Ian began djing in 1996 Brisbane, Australia. He now lives in Osaka where he plays as a semi-retired bedroom DJ and dabbles in EDM production. He is presently obsessed with the sounds that artists like Audiofly and Radio Slave are producing, and offers this mix as a tribute to their talents.

Yashima was the winner of THIRST JAPAN '04, the worldwide DJ contest sponsored by Heineken. He won the Asia-Pacific semi-final held at LUXY in Taiwan and quickly proceeded to the Asia-Pacific final held at one of the most prestigious clubs in Asia, Zouk in Kuala Lumpur. In KL, he performed a truly groundbreaking set in front of an enthusiastic crowd of over 1000 people.

Since 2004, he's been responsible for the progressive house event "WEST". His smooth and groove progressive tribal tech house makes you feel so sexy and unable to leave the dance floor.

Dan Elliot has a passion for music that began at an early age with formal music education in the piano and saxaphone. His early musical influences include progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Phish and The Dave Matthews Band. After coming to Japan in 1998 and going to a Full Moon Party on Koh Pahngan, Thailand in 1999, he fell in love with house/trance music and the parties that feature those genres of music. From that time, the evolution in his EDM musical tastes has run the house music gamut from Ibiza house & trance (originally) to his current passion for progressive house, tribal, electro & progressive trance. Dan's sets can be described as sexy, progressive and dreamy with a hint of electro funk, but always within the concept of giving the dancefloor what it needs at that given point in time. He currently owns and operates Oasis Lounge in Osaka, Japan where he plays regularily.

dan@oasislounge.org

http://www.oasislounge.org

Lee Blois, originally from eastern Canada, ventured to Japan on New Years Eve of 1997 and hasn't looked back since. He discovered his love of electronic music while partying at a 1999/2000-millennium party in Koh Samui, Thailand and returned to Japan to get started on DJ'ing about two years later.

Lee (AKA DJ Bloisy) likes to mix it up on the decks with progressive sets that include a groovy, eclectic mix of tribal, progressive, and tech beats while throwing in powerful 'face melting' electro house at the peaks.

Contact at buroishi@yahoo.ca

KO-MATSUSHIMA has played at almost every major club in the Kansai area (GRAND Cafe,SAZA-E,WORLD,UNDER LOUNGE), and has supported the likes of John Digweed,Hernan Cattaneo,Paul Van Dyk and more. His music style is centered around electro house and tech house as well as progressive house. But what sets him apart from other DJ's is his excellent mixing style with Ableton Live, Trigger Finger and CDJs.

http://www.ko-matsushima.com/

dj@ko-matsushima.com

Shawn was born in Canada and currently resides in Osaka, Japan, home to a burgeoning, underground electronic music scene that boasts some amazing talent. Shawn�fs journey into edm started in earnest on the beautiful Thai islands of Koh Samui & Koh Phangan at the turn of the millennium. His musical tastes would never be the same after that glorious trip. After returning to Osaka, he quickly became involved in the local club scene, at first as an event promoter, then eventually taking a crack at the decks. He hasn�ft looked back since. Shawn has played for crowds at a host of clubs in Osaka and is currently a resident at Oasis Lounge, a club that has a reputation for unleashing some of the Kansai area�fs finest underground DJs.

On the Osaka edm scene, Shawn is known for his combination of dirty bass lines and cutting-edge musical taste mixed together in a huge trunk of funk, Shawn (aka Shawn Base) loves to bring out the nasty side of the dance floor. Ever pushing the musical boundaries while spinning a sound that has an infectious familiarity that's sure to get even the most discerning clubber on the dance floor.

SO is a DJ who is playing as the only resident DJ for THE LABYRYINTH presented by MINDGAMES. He also plays for TRIBUTE which himself is the main member of the organizing team. The sound he selects is based on progressive house, his mix performance always fix into the situation and never misses the time schedule. DJ SO carries a lot of fans on the dance floor. He became good friends with D-NOX, Kasey and Taylor through the LABYRYINTH. and the relationship with them lead him the way into playing world wide. Starting off with a big festival like the VOOV EXPERIENCE in Germany, RAINBOW SERPENT in Australia. Playing almost every weekend in Japan, SO has been the gate for the world artists to Japan, already invited Andre Absolute and Madoka, Chris Micali, Derek Howell. As a DJ, organizer, and as well as for a promoter, DJ SO has earned a stable position in Japan. we cannot leave an eye on his future global activity.

OMB is Daisuke Yamagishi, a 30 year old Japanese progressive house producer coming from the hearts of Tokyo, Japan. Having been to the first house parties in Japan during the early 90`s in Tokyo, he has seen the whole dance music movement arise in Tokyo. His early influences came from the sounds of world renowned dj/production duo Deep Dish. While pursuing his interest and love for music, he found himself djing and holding residences at various clubs in Tokyo and frequently plays at Tokyo's mega club "Womb". His first production dates back to 1997 where he started writing tracks of his own while working on various remixes. In 2002, OMB released his first album "Night Shift" via Tokyo`s essential promoter, Anoyo. The following year in 2003, his talent was once again discovered by Anthony Pappa which lead to his first vinyl single (Beeperhorn / Whiteroom on 3 Beat Records), a record which was praised as "the best record from 3 Beat Records in a long time" from ProgressiveSounds.com. Following this stellar vinyl debut, OMB released a second production on Womb Recordings called "Explicit". In 2004, he was asked to produce a remix of Dave Seaman`s hit release, "My Own Worst Enemy". OMB's success continued with a production called "Code05" which made it's way on Silver Planet`s compilation & vinyl EP, "The Secret Planet". In May of 2005, OMB released"Flying Over Tokyo EP" on NYC based Acute Recordings, an ep that sold out world wide in under two weeks time. And on July 15th, of 2005, OMB will be releasing his highly anticipated 2nd album called "Flying Over Tokyo" (an accumulation of his work over the last two and a half years being released across the world via Aqua Recordings).

http://www.ombmusic.net

http://www.beatport.com/omb/

http://www.myspace.com/ombtokyo

NaKa-G [PANGEA / EPSILON /JP]

Naka-G holds 2 residencies at the most prestigeous club in Japan, WOMB He is one of the few DJs that can dynamicly mix variety of styles ranging from House, Techno, and Electro. His dramatic DJ style and mixing taste has been raved by many artists and promoters, and he has DJ-ed along side16BIT LOLITAS�ANICK K�ASTEL, STEVE PORTER, DEREK HOWELL, SHILOH, ANDRE ABSOLUT, KASEY TAYLOR �ALUKE FAIR�A ASHLEY CASSELLEto name a few. He has also played at the GLOBAL UNDERGROUND 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY in Tokyo, September 2006, where his set received many great reviews. He is receiving a lot of attention and is the new hope in the Japanese Club scene. Naka-G currently holds 2 residencies at one of the most prestigeous clubs in Japan, WOMB Tokyo.

http://www.myspace.com/nakag

Shinya-Y [Pangea/jp]

Shinya-Y has contributed to the Japanese Dance Music scene since the beginning of 90's. He started his career with Tokyo's essential promoter, VASTUNE PRO and Dainasonic Pro, which later lead to a job as a record buyer for Manhattan Records. His deep passion for house music has gained great support from promoters, audience, and DJs alike, where many call him "A REAL DJ". His aggressive and crowd pleasing DJ style ranges from Deep and Tribal House, Progressive House and Techno. He currently plays at many clubs and festivals in and around Tokyo, making him one of the most important DJs in Japan.

http://www.myspace.com/shinyayy

DJ OHNISHI (Session / Session Trax / WOMB)

DJ Ohnishi began his carrier as a DJ when he was 20 years old. He was very much in favour of DJs likes of DannyTenaglia . His carrier is 12 years. In 2000, Ohnishi commits to have even bigger opportunity for him to play out in Tokyo when he was offered to be a resident DJ for Club WOMB. Ohnishi has been playing out for his crowd at WOMB for his residency, "SESSION". His style has been well recognised by the club goers in Tokyo with his tribal tips that do not make the floor to warn out and keeps fresh vibes alive. Ohnishi now has a residency for the UK's top event at WOMB, renaissance tokyo, and has been playing alongside with Hernan Cattaneo, Anthony Pappa, Dave Seaman, and Steve Lawler. Ohnishi was offered to play at renaissance resident event at Cross in London in 2003, X-Direction, Garden, in Taipei, ZOUK in Singapore, He is also working on a few tracks that has his unique approaches to the music he loves. In 2007, starts a label called "SESSION TRAX" which be the witness for the future of Tribal House from Japan. Ohnishi will soon be recognised as a producer as well as a resident DJ at WOMB.

---- release ---- JOHN CREAMER & STEPHANE K. Feat. Nkemdi - I WISH YOU WERE HERE 2007 pt.01 -SESSION REMIX (SESSION TRAX)

Ko Kimura celebrated his 20th year of Djing as a pro in 2005. He started DJing in his teens, and was one of the very first DJ to spin House music in Japan. Now he is known as one of the most influential and talented DJs in Japan. The tunes he reviews on magazines and plays at clubs become hit items in record shops. He often appears on Japanese media as a charismatic opinion leader for underground culture.

?His resident parties have always been held at major clubs in Japan. One of them "KOOL" @ YELLOW has been held on the last Friday every month for more than 10 years. Ko plays amazing 5+hour set with selections from Progressive, Tribal House, Techno, Breaks to any latest dance tracks that fit into his set. Also the live visuals are featured by VJ E-MALE who is the pioneer VJ in the scene.

Another residency in Tokyo at the moment is EN @ AIR held on 2nd Thursday every month . This party aims to bring back socializing side of clubbing to the scene and also a new movement for weeknights in Tokyo.

?Ko also plays at clubs in major cities throughout Japan every month. He also plays in Asian cities such as Hong Kong and Singapore often, and one of the highlights of his gigs overseas is Ministry of Sound, London. Places Ko was invited to spin include Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Guam, Honolulu, Sydney, Melbourne, Hannover (Germany), and Amsterdam. Everywhere he goes, even where no one knows about Ko, he rocks the dance floor and brings happy faces on the crowd.

* Ko started his own label FUTIC RECORDINGS TOKYO in 1997. FUTIC has introduced talented Japanese producers and released 12 titles. Ko’s ambition with FUTIC is to introduce Tokyo sound to the global dance scene. Now he is releasing the first compilation of the label “FUTIC RECORDINGS COMPILATION 01” on January 1st 2007 with his new tracks and new remixes by artists like JIMMY VAN M, POLE FOLDER, PQM, and PHIL THOMPSON (Moonface).

* Ko had support from key brands such as Calvin Klein, Guess Jeans, Swatch, Seiko Watch (Spoon), and NIKE on several occasions. He has been endorsed by Stussy since early 90’s and other charismatic street brands of Tokyo such as WTaps, Neibgborhood, realmad Hectic, Nowhere, Supreme and more.

* Ko has worked (and still do with some) with VESTAX, ROLAND, AKAI, KORG, TECHNICS, ALLEN & HEATH and PIONEER as a development advisor. He also taught DJ courses at Van Tan Sound Institute and Tokyo Announce Academy. Currently Ko and Satoshi Tomiie are developing the new rotary mixer at VESTAX.

* Ko is a pioneer DJ for mix compilation CDs in Japan. When dance music was not yet so big here, he compiled and mixed the first mix CD ever released in Japan ‘Ultimate DJ's Anthem’ (Toshiba EMI) in 1995. He created a new Mix CD series ‘MIXWORK’ in 1997 from Warner Japan. It was received with surprise because the CD featured many tracks from different independent labels, for it was normal in Japan that time to have tracks from the one record company only.

* In 2002 Pioneer Japan released John Digweed’s Bedrock works in CD first time in Japan (they were only imports before) and launched a mix CD series by Japanese DJs to introduce Bedrock sounds to Japan. Ko was picked to do the first one. He selected tracks from all Bedrock material and mixed in “Ko Kimura” style. This compilation album came out at the end of February and the following 3 months tour covered all major cities in Japan.

* As a remixer / producer; Ko's remix works include Swedish singer DE DE, and SEGA's computer game "Virtual-On" tracks. Ko worked with his close friend, Satoshi Tomiie and they have created hits together in late 90’s. They called themselves "Level 9" and produced ‘Don't Stop’ which ranked on Billboard chart. They’ve also remixed Japanese group COSA NOSTRA's track and it was aired massively on FM stations throughout Japan.

He’s also known for his depth knowledge in Japanese animations, and in 2006, he was asked to produce a track for TV anime series “EUREKA SEVEN” which will be shown in US and Europe. http://eurekaseven.bandai-ent.com/

Ko hosted Ministry of Sound radio show in late 90’s broadcasted on J-WAVE, most influential music station in Tokyo. The first of its kind in Japan with non-stop mixes by top DJs every week also featured Ko’s mix and this helped draw more population to the scene. Ko also hosted the radio show CARL COX GLOBAL on InterFM every Friday night for more than 2 years up till March 2006.

http://www.kokimura.com

http://www.futic.com/kool