Ken Ishii
Ken Ishii

Artist Profile

Ken Ishii

KEN ISHII : Artist / Music Producer / Techno DJ / 70 Drums Founder / Co-Brewer of KIKK IPA - Made a debut as a recording artist and a professional DJ in '93. The first album 'Garden On The Palm' [R&S] went straight to top 1 in Techno Chart of UK's NME - 'Extra' taken from the album 'Jelly Tones' [R&S] won MTV's Dance Video of The Year ('96) - Produced the official theme song of the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan ('98) - Cover and top feature on US's Newsweek magazine ('00) - Nominated for the Best Soundtrack Producer at Japan Academy Film Prize ('01) - Produced an original 12.2 surround sound system and the official music for Japanese Government's pavilion at World Expo in Aichi, Japan ('05) - Won Best Techno DJ at DJ Awards in Ibiza, Spain ('05) - Produced the official theme and made an opening performance at Nintendo SWITCH Presentation World Premiere ('17) - Produced the official theme for the 40th Anniversary of PAC-MAN, one of the most known games in the history ('20) - Made appearances in major international festivals, such as Tomorrowland, Roskilde, Reading, Creamfields, Monegros, Sonar, Wire, Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic, Ultra Japan, Pukkelpop, Lowlands, Shockers, Inner City and so on kenishii.com

Genre: Techno
Active area: Tokyo
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