Jazztronik is the Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese Tokyo

Tokyo

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-based DJ/producer Ryota Nozaki.

As one of Japan's leading DJs, Ryota Nozaki is known not only in Japan, but also in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. His musical styles include nu jazz

Nu jazz

Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, electronic dance music, and free improvisation...

 and jazz house.

He is published by Especial Records, and is also associated with Compost Records

Compost Records

Compost Records is a German record label established by Michael Reinboth in 1994.Gilles Peterson called Compost "the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe."-The label:...

 and Sonar Kollektiv

Sonar Kollektiv

Sonar Kollektiv is a German record label founded in 1997 by the DJ and producer team Jazzanova. The intention was to create an independent record label and publisher connected to a worldwide independent distribution network...

.

Ryota Nozaki has written music and arranged music for groups such as Mondo Grosso

Mondo Grosso

Shinichi Osawa , also known as Mondo Grosso, is an artist currently signed onto Avex Trax's "Rhythm Zone" label. Previously he was signed to Sony Music Japan's FEARLESS RECORDS division and released albums under the title of 'Mondo Grosso', which is Italian for "big world". He was born on February...

 and Miho Karasawa.

Jazztronik has been growing in popularity and has hit sales of 100,000+. Jazztronik performs to sold out crowds all across the Japanese club scene and his growth in America and Europe has helped him reach popularity in the English club scene.

External links

Main information sites

• Jazztronik — official website.
• Especial Records — label website.
• Jazztronik discography at Discogs
  Discogs
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News/media sites

• feature about Ryota Nozaki.