INNERVISIONS PRESENTS

TOKYO BLACK STAR IS A TRUE COLLABORATION PROJECT BETWEEN NY BASED DJ ALEX FROM TOKYO AND ISAO KUMANO AS NEW YORK/TOKYO WORLD FAMOUS MYSTERIOUS ECCLECTIC UNDERGROUND PRODUCTION DYNAMIC DUO!
ISAO KUMANO IS ONE OF TOKYO'S UNDERGROUND DANCE MUSIC SCENE TOP BEST KEPT SECRET PRODUCER, STUDIO AND MASTERING ENGINEER.
THEIR WORKS INCLUDE SO FAR A REMIX OF HADJA KOUYATE ET ALI BOULO SANTO "SEMBERE" FOR FREDERIC GALLIANO'S LABEL FRIKYIWA, A REMIX OF GALLERY CONNECTION "SMILE" FOR THE JAPANESE LABEL FLOWER RECORDS AND A REMIX OF DJ MITSU THE BEATS "TOKYO" FOR THE JAPANESE LABEL PLANETGROOVE.
TOKYO BLACK STAR RELEASED THEIR DEBUT EP "PSYCHE DANCE EP" ON BERLIN'S SONAR KOLLEKTIV.INNERVISION LABEL IN JULY 2005 AND IS RELEASING IN NOVEMBER 2005 A NEW 12" EP ON DJ DEEP'S LABEL DEEPLY ROOTED HOUSE RECORDS.

ALEX FROM TOKYO
(TOKYO BLACK STAR, WORLD FAMOUS)
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PARIS BORN, TOKYO RAISED AND NOW NEW YORK/TOKYO BASED INTERNATIONAL ECCLECTIC DJ, PRODUCER AND INTERNATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR.
HAVING LIVED IN TOKYO MORE THAN 20 YEARS SINCE HE WAS A KID, HE HAS DEVELOPED INTO ONE OF THE STRONGEST CROSSOVER DJ IN TOKYO AND HAS BECOME AS WELL THE KEY PERSON CONNECTING THE WORLD AND JAPAN (F COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE, MR.BONGO / DISORIENT JAPAN STAFF , BOSSA TRES JAZZ PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, SILENT POETS CO-ORDINATOR ETC.).
HE PARTICIPATED FROM 1992 TO 1995 TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARIS UNDERGROUND CLUB SCENE WITH FRIENDS DJ DEEP AND DJ GREGORY THROUGH THEIR "A DEEP GROOVE" UNIT AND RADIO SHOW ON PARIS' RADIO FG 98.2 FM.
HE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2002 HIS WORLD FAMOUS PROJECT LABEL COLLABORATING WITH LONDON'S DESIGN TEAM ROBBIE BEAR & LEANNE (THANKS&PRAISE, WADADA) RELEASING WORLDWIDE THE TOKYO UNDERGROUND HIT "MELANCHOLIC DUB" BY DAN K.
HE RELEASED IN JANUARY 2003 HIS 3RD MIX CD "DEEP ATMOSPHERE - THE JOURNEY CONTINUES" IN JAPAN ON FLOWER RECORDS. HE DECIDED THEN TO MOVE TO NYC TO GO MORE GLOBAL AND TO TAKE HIS ART TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
HE HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH NYC AND TOKYO EVERY 2 MONTHS, AND IN ITS 10 YEARS DJING CARRER, HE HAS BEEN DOING FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS NOW THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON REGULAR PARTY AT AOYAMA CAY IN TOKYO WITH DJ NORI, KENJI HASEGAWA AND FUKUBA.
HE HAS BEEN HOSTING HIS WEEKLY RADIO SHOW FOR MORE THAN 7 YEARS ON SHIBUYA FM 78.4 MHZ CALLED "TOKYO CLUB MIX SHOWCASE" EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 10 TO 11PM.
HE HAS BEEN PRODUCING MUSIC WITH FRIEND ISAO KUMANO AS TOKYO/NEW YORK WORLD FAMOUS MYSTERIOUS ECCLECTIC UNDERGROUND PRODUCTION DYNAMIC DUO PROJECT TOKYO BLACK STAR. THEY HAVE BEEN BUSY LATELY WORKING IN THE STUDIO CRAFTING THEIR SOUND. THEY HAVE DONE SO FAR A REMIX OF TONY ALLEN "AFRO DISCO BEAT"
FOR JAPANESE P-VINE LABEL, A REMIX OF HADJA KOUYATE ET ALI BOULO SANTO "SEMBERE" FOR FREDERIC GALLIANO'S LABEL FRIKYIWA, A REMIX OF GALLERY CONNECTION "SMILE" FOR THE JAPANESE LABEL FLOWER RECORDS AND A REMIX OF DJ MITSU THE BEATS "TOKYO" FOR THE JAPANESE LABEL PLANETGROOVE.
ALEX PLAYED FOR THE AFTER PARTY OF SUMMER STAGE AT SHELTER IN JUNE 2004, PLAYED IN JULY 2004 WITH FRANCOIS K AT FRANCOIS' REGULAR MONDAY NIGHT LEGENDARY PARTY DEEP SPACE AT CIELO. HE RECENTLY PLAYED IN JULY 2005 FOR THE PS1 WARM UP SERIES AT THE QUEENS PS1 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS.
TOKYO BLACK STAR RELEASED THEIR DEBUT EP "PSYCHE DANCE EP" ON BERLIN'S SONAR KOLLEKTIV LABEL IN JULY 2005 AND IS RELEASING IN SEPTEMBER 2005 A NEW 12" EP ON DJ DEEP'S LABEL DEEPLY ROOTED HOUSE RECORDS.