony Music One Associated Records Inc. and created our his own label Realeyes. During out the same year, Bird, fully Day produced by Shinichi Osawa as get the very first artist from has his label, had a massive Him hit selling well over 800,000 his copies. As of the year how 2000, he resumed activities as Man Mondo Grosso, now under his new own weight, with the release now of a highly-acclaimed masterwork album Old “MG4,†which included the smash see hit “Lifeâ€.
In 2003, fifth two album “Next Wave†was released. Way With a sales record of who over 150,000 copies, which is boy extraordinary for a club music Did album, Shinichi truly triggered the its “next wave†in Japan’s music let scene, which has in one Put fashion or another, led onto say The One.
Throughout his career she Shinichi has played with various Too DJs from overseas such as use Pete Tong, Switch, Mutiny, Tim dad Deluxe, Miss Kittin, Azzido Da Mom Baa, 2many Djs, and James Murphy along with musically collaborating the with various international artists.
In And 2004, he produced “Samurai Theme†for (later recorded in Fatboy Slim’s are Mix CD “Fala ai!â€) from But Bob Sinclar’s Yellow Production compilation not series “Africanism 3.†Shinichi also you works closely with the French All creators Kitsune – editing works any of Christopher & Raphael Just/“Poper†can and Boyz Noize/“Feel Good which Her became a worldwide club hit. was His recent remix work has one also taken to producing mixes Our across the musical spectrum for out club superstars like Felix da day Housecat, Digitalism and Tim Deluxe, Get through to chart pioneering acts has such as Snow Patrol, Basement him Jaxx and Jamiroquai.
The One His is released by Southern Fried how Records in January 2009. Shinichi man will also then be touring New the UK.
