Makoto

簡介: Tokyo,Japan
類型 : Drum'n'Bass, Bass & beyond, Jazz, Funk, Soul, House
傳記 : Makoto Shimizu, more widely known simply as "Makoto", is 更多>

Tokyo,Japan
類型 : Drum'n'Bass, Bass & beyond, Jazz, Funk, Soul, House
傳記 : Makoto Shimizu, more widely known simply as "Makoto", is a testament to the international scope and power of electronic music. Born, raised and still based in Tokyo, Makoto was influenced at a young age by a wide variety of music ranging from classical to soul and funk. Upon hearing the soundtrack to The Last Emperor by the academy award winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, Makoto was so inspired that he made a life changing decision - to pursue a career in music.
He went on to complete an Acoustic Engineering major at Nippon University, and having been introduced to drum and bass through listening to the radio shows of Giles Peterson on Kiss FM and BBC Radio 1, Makoto began experimenting with the genre through his own compositions. To him the appeal of this relatively new form of music was simple - drum and bass was just "very futuristic and cool". His productions were of such quality that they caught the attention of none other than the legendary LTJ Bukem, who went on to sign Makoto to his seminal Good Looking Records imprint in 1999.
To paraphrase a lyric from one of his most famous tracks, music has never let Makoto down. Since that fateful signing in 1999, Makoto has gone on to be one of the most highly respected artists in the genre, pushing his unique blend of fast breaks and soul drenched music to every corner of the globe as both a DJ and a producer. His discography includes 2 LPs, Live DJ Mix, a large number of EPs and numerous tracks featured on the world famous "Earth" and "Progression Sessions" compilation albums. Some of his most notable releases include his debut album "Human Elements", which was released in 2003 and was widely praised for bringing the feeling of 70s soul music into the 21st century. He achieved industry wide acclaim through his powerful collaboration with LTJ Bukem's ever present stage partner MC Conrad in 2005 through "Golden Girl". The track was widely praised and played by DJs across the many sub genres of drum and bass and became a certified genre anthem all over the world.
Incidentally, Golden Girl and 2nd Album "Believe In My Soul" were to be one of Makoto's final releases for Good Looking Records. With a slightly different direction and more creative freedom in mind, Makoto began to release music for other labels such as DJ Zinc's Bingo Beats, London Elektricity's Hospital Records, Fabio's Creative Source and of course, DJ Marky's Innerground Records. His musical connection with Marky runs deep, and was solidified with his very own mix cd released on Marky's label in 2009 titled "DJ Marky & Friends presents Makoto". The pair have gone on to collaborate and release a number of tracks together the most recent being the 12 inch single "Aquarius / Good Old Days".
Alongside this hefty release time line and a touring schedule jam packed with gigs across Asia, Europe, UK and USA, Makoto has been busy setting up his own label - Human Elements Digital (known as HE:Digital). Focusing mainly on digital releases, the label has given Makoto an opportunity to not only release his own material, but that of others as well. In 2010 he released the compilation album "HE:Possibilities" through the label. The release was aimed at drawing attention to up and coming producers from Japan. More recently, he was proud to put out the charity compilation album "Something We Can Do" where all profits were donated to the Red Cross in Japan to help the victims of the tragic tsunami and earthquake which struck the country.
Together with these releases, Makoto has also just finished work on his brand new full length album. Titled "Souled Out" the album features many talented vocalists and session musicians, and is a culmination of the breadth of experience and talent Makoto brings to each track which credits his name. The album is due out this year, and will definitely be another milestone in the prolific musician's already widely acclaimed career.
唱片公司:Hospital Records, Human Elements, HE:Digital, Good Looking, Innerground, Bingo, Creative Source, Apollo
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http://www.humanelements.jp
http://www.makoto-music.com
MAKOTO(マコト、1977年 - )は、日本のDJ / 作曲家である。
來歴
父親の影響でクラシック音楽を幼少期より聴いていたが、中學(xué)生の頃に坂本龍一の影響を受け、ジャズ?ソウルなどのブラック?ミュージック、クラブ?ミュージックに傾倒する。日本大學(xué)藝術(shù)學(xué)部に進(jìn)學(xué)すると、當(dāng)時(shí)シーン全盛といえる時(shí)期であったドラムンベースに出會(huì)い、LTJ Bukemのアルバム「Logical Progression」や、Goldie の「Inner City Life」に影響を受け、1998年頃より自身もドラムンベースの楽曲を製作するようになる。
イギリスのドラムンベース?アーティストである LTJ Bukem に、才能を見出され、彼のミックス CD に參加したり、數(shù)々のリミックスワークの製作を手がける。 2003年、LTJ Bukem のレーベルである Good Looking Records より1stアルバム「Human Elements」がリリースされる。同年には自身初となるワールド ツアーが行われた。
2005年、MC Conrad をフィーチャーした楽曲「Golden Girl」がイギリスのドラムンベースシーンにてヒット、CD などがリリースされていないダブ?プレートの段階で、ドラムンベースの楽曲を紹介する大手ウェブサイト「Drum & Bass Arena」のランキングで1位を記録する。
2006年、ポリフォニー?デジタルのレースゲーム、「ツーリスト?トロフィー」のオフィシャルサウンドトラックをThe SunPauloと共に手がける。
2007年、2nd アルバムとなる「Believe In My Soul」をリリース。
2009年、自身のレーベル「Human Elements」を立ち上げ、同時(shí)に配信専用のレーベル「HE:Digital」を設(shè)立。Heavy1 や Velocity 等も HE:Digital に所屬する。
2010年、「ツーリスト?トロフィー」と同じくポリフォニー?デジタル開発のレースゲーム「グランツーリスモ5」に楽曲を提供した。
2011年、東日本大震災(zāi)の発生を受け、チャリティーコンピレーション?アルバム「Something We Can Do」を、震災(zāi)発生から2週間という短期間で HE:Digital よりリリース。全曲が未発表の新曲でコンパイルされた同アルバムには、DJ Marky, S.P.Y., Sonic… 國內(nèi)外の多くのアーティストが參加した。同アルバムの売上金の全額と、同アルバムのリリースパーティーをチャリティーパーティーとして開催した売上金の全額、683,746円を日本赤十字社に寄付している。 同年3月3日、日本國內(nèi)限定で自身初のベストアルバム「This Is How I Do」がリリースされた。10月には 3rd アルバム「Souled Out」が CD とiTunes Storeでリリース (現(xiàn)在ダウンロード盤は iTunes Store からリジェクトされている)。今作ではハウス色の強(qiáng)いドラムンベースが多く収録され、ドラムンベースの新たな可能性を提示した。
2012年、2月に Motion Blue YOKOHAMA で行われた8人編成のフルバンドでのライブを収録した「Live @ Motion Blue Yokohama」を同年9月にリリース。
2013年6月には「Souled Out」三部作の完結(jié)となる「Souled Out Remixed」をリリース。
2014年、フリーダウンロード曲として発表された Pharrell Williams - Happy (Makoto 170 Edit) は、20萬回を超える異例の再生回?cái)?shù)とそれに比例したダウンロード數(shù)となった。

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