KONISHI yasuharu
Band leader, songwriter, arranger and producer of the now disbanded Pizzicato Five (1985-
2001). Although having 2 successful world tours and 5 international albums under his belt,
with fans ranging from London’s Karminsky Experience to Karl Lagerfeld, many of his
fans know him as a DJ, spinning in Tokyo’s hotspots such as Shibuya’s ‘Organ Bar’. He tours
regularly throughout Japan and abroad. In the Jackson 5 Remix Album, his remix ‘I want
you back (readymade 524 mix)’ received an extraordinary amount of national radio play.
The remix album itself has scored healthy rankings in major record stores. In 1998, his own
project ‘Punch the Monkey!’ (in which he remixes the theme tune of a popular Japanese
cartoon series ‘Lupin the Third’) sold over 700,000 records, and this, some say, began
Japan’s remix rush. His achievements truly invaded the mainstream when in 2000, he
produced the No.1 single ‘Oha-Rock’ which became a social phenomenon in itself. Most
recently, he set up his own record label, ‘readymade international inc.’ from he which
he plans to release new exciting solo works.
His talents also embrace film and photography and he is well known as a director in
promotional videos, shows and advertisements. T-shirts and original goods which Konishi
personally designed are sold in select shops such as BEAMS of Shibuya.
He is also a writer having regular columns in various magazines, and has also written several
books. A collection of his essays have been published under the title ‘Kore wa koi de wa
nai’ (’This is not love’)

SUNAGA tatsuo (sunaga t'experience)
DJ and Music Producer. Basing his activities around his own club ‘Shibuya Organ Bar’, holds
regular club nights throughout Japan. Apart from his own mix CDs such as the ‘Organ b.
SUITE’ which many say is in a class of its own, has produced remixes for the ‘Soul Source
2: Jackson 5 Remix’ and Yasuharu Konishi’s ‘Punch the Monkey’. He began his own label
‘AFTERS OR’ in 1998,acting both as artist and producer. Releasing records under the alias
of ‘Sunaga t experience’ on avex/cutting edge records, the ‘It’s you’ 12 inch made record
sales of 7,000 records, an incredibly large number in the vinyl market. His name is known
in Europe through such labels as IRMA and SCHEMA records, and has remained in the
forefront of the industry since the beginning of the Tokyo club scene.