Ishino Takuten from Denki Groove, KEN ISHII, nicknamed "The Techno God of the Oriental", and Sunahara Yoshinori, who was once a member of Denki Groove and is currently a member of TESTSET, will be appearing on ZEROTOKYO!

A collection of artists that Japan is proud of all over the world! Appearing in Ishino Takuten, KEN ISHII, Sunahara Yoshinori and others!

Ishino Takuten is a member of Denki Groove and has established himself as a DJ/producer, and continues to reign at the top of the scene.

KEN ISHII, nicknamed “The Techno God of the Oriental” and has had a major impact on the techno scene around the world, has been a fresh memory of his performance with JEFF MILLS and DJ HELL on this year’s overseas tour.

Sunahara Yoshinori was a huge hit as a member of Denki Groove, and is currently active as a member of TESTSET, and has also worked as a mastering engineer.

Ririko, who heads the popular party “karuomo” and also appeared on the Berlin streaming channel HÖR, released her EP “Rabbit” in June this year and also serves as a support act for various artists both in Japan and abroad, will be appearing in B2B.

Curated by Droptokyo, RING also appeared in ULTRA JAPAN 2024, and while working as a DJ, he also worked on apparel designs, wagahai is neko and convex. The lineup includes a new generation of popular stocks such as MoEPiKA.

ENTER is a crossover genre and generation by DJ/producer K. Motoyoshi®, who strategically designs music, space and culture with the keyword “urban nightlife” | Riggin’ Dragon®, headed by Motoyoshi Katsuya.

A gathering of gorgeous artists will bring you a night that you can’t miss.

EVENT INFO

2025.8.23 (Sat) SOUNDGATE

@ZEROTOKYO

OPEN 11PM

HP:https://zerotokyo.jp/event/soundgate0823/ ‎

DOOR: ¥4,000-

FASTPASS TICKET: ¥3,500- (including priority admission and admission fee)

[ZAIKO]https://zerotokyo.zaiko.io/e/soundgate-0823

[Z HALL]

Ishino Takuten / KEN ISHII / Sunahara Yoshinori / Ririko B2B Chrumi

VJ: H2KGRAPHICS

[RING]

– CURATED by Droptokyo –

Ecec / Wagahai is neko / Convex. / MoEPiKA

[ENTER]

– Riggin’ Dragon® –

IDEEFUND / K.Motoyoshi® | Motoyoshi Katsuya / Lucas Valentine / MANON / Marin / Nonbeezu

(AZ)

ARTIST INFO

Ishino Takujutsu

In 1989, he formed “Denki Groove” with Pierre Taki and others. In 1995, he released his first solo album, “DOVE LOVES DUB,” and from this time he began his full-scale DJ activities.

In 1997, he began to actively engage in overseas activities, mainly in Europe, and in 1998 he played in front of 1.5 million people at Final Gathering, the world’s largest techno festival, “Love Parade,” held in Berlin. From 1999 to 2013, he headed the largest indoor rave, “WIRE,” which attracted over 10,000 people, and actively introduced overseas DJs/artists to Japan. In July 2012, he released a two-disc set of “WIRE TRAX 1999-2012”, a collection of songs that were provided to WIRE COMPILATION from 1999 to 2011, and Disc2, which compiled unreleased audio sources.

In December 2015, he was the only Japanese person to remix the single-cut song “Tutti Frutti,” from New Order’s new album “Music Complete.” In August 2016, he released his solo album “LUNATIQUE,” which was his first solo album in six years since his previous album, and in December he released his remix album “EUQITANUL.” On December 27th, 2017, he released his latest solo album, ACID TEKNO DISKO BEATz, which was his first solo album in 1 year and 4 months, and on January 24th, 2018 he released “Takkyu Ishino Works 1983-2017,” which compiles his previous solo work into an eight-disc set.

Currently, he is engaged in a variety of activities as a DJ/producer and remixer.

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KEN ISHII

He made his debut with the legendary Belgian techno label R&S Records in 1993, and has produced the theme song and soundtrack for the Nagano Olympics theme song “Fire In White,” the film “White Out,” and the official theme song to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the video game “PACMAN.” He is nicknamed “The Techno God of the Orient,” and has made his name around the world as an artist, DJ, producer and remixer.

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Sunahara Yoshinori

In the 1990s, he became a huge fan of Denki Groove, and in his solo career he demonstrated his unique sense in many fields, including releasing albums, producing supercars and remixing, and film/commercial music.

A remastered album was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of “LOVEBEAT” in 2021, and in 2022, TESTSET was launched with LEO Imai, Shirane Kenichi, and Nagai Seiichi. He has been a DJ/sound creator/producer who has worked on numerous works as a mix and mastering engineer in recent years.