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DJ Krush Hideaki Ishi Was Born In 1962 In Tokyo. Gifted Producer & DJ With A Superb Sense In Mixing And Composing His Sound Who's Been Greatly Received In The International Club Scene. At An Early Age Ishii Dropped Out Of School And Joined A Local Gang And A Few Years Later Yakuza. It Was The Movie "Wild Style" That Got Him Into Hip Hop In The Early 80's And In 1987 He Formed Krush Posse Which Made Numerous Appearances In Various Media As The Best Hip Hop Act In Japan. Krush Began Pursuing His Solo Career After The Break-Up Of The Group In Late 1991 And Soon Grabbed People's Attention As The First DJ To Use Turntables As Live Instruments Doing Free Sessions With Live Musicians On Stage. He Released His 1st Album "Krush" In January 1994 And Since Then Released Countless Records In Japan Europe US And Around The Globe. All His Solo Releases Have Ranked High In Various Charts In & Out Of Japan And His 6th Album "Zen" Had Been Highly Acclaimed And Awarded The Best Electronica Album In 2002 AIFM Awards US . His 8th Album "Jaku" Released In Late 2004 Has Topped The RPM Chart Of CMJ For 3 Weeks In The US. In March 2006 He Released His First Best Albums In Self-Remixed Style "Stepping Stones" Making Another Huge Buzz Around The Globe. In March 2007 A Historical Collection Of The 12 Years Of His Career " Suimou Tsunenimasu" Was Released In Japan In A Special DVD Box. Aside From His Outer National Activities As Producer Remixer And DJ He Constantly Expands His Field From Soundtracks For Films TV Dramas & Commercials To Live Sessions With Various Musicians That Transcends Music Genre. In '98 Spring He Formed A Production Unit With DJ Hide & DJ Sak Named Ryu 流 Collaborating With Nigerian Percussionists And Releasing A Single & Album From Polydor Japan. From The End Of The Year 2000 He Also Got Involved In Project Which Will Be Launching Various Projects To Question Worldwide Issues In The 21st Century. An Internationally Acclaimed Producer Remixer And A DJ Producing Music In Vast Variety Of Fields Such As Films TV Dramas And Commercials. He Has Done Countless Collaborations With Artists Transcending Genres Such As Grammy Winning Artist From Black Thought Of The Roots －provided A Track For His Solo Album To Herbie Hancock And K.D. Lang －provided Remixes. In 2009 He Scored An Animation Film Entitled "FIRST SQUAD " Which Was Shown In Theaters Throughout Russia And Won The Kommersant Award In Moscow Film Festival. At The End Of The Year 2000 He Joined Which Was Established To Aim For The 21st Century And Provided A Track For Its First Benefit Compilation Album "African JAG Vol.1" Released In 2005. And From 2009 He Joined Bill Laswell’s Latest Project Along With Artists Such As Bernie Worrell And Toshinori Kondo. Following A Show In Montreaux Jazz Festival He Also Took Part On Its Album "Incunabula" Released In 2010. That Herbie Hancock Also Took Part On This Album. And In 2011 He Celebratted The 20th Year Of His Solo Career. Kicking Off With The Commemorative 20th Anniversary Showcase In Tokyo As Performed 7 Hours Long Set Released Monthly Single Series Total 10 Singles And World Tour At 16 Countries. For This Constantly Evolving Artist DJ Krush Now Making A Step Into His Next Stage. As Of Now He Has Performed In Front Of Over 5 Million Audiences In 313 Cities Of 50 Countries. And He Still Continues To Renew This Record Transcending All Barriers And Leaving Some Distinctive Footsteps Of His Own Achieving Ever-Increasing Acclamation As An International Artist. read less