Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Ken Ishii
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
{{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> ==Discography== [[File:Ken Ishii at Maniac Beach 20070819.jpg|thumb|220px|Ken Ishii at Maniac Beach 2007]] ===Albums=== * ''Garden on the Palm'' (2 X 12" - RS 93012 - 1993) * ''Innerelements'' (CD - RS 94038 CD - 1994) * ''Jelly Tones'' (2LP/CD - RS 95065/RS 95065 CD - 1995) * ''Green Times'' (CD - Sublime Records SBLCD5002 - 1995) * ''Grip'' (CD - Sublime Records SBLCD5011 - 1996) * ''Metal Blue America'' (CD - R&S Records - 1997) * ''[[Tekken 3]] Seven Remixes'' (CD - Pony Canyon PCCG-00455 - 1998) * ''[[LSD (video game)#Soundtrack|LSD & Remixes]]'' (CD - Music Mine MKCA-1003~4 - 1998) * ''Sleeping Madness'' (2LP/CD - RS 99153/RS 99153 CD - 1999) * ''Flatspin'' (CD - Exceptional EXLPCD0103 - 2000) * ''Millennium Spinnin at Reel Up'' (CD - Sony Music Ent. - 2001) * ''FLR Easy Filters'' (1999 - 2001) (2 X CD - Reel Musiq Sublime Records RLCD-002 - 2001) * ''Rebore Vol. 2'' (2001) * ''Future in Light'' (CD - Exceptional EXLPCD0302 - 2002) * ''Interpretations'' (CD - Exceptional EXLPCD0405 - 2003) * ''Play, Pause and Play'' (2 X CD - Sublime Records IDCS1016/1017 - 2005) * ''Sunriser'' (CD - 70Drums IDCK-1002 - 2006) * ''Daybreak Reprise -SUNRISER Remixed-'' (2008) * ''Music for Daydreams'' (CD - Sublime Records FICS-2002 - 2012) * ''Taiyo'' (2013) * ''Möbius Strip'' (2019) ===Singles=== *"Pneuma" (12" - RS 93025 - 1993) *"Deep Sleep" (12" - APOLLO 8 - 1993) *"Tangled Notes" (12" - RS 94046 - 1994) *"Extra" (12"/CD - RS 95064/RS 95064 CD - 1995) *"Stretch" (CD - SRCS 8098 - 1995) *"Overlap" (CD - RS 96107 - 1996) *"Echo Exit" (CD - RS 97112 CD - 1997) *"Game Over" (12" - RS 98141 - 1999) *"Misprogrammed Day (Remixes)" (12" - RS 99155 CD - 1999) *"Iceblink" (CD - SRCL 4863 - 2000) *"Slapdash" (12" - EXEC 12 - 2001) *"Aubernia" (12" - EXEC 23 - 2003) *"Awakening" (12" - EXEC 28 - 2003) *"Vale Tudo" (12" - Noise Music 012 - 2006) *"Organised Green" (12" - 70 DEP-001 - 2007) *"Sunriser Remixes" (12" - 70 DEP-002 - 2008) *"The Axe Murderer" (Digital - 70Drums - 2010) *''Right Hook 2011 Remixes'' (Digital - SRD1101 - 2011) ==Filmography== * ''[[Pi (film)]]'' - sound recordist <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/fullcredits | title=Pi (1998) - IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] | access-date=2024-07-10 | archive-date=2024-07-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710145346/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/fullcredits | url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Ken Ishii}} * [http://www.kenishii.com Official site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123226/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/Arch/KenIshii/m_bio.html Sony Music Japan bio] {{DJ Award for Best Techno DJ}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishii, Ken}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists]] [[Category:Japanese techno musicians]] [[Category:Club DJs]] [[Category:Japanese remixers]] [[Category:Musicians from Sapporo]] [[Category:Hitotsubashi University alumni]] [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Japanese electronic dance music DJs]] {{electronic-musician-stub}} {{DJ-stub}}
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page
(
help
)
:
Template:Authority control
(
edit
)
Template:BLP sources
(
edit
)
Template:Citation needed
(
edit
)
Template:Cite news
(
edit
)
Template:Cite web
(
edit
)
Template:Commons category
(
edit
)
Template:DJ-stub
(
edit
)
Template:DJ Award for Best Techno DJ
(
edit
)
Template:Electronic-musician-stub
(
edit
)
Template:Infobox person
(
edit
)
Template:Nihongo
(
edit
)
Template:Reflist
(
edit
)
Template:Short description
(
edit
)
Template:Sister project
(
edit
)