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Ken Ishii | |
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石井健 | |
.jpg) Ishii in 2010 | |
| Born | May 12, 1970 |
| Nationality | Japanese (jus sanguinis) |
| Other names | Oriental Techno God, Kenchan, Kenny, Rising Sun, Flare |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer |
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| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, turntables |
| Years active | 1993-present |
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| Website | kenishii |
Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun.
Strongly influenced by Detroit techno [citation needed] , Ishii had his first release on Richie Hawtin's label Plus 8. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] "Creation the State of Art" was used in the third level of the 2001 video game Rez, and some tracks in the soundtrack release to the game LSD were produced by Ishii. His track "Let It All Ride" has also been used in the PlayStation Portable video game Lumines II.
His music video for "Extra" (directed by Koji Morimoto) won Best Dance Music Video of the year for MTV Europe in 1997.[2][3]
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Himmer, Alastair (2012-01-18). "Ken Ishii, out of dance clubs and into daydreams". Tokyo. Reuters.
"Producing the theme track for the Nagano Olympics was a huge thing for me," said Ishii.
- ^ Briers, Peter (4 June 2016). "Ken Ishii achter draaitafels van Antwerpse Ampere" (in German). Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ McClure, Steve (8 February 1997). "Techno Emerges from Shadows of Japan". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2016.