Shotaro Maeda & Ryo Tsutsui
Artist Profile
Shotaro Maeda & Ryo TsutsuiSHOTARO MAEDA (eden)
Born in Tokyo 1969, Shotaro began his DJing career in the early 90s, when house music was growing into a big movement in dance music. Currently spinning as the main DJ for Daikanyama Air's long-running party EDEN, his sets go beyond the boundaries of genres, mixing in sounds and music from tech house, discodub, minimal, deep house, oldschool house. Together with Shuhei Hasegawa he also works as one-half of production unit Phaze 2, producing tracks for tech house tracks & even mash-up tracks! He is The most important icon in Tokyo underground scene.
RYO TSUTSUI (Weekend Warriorz / eden)
1Ryo began his music career in London as a rock drummer at the young age of fifteen. Since then
he participated in more than 100 gigs between Tokyo and London, leading him to become a DJ in
the year 2000.
Since beginning his DJ career in Tokyo, he soon became the resident DJ of "EDEN" at Club AIR in
Tokyo. He not only became a popular DJ in Tokyo, but also helped create many parties, including a
collaboration party with world class organizers such as Global Underground and Serious. These
club events continue growing today, leading them to be known as one of the most respected underground parties in Tokyo.
On 2005, Ryo participated in a gig at Room in Melborune, Australia and made his first trip abroad as an artist. In 2006, his first original track `Smashing Pumpkin` was listedonaCompilationCDofEDEN, leadinghimtobeginproducingnewmusictocompeteintheTokyomusicscene.Later,inOctoberof2008,Ryotookoffona tour of Indonesia, including a gig for the Halloween party at 66 in Bali, which gathered over 1000 people and further strengthened his career as an artist in Asia.
Since 2008, Ryo began organizing a new party called"Weekend Warriorz", bringing in artists such as Doc Martin (Sublevel/US), Carl Craig(Planet e/US), Giles Smith (Secretsundaze/UK), Damian Schwartz (Oslo/spain), 2000 and One (100%pure/Amsterdam), Agoria(InFine/FR), Nina Kravitz(Rekids/Russia), Shonky(Feak n' Chic/FR), Anthony Collins(Freak n'Chic/FR), which showed his passion and vision towards a new dimention of house music at an international level.
In February of 2009 he had his first gig in Bangkok, Thailand, which led him to start a radio program entitled "Tokyo Sessions" on the most famous dance music radio stationinBangkok-UBRadio.Alsoin2009,RyowontheRedBullclubeventcompetition"REDBULLNIGHTMASTER"throughEDENandbecameknownforthe No.1 club party in Japan.
Ryo claims that his music is techno oriented house, but basically believes that categorizing music is meaningless, and always focuses on playing what he needs to express his feeling and enjoyment of music. Ryo won the PATAGONICA DJ Contest, organized by Parties 4 Peace, and has traveled to Chile, South America in February of 2010. He made a tour with 7gigs showing off his musical talent as the champion from Japan.
Through 2011 and 2012, he has been keeping running, producing several big stages at the festivals as like"StarFes""Hacienda festival"gathering few thouthand people and olso made the first oversea party as weekend warriorz in Macau. Leading his team to be known as one of the most successful club event crue from Tokyo.
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