Hideaki Ishii was born in 1962 in Tokyo. Gifted
producer & DJ with a superb sense in Mixing and composing his
sound who's been well-received in the international club scene.
It was the movie "WILD STYLE" that got him into hiphop in the early
80's, and in 1987, he formed KRUSH POSSSE which made numerous
appearances in various media as the best hiphop act in Japan. KRUSH
began pursueing his solo career after the break-up of the group in late
1992, and soon grabbed people's attention as the first DJ to use
turntables as live instruments, doing free sessions with live musicians
on stage.
Released his 1st album "KRUSH" in January 1994, and since then released
countless records in Japan, Europe, US and around the globe. All his
solo releases have ranked high in various charts in & out of
Japan, and his 6th album "Zen" had been highly acclaimed and awarded
the Best Electronica Album in 2002 AIFM Awards (US). Aside from his
outernational activities as producer, remixer and DJ, he constantly
expands his field from soundtracks for films, TV dramas &
commercials to live sessions with various musicians that transcends
music jenre. In 2004, he produced soundtrack for a documentary film
featuring Japanese photographer Araki titled "Arakimentari" which made
huge buzz amongst US film festivals & won Audience Award at
Brooklyn International Film Festival. His latest & 8th album
"jaku" has topped the RPM chart of CMJ for 3 weeks in the US.
In '98 spring, he formed a production unit <RYU> with DJ
HIDE & DJ SAK, collaborating with Nigerian percussionists and
releasing a single & album from Polydor Japan. From the end of
the year 2000, he also got involved in <JAG> project
which evolves around a group of musicians including DJ Spooky That
Subliminal Kid, PhonosycographDISK, DJ HIDE, DJ SAK And Jun Sawada,
which will be launching various projects to question worldwide issues
in the 21st Century.
Source: The Official Dj Krush Site