Shingo Suzuki
Shingo Suzuki, the bassist/keyboardist/track-maker/producer creates quality tracks which are made with his unique track making style, sampling the recording of himself playing an instrument. The style caught attentions of artists such as Moka Only(rapper/Canada), Blu(rapper/US), 20syl of Hocus Pocus(Rapper/France), and DJ Greem of Hocus Pocus. With the appearances of these internationally known artists, his first album ”The ABSTRACT TRUTH” became a hit not only in Japan but also in Europe. The album has reached TOP10 in Japanese CD shops and iTunes hip hop album charts in Portugal and France. Critics in Yahoo! and Myspace Japan stated that “The ABSTRACT TRUTH” is the biggest surprise in the Japanese music scene of the year 2008. Shingo also leads a band called Ovall. Ovall is a spiritual jazz/hip-hop band based in Tokyo. The other members are mabanua (dr) and Shingo Sekiguchi (gtr). With each member displaying unique musicianship and solid skill together, the band’s approach to hip-hop wih fusion of live instruments and sampling takes the audience to the world of “Absolute Mixture Music” as Suzuki describes the style of Ovall.
ベーシスト、プロデューサー。 その唯一無二のトラックメイキングは世界各国で話題になりMoka Only, Blu, Hocus Pocus(20sy and DJ GREEM)などが共鳴し参加した1stアルバム「The ABSTRACT TRUTH」は日本、フランス、ポルトガルなどでTOP10入りし世界中で大ヒット。 Yahoo!やMyspaceでも「2008年最も驚きの新人アーティスト」として取り上げられる。 またスピリチャル・ジャズ・ヒップホップバンドOvallのリーダーとしても活動。 Mabanua(Dr),関口慎悟(gtr)と共にサンプリングと生演奏のシームレスな融合で織り成すアーシーで野太いグルーヴ、カラフルなサウンドスパイスがブレンドされ浮かび上がるユニークな音像で聴く者を別次元へと誘う『進化するアブソリュート・ミクスチャーミュージック』を展開する。

