DJ KRUSH 20-Year Anniversary Tour (WIN TICKETS)

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DJ KRUSH 20-Year Anniversary Tour (WIN TICKETS)

Time: February 25, 2012 at 9pm to February 26, 2012 at 2am
Location: Mezzanine, San Francisco
Street: 444 Jessie Street
City/State: San Francisco, CA
Info/Tickets/Map: http://www.blasthaus.com
Phone: 415-800-3717
Event Type: bay, area, san, francisco, ca
Organized By: blasthaus
Latest Activity: Feb 17, 2012

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SAT FEB 25

blasthaus presents

DJ KRUSH 20-Year Anniversary Tour

3-hour extended set!

http://www.blasthaus.com

Mezzanine / SF / 21+ / $15 Ltd Advance

 

DJ KRUSH returns to SF for his 20 Year Anniversary showcase and long-awaited new solo album release at Mezzanine. He's heralded as one of the most successful hip-hop producers outside of the US and has evolved his sound over a series of flawless albums since his eponymous debut in 1994.

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. It was the movie "WILD STYLE" that got him into hip hop in the early 80's, and in 1987, he formed KRUSH POSSSE 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. 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, 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 jenres, such as Grammy winning artist, from Black Thought (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.

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