Tsuyoshi Suzuki
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Tsuyoshi Suzuki is one of the most famous DJs in the Japan
ese trance music
scene and the co-founder of the label Matsuri Productions
. In 1993, he moved to London
, where he became a prominent DJ at Return to the Source
. He also played at some of the most famous electronic music
events, including the Berlin Love Parade, The Sydney Mardi-gras, Fuji Rock Festival
, Tribal Gathering
, Phoenix Festival
, Rainbow 2000, and Earthcore
.
Tsuyoshi Suzuki has been part of many Goa trance
projects, including Bass Chakra, Joujouka, Kailash, Prana
, and Taiyō
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
scene and the co-founder of the label Matsuri Productions
Matsuri Productions
Matsuri Productions was a psychedelic trance record label located in the UK. It was founded in November 1994 by John Perloff and Tsuyoshi Suzuki. The label was home to such acts as Prana, Transwave, Ubar Tmar, Koxbox, Quirk and Digitalis...
. In 1993, he moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he became a prominent DJ at Return to the Source
Return To The Source
Return to the Source was a London-based Goa Trance club and off-shoot record label run by partners Chris Decker, Mark Allen, Janice Duncan and Phil Ross....
. He also played at some of the most famous electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
events, including the Berlin Love Parade, The Sydney Mardi-gras, Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...
, Tribal Gathering
Tribal Gathering
Tribal Gathering was a dance music festival that catered for different types of dance music cultures such as drum and bass, techno, rave and house. -History:...
, Phoenix Festival
Phoenix Festival
The Phoenix Festival was set up by Vince Power of the Mean Fiddler Music Group in 1993 as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals...
, Rainbow 2000, and Earthcore
Earthcore
Earthcore was an Australian outdoor dance music festival and electronic music events organisation. The outdoor events were generally held in forest environments around Victoria, Australia, with some events held in Queensland, Australia and overseas in New Caledonia...
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Tsuyoshi Suzuki has been part of many Goa trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
projects, including Bass Chakra, Joujouka, Kailash, Prana
Prana (band)
Prana are Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Nick Taylor, and Andy Guthrie, a Goa trance project from Japan. They were one of the most acclaimed pioneers of Goa Trance music style. They formed around 1995.-Discography:*Cyclone...
, and Taiyō
Taiyo
Taiyō is the Japanese word for sun. It can also refer to:* a male Japanese firstname* Taiyō Kea, a Japanese professional wrestler* Taiyo Yakuhin or Taiyo Pharmaceutical Industry, a pharmaceutical product manufacturing company located in Takayama, Gifu, Japan* Taiyō Whales, one of the previous names...
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