Editing Ken Ishii (section)

{{short description|Japanese DJ and record producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name          = Ken Ishii
| image         = KEN ISHII clubasia 14th Anniversary (4489667620).jpg
| caption       = Ishii in 2010
| alt           = 
| native_name   = 石井健
| native_name_lang   = ja
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1970|05|12}}
| birth_place   = [[Sapporo]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan
| nationality   = Japanese {{small|(''[[jus sanguinis]]'')}}
| alma_mater = [[Hitotsubashi University]]
| other_names   = Oriental Techno God, Kenchan, Kenny, Rising Sun, Flare
| occupation    = [[Disc jockey]], [[record producer]]
| website       = {{URL|kenishii.com}}
| module        = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background    = non_performing_personnel
| genre         = {{flatlist|
* [[Techno]]
}}
| instrument    = [[Synthesizer]], [[Turntablism|turntables]]
| years_active  = 1993-present
| known_for     = 
| notable_works = 
| label         = {{flatlist|
* 70 Drums
* Sublime Records
}} }} }}

{{nihongo|'''Ken Ishii'''|ケン・イシイ}} is a Japanese [[Disc jockey|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|date=August 2024}} , Ishii had his first release on Belgian label R & S records. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]].<ref name = "reuters">
{{ cite news | title = Ken Ishii, out of dance clubs and into daydreams | first = Alastair | last = Himmer | agency = [[Reuters]] | date = 2012-01-18 | quote = "Producing the theme track for the Nagano Olympics was a huge thing for me," said Ishii. | location = [[Tokyo]]}}</ref> "Creation the State of Art" was used in the third level of the 2001 video game ''[[Rez (video game)|Rez]]'', and some tracks in the soundtrack release to the game ''[[LSD (video 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Briers|first1=Peter|title=Ken Ishii achter draaitafels van Antwerpse Ampere|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/blpbr_02316638/ken-ishii-achter-draaitafels-van-antwerpse-ampere|accessdate=27 July 2016|date=4 June 2016|language=de|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731060041/http://www.gva.be/cnt/blpbr_02316638/ken-ishii-achter-draaitafels-van-antwerpse-ampere|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McClure |first1=Steve |date=8 February 1997 |title=Techno Emerges from Shadows of Japan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=MTV+Europe%27s+%22Dance+Video+of+the+Year%22&pg=PA76 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>