DJ SHIMOYAMA PROFILE

DJ SHIMOYAMA
現在、プロデューサーとして活躍するshimoyamaもそのスタートは西麻布Picasso,下北沢ZOOよりDJを始め、その後UKに渡りロンドン郊外のグラストンベリーで最大級ウェアハウス・パーティーを経験し音楽活動のルーツを見出す。帰国後も「芝浦GOLD」「渋谷CAVE」でレジデントDJとして活躍する。
その後、福富幸弘氏と活動を共にしていた長崎淳氏、小日向氏とSample Butlersを結成し、92年に始まったフジテレビCG教育バラエティー番組"ウゴウゴルーガ"の音楽制作と選曲を勤め一気にメジャー化。
その中のコーナーの「童謡Remix」は新たな音楽の始まりとも言われ「Sample Butlers/童謡Remix Vol.1 (PONYCANYON)」は、CDセールス数十万枚を売り上げオリコンチャート"TOP20"に入るヒットとなる。
2001年には、世界的にヒットした「BASSMENT BOYS / VIOLIN (nitelistmusic/cutting edge)」Remixでnitelist musicでの活動を始め、それを期に世界のミュージックシーンに活動の場を広げている。
2004年「DJ SHIMOYAMA featuring SILVIO ANASTACIO / ile aie」
2008年「DJ SHIMOYAMA featuring EMI HINOUCHI(日之内エミ)/ LIFE AFTER SUNDOWN」をリリース。
現在、アルバム&ミックスCDを制作中
Shimoyama is known as a producer today, but his music career started as a DJ in the 80's. He started performing in clubs NishiAzabu Picasso, and Shimokitazawa ZOO. Later he moved to the UK where he performed at the Glastonbury Festival which was a warehouse party out side of London where he was musically inspired .
After coming back from the UK, he was known as a resident DJ of "ShibauraGOLD" and "Shibuya CAVE" which were well known and popular clubs in those times.
n early 90's he sat up the team "Sample Butlers" together with Jun Nagasaki( who was with Mr. Yukihiro Fukutomi) and Mr.Obinata. He had a big chance to work on the TV program 「Ugo Ugo Ruga」, where his work became a super hit selling a couple of hundred thousands CDs and ranked in the TOP20 of Oricon.
In 2001 he worked on "BASSMEN BOYS/ VIOLIN" for remix and started working for nitelist music, eventually expanding his work stage worldwide.
2004 DJ SHIMOYAMA featuring SILVIO ANASTACIO / ile aie
2008 DJ SHIMOYAMA featuring EMI HINOUCHI / LIFE AFTER SUNDOWN
He is currently continuing creating Album&Mix CD's