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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WEST MOUNTAIN

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WEST MOUNTAIN aka Black Beard

 

WEST MOUNTAIN’s  Biography:

SMR Underground, いとをかし, RJ’s Social

In 2000,West mountain started his career as a Analog DJ spinning Funk,Soul and Black music tracks from the age of 13,he became a Resident DJ playing sets at nightclubs and festivals performing in over 100 party over a period of 1 year.At the age of 16, He started creating tracks using rhythm machines and analog synthesizers of ambient and instrumental sounds.

At the age of 19, he expanded his sense of music and started making dance music.At the age of 20, he announced that he’s not only a DJ but is a Live performer.

In 2011, he began streaming sets and tracks on sites such as Beatport,Juno,Itunes and many others.

He began to express his view of the world using emotions,images,colours and auras in his DJ and LIVE sets as a partyproducer,artist,promoter,moderator and organiser he started showing enthusiasm and devotion in performing DJ,LIVE sets.

He has now been a underground DJ for 16 years.West Mountains passion and devotion to music keeps him motivated to never stop learning and expanding his career as a musician.

2000年にFUNK、SOUL、DISCOをメインにAnalog DJとしてキャリアをスタート。

祖母が音楽教師であった彼は、16歳からリズムマシンやアナログシンセサイザーでアンビエントなどの作曲活動を始めた。

19歳の時には能力を最大限に引き出し、ダンスミュージックの制作をスタート。20歳でTECHNO LIVE SETを披露し、DJだけにとどまらない事を証明した。

2011年には、オーストリア(ウィーン)のレコード会社「Free Spirit Records」のWinter Time EPにてJuno・i tunesなどにて、ワールドワイドに配信をスタート。

その後も数々のパーティーやフェスティバルへ出演し、近況では2018年にはフロリダ(オーランド)のビッグパーティー「Dance on Thursday」にてアジア人で唯一のクレジットを果たし、2000人を超えるオーディエンスを沸かした。

2019年にはイタリアの名門レーベル、SMR Underground(ITA)からThe Foolをリリースし、レーベルV.Aにも選出されBeatportハードテクノリリースにて1位を獲得。2020年にもSMR Undergroundをはじめ、Avaken Records(CZE),Alienator Records(Tokyo),Vantablak Records(USA)より、ハードテクノからプログレッシブトランスまで立て続けに7本の作品をリリース。配信したDJ mixはMixcloudテクノチャートにてトップ10入りを果たすなど、彼のテクノに対する熱意は独特のセレクトとミキシングを武器にオリジナリティー溢れる世界を表現する。

Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/westmountain

Links:

Beatport, Instagram, Spotify

Fearless Podcast:

Code: 042 on DI.FM.
Wednesday 19th. Aug 2020
West Mountain a.k.a Black Beard with LuNa / Anemone Music
from Okinawa, Japan.
4PM CET / 3PM UK / 10AM EST / 11PM JST
DI.FM Techno Channel
https://www.di.fm/shows/fearless

 

 

 

 

About LuNa

LuNaLUNA is a DJ from Osaka, Japan.
She started DJ-ing in dining bars back in 2011. Since then, she has decided to limit herself to online activities, such as podcasts and radio shows, which actually brought her to a wider stage.

As a child, LUNA grew up in an environment with different types of music and this contributed to the fact that her play style incorporates a diversity of music genres like House, Techno, something Deep and Progressive, and also Chill. She is free-spirited and plays in her own style.

In order to make more people interested in club music and enjoy clubbing, LUNA is still working hard on performing her mission.

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