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Ken Ishii

1970 - Today

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Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun. Ishii had his first release on Belgian label R & S records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Ishii is the 2,857th most popular musician, the 3,026th most popular biography from Japan and the 49th most popular Japanese Musician.

Ken Ishii is most famous for being a pioneering Japanese DJ and record producer known for his influential work in the techno music scene. He gained international recognition in the 1990s with tracks like "Extra" and has contributed significantly to the development of electronic music in Japan.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ken Ishii ranks 2,857 out of 3,175. Before him are Tigran Hamasyan, Fredrik Åkesson, Woodz, Sharlee D'Angelo, John Newman, and Christopher Amott. After him are Justine Frischmann, Frank Klepacki, Squarepusher, Tiga, Alondra de la Parra, and Rodney Crowell.

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Among people born in 1970, Ken Ishii ranks 852. Before him are Eric Whitacre, Giovanni Pellielo, Helen Baxendale, Lauri Aus, Fadwa Souleimane, and Jens Fiedler. After him are Mahtab Keramati, Claudine Gay, Kunio Nagayama, Željko Cicović, Tsanko Tsvetanov, and Malik Beyleroğlu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ken Ishii ranks 3,026 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshiharu Ueno (1973), Yoichiro Kakitani (1990), Maiko Nasu (1984), Kōichirō Genba (1964), Ayane Sakura (1994), and Hideo Hashimoto (1979). After him are Shin Tanada (1969), Takanori Gomi (1978), Hikari Nakade (1988), Makoto Atsuta (1967), Airi Suzuki (1994), and Kozue Ando (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Ken Ishii ranks 49. Before him are Jin Akanishi (1984), Ryoji Ikeda (1966), Ai Otsuka (1982), Sayuri (1996), Ben Shepherd (1968), and Fujii Kaze (1997). After him are Takahiro Moriuchi (1988), Nobuyuki Tsujii (1988), Matt Heafy (1986), Misako Uno (1986), Ichiko Aoba (1990), and Rie fu (1985).

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