レックス・スミス Rex Smith a.k.a. Platonic Pimp
イギリス/日本 England/Japan
DJ
作曲家 Composer
ロンドン生まれ。 Tragik
Recordings 創設者。イギリス人の父と日本人の母の間に生まれ、幼いときより両国の文化に間近に接する。中学時代よりハウス・ミュージックに目覚め、1997年よりDJを開始、大学時代にロンドンやタイのサムイ島のバーにてプレイする。
2003年以降はもう一つの母国である日本に活動拠点を移し、東京を中心に様々なクラブやイベントでDJを展開。イギリスと日本のスタイルを織り交ぜた独自のスタイルで賞賛を得る。
この頃にDJで得た経験やバックグラウンドで得た経験を生かしたクリエイティブなトラックメイキングを開始。
2006年9月に Tragik Recordings プロジェクトを発動させる。2007年3月に ホームページを立ち上げ、テック・ハウスからダブステップまで幅広いスタイルの要素を取り入れた構成の1stアルバム
”Tragikized Vol.1” をリリース。現在は2ndアルバム、 コンピレーションアルバム、 Tragik Recordings
運営、DJと幅広く活動中。代表曲は1stアルバムにも収録されている UnTragikized、
Release
your Soul! など。
Born in London. The creator of Tragik
Recordings. With an English father and Japanese mother, Rex Smith
began experiencing a rich blend of both cultures from a very early age.
As a teenager, he became very fond of the house music scene and started
DJing under the alias “Platonic Pimp” in 1997. During University, he
began playing to live audiences in London, and Koh Samui, Thailand.
From 2003, he resided back to his other native country Japan where he
has performed at many clubs and live venues in Tokyo and around Japan
ever since. His unique style of blending multiple elements of the British
and Japanese scene has received praise from various fields, and it was
around that time when he started to produce creative tracks by fully
utilizing the valuable experience he gained through these DJing activities
and in life in general.
September 2006 saw the beginning of the Tragik Recordings project, and
in 2007, the Tragik Recordings homepage was set up in accordance with
the release of his first album “Tragik Recordings” which has been composed
of a wide range of elements of styles from Tech House to Dubstep fused
into an original style of his own. Currently, he is in the process of
producing Tragik Recordings’ very first compilation album, which will
include various tracks from many young artists who share the same views
of the current music scene, managing the general affairs of Tragik Recordings
and actively DJing at multiple events. His signature tracks include
“Haunted
Samurai” and “Souler
System” which are both included either in the original or a remixed
version in Tragik Recordings 1st album, “Tragikized Vol.1”
1. A
Tragik Introduction| 「Children of the Sky」 作詞作曲:Rex Smith a.k.a. Platonic Pimp Pangaea -Children of the Sky- のイベントのために作曲した曲。 |