Producer and DJ banvox, who reigns at the forefront of Japan's modern dance music scene, dropped his brand new EP today (March 31).banvox's new EP 'SUGAR' is a clear reflection of his hip hop roots. Guest vocalists BBY NABE and ASA Wu also feature on the tracks. There are a total of five tracks on the EP, three of which are sensational instrumentals which showcase banvox’s incredible music taste.    If you're keen to discover the latest Japanese music trends, don't take your eyes of banvox. 

ageHa is set to host one of Japan's biggest countdown parties again this year, falling on December 31, 2019 once more. Headlining the ARENA is English DJ and producer Sigala. He released his debut single Easy Love in 2015 which shot to number one on the UK charts. Since then, he has continued to pump out club and festival bangers such as Sweet Lovin and Say You Do. Seven of his nine singles have gone platinum, proving that he is one of the main players in the scene right now. Another headlining act for the show, this time from Japan, is CAPSULE, the music duo spearheaded by internationally-acclaimed Japanese DJ and record producer Yasutaka Nakata who is the official producer for two of the biggest names in Japanese music: Perfume and Kyari Pamyu Pamyu. CAPSULE plan to put on a special performance for the countdown party.   banvox is also making a return from last year's ageHa countdown concert, and CYBERJAPAN DANCERS are entering the fray for a special showcase. In the WATER area of the venue, which is produced by WORLD CLASS and TCPT, France-based bass house duo Loge21, who have piled up t he releases since Confession, will perform in Japan for the very first time. DJ Remo-con will join the line-up as a guest too.   Over at the ISLAND area, the latest in cutting edge hip hop will take to the stage. Several DJs representing Tokyo will join rapper Jin Dogg, who is garnering attention right now, including HOKUTO, KEKKE, CHARI, and FUJI TRILL.   Finally, the BOX area will give rise to trance tunes, with performances from DJ KAYA, NORIO SP, FULLMOON RAVE, agefarre, and more. But that's not all, because the famous Robot Restaurantーa major tourist attraction in Shinjukuーis making an unexpected collaboration with ageHa to put on their first ever show outside the restaurant. A variety of other celebratory things are planned for the countdown party to chime in the new year, including servings of toshikoshi soba, omikuji fortunes, goshuin seals, and more. If you happen to be in Tokyo for the New Year, then don't miss out on this very special event.

Japanese DJ and music producer banvox―whose discography has received rave reviews from the likes of international artists like David Guetta and the late Avicii―released his long-awaited new album Sellout last week. The album was released worldwide across digital music platforms including Spotify. The 14-track record features a diverse line-up of songs, and features his first ever song to include lyrics written in Japanese by the artist himself―the title track Sellout.   So far in 2019, banvox has performed at some of the biggest music festivals in Japan, including EDC JAPAN and Wired Music Festival. He has also written music for the anime series Carol & Tuesday and for the popular YouTubers AVNTIS.   Be sure to check out banvox's new album, now available digitally worldwide.

banvox is a hugely popular Japanese DJ and musician, who has produced songs for TV commercials and for a long list of artists. His new album, Roller Coaster, is set to be released on August 18th.

His new record, which is the first since he made "Everylasting" for the Toyota T-Value commercial "FIND U-Car Hen," is also his first since finishing up his US tour which started back in May. The album will include a total of 8 tracks, including "Imma Turn Trick," which featured in the "Red Bull Summer Edition Music Playlist" and which after being released to 100 lucky people as a free digital download, became widely anticipated for release. It will also feature the title song "Roller Coaster," a track that has gained much love from fans during his live performances.

In the run up to the release of "Roller Coaster", the song "Ramune Liquid" has been released early for digital download. Pre-orders for the album itself are also available now over on iTunes.

In conjunction with the release of "Ramune Liquid," banvox has also uploaded the full song to YouTube which you can see below.

 

banvox – Ramune Liquid (Official Full Stream)

 

 

Make sure to check out Ramune Liquid and lock in your pre-orders for the release of banvox's much anticipated new album.

 

 

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“YYY”—the live concert and party event hosted by Japanese music and pop culture leaders WARNER MUSIC JAPAN and ASOBISYSTEM—is getting its first late night installment on August 25th.

YYY is spearheaded by 4 of Japan's cutting-edge music veterans: Nakata Yasutaka, kz, tofubeats, and banvox, all of whom have gained immense attention around the globe. In many ways, it can be said that hosting YYY late into the night has been something long yearned for by fans.

 

It has also been announced that MATZ will be joining the line-up, a well-established music artist active in Hokkaido who has gained much attention from DJs all around Japan for his original tracks that he posts to SoundCloud.

YYY is always hosted at Studio Coast in Shinkiba. The venue is known for its multitude of different stages and areas. The popular "Ray-Van" party is set to be held in the WATER area which will no doubt be hugely well-received for summertime. With artists including Shogo Soezima (T.U.S), TJO, Fumihiko Chiba and YASUKI leading the pack, each floor will be filled with DJs ready to dazzle and exite.

You can expect to see the popular traditional Japanese music-only club party Japangu♪, which started back in 2003 in Shinjuku Ni-Chome, in the BOX area, while the ISLAND area will be hosted by numbersixxx, a regular artist at the popular party xxx.

Studio Coast was absolutely packed and spilling with fans partying late into the night for last year's "YYY." The next installment is about to hit, so why not get yourself a ticket and experience the madness yourself?

 

 

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Get ready for the new “LIVE&PARTY YYY” hosted by WARNER MUSIC JAPAN and ASOBISYSTEM, aiming to spread music and pop culture. The timetable for the vol.2 party that will be kicking off on 28^th January has been announced. With Yasutaka Nakata, kz, tofubeats and banvox charging up the party as the four main DJs/artists, they will be joined by more music sensations including TeddyLoid as a featuring DJ.

 

Programme (in order)

Doors open：15.00

Start time：15.45（※Please note that the schedule has been changed）

Approximate finish time: 20.00

Order of performance

①banvox

②TeddyLoid

③tofubeats

④kz（livetune+）

⑤ Yasutaka Nakata

 

※Please note that the order of the performers is subject to change without prior notice.

※You will not receive a full refund for your ticket for this reason.

YYY vol.2 goods include collaboration goods from second hand fashion store Santo Nibu No Ichi (San’nibu). San’nibu is famous for its large-sized hoodies and thanks to this collaboration, Yasutaka Nakata became the editorial supervisor in the making of originally designed hoodies for this event. There are a limited number of these collaboration hoodies selling.

 

You can win YYY goods, drink tickets, posters signed by all the performers and other amazing presents in the lottery, or get your hands on a badge from a capsule machine! Test your luck this new year ー there’s plenty up for grabs!

 

■Information

YYY Vol.2

Date：Saturday 28^th January 2017 Opening time: 15:00/ Start time:15:45

Venue：Shinkiba STUDIO COAST

Performers：Yasutaka Nakata / kz（livetune+）/ tofubeats / banvox

featuring DJ : TeddyLoid

Supported by：Spotify

YYY official website：http://yyy-official.com

 

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