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DJ HAL 

Biography
DJ HAL started his DJ career in 2000, basing himself in the center of Japan’s music scene, Shibuya Tokyo. Making the best out of his sense of rhythm and groove, gained by playing drums since his childhood, along with his wide selection of music and talented skills, DJ HAL’s performances are now tremendously popular in the Japanese nightclub scene.

In 2003, highly esteemed by his remarkable musical sense, DJ HAL expanded his area of performance nationwide as an exclusive tour DJ for one of the greatest Japanese R&B singer, HI-D who then was under contract with DefJam JAPAN. With a well-established reputation for his DJ performance, DJ HAL has co-starred on stages with numerous big-name artists on their Japan tours such as Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Lauryn Hill, Kenny Dope, etc. These performances made DJ HAL’s name widely known not only to clubbers, but also to pure music fans. Furthermore, DJ HAL performed at one of Japan’s biggest music festivals, “Sprigroove” in 2007 and 2009. 
Beginning with his performance as a resident DJ at “Punch Out!!!” a weekly event on Fridays at Shibuya Club HARLEM, he currently performs at over 200 nightclub events across Japan every year. DJ HAL is now recognized as one of Japan’s top DJ’s.
Furthermore, as for DJ HAL’s other activities, he energetically makes appearances on the Tokyo fashion scene. He has modelled for charismatic stores like “KICKS LAB” and “Kinetics” as well as releasing exclusive collaboration mix CD’s with them. 
As DJ HAL’s name is continuing to grow in the Japanese fashion scene, his plan for the near future is to start his own T-shirt brand. 
DJ HAL is the now the most promising DJ Japan has got to offer.


Discography
DJ HAL released the official Mix CD for “SUGAR SHACK”, a leading R&B event that focused only on male R&B singers in 2009. 
His Mix “The Exclusives Mini” (released by Manhattan Records), a long-awaited new series of “The Exclusives” series with total sales reaching 200 thousand copies, entered the Top 10 of the Oricon Indies music chart.
In June 2010, DJ HAL signed a contract with the prestigious record label, Delicious Vynyl, which created sensational hits in the 90’s HIPHOP golden age with artists such as The Brand New Heavies, Pharcyde, etc., and released a Mix CD using sound sources only from the Delicious Vinyl label.
His R&B only Mix CD released by P-VINE in April 2011 drew attention from listeners by incorporating DJ HAL’s anticipated first self-produced lead single. 
In April 2012, DJ HAL released his first major title “SOUNDTRACK MIXTAPE BY DJ HAL -Music from 90’s Movie-” from Sony Music. The first-ever mix using movie soundtracks only had a huge impact on the Japanese music scene.
In September 2012, he took part in Shibuya Club HARLEM’s 15th anniversary Mix CD along with DJ HAZIME, DJ WATARAI, and DJ SAH. (Released by Warner Music)
In November 2012, he released an X-mas Mix CD through Universal Music. 
In addition to his releases from 3 major labels in a single year, DJ HAL continues with his extraordinary career.

(Dec/8/2012)


Links
Facebook: 	
http://www.facebook.com/yoshida.haruhiko.5?fref=ts

Twitter: 	
https://twitter.com/DJHAL0621

DJ HAL official blog:	
http://ameblo.jp/61930621/


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