1. Shinichi Osawa, known by his stage name Mondo Grosso, is a Japanese musician, DJ, record producer and composer.
11 Facts About Shinichi Osawa
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HMV Japan rated Mondo Grosso at number 95 on their "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists," and Shinichi Osawa was ranked as Japan's number 3 overall DJ by TopDeejays.
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Shinichi Osawa was originally the producer and bassist for the popular Japanese musical group Mondo Grosso, which formed in Kyoto in 1991 on the For Life Records label.
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However, in 1995, after the group disbanded, Osawa concentrated more on his own material, collaborating with many artists such as Monday Michiru, Amel Larrieux, UA, Chara, Dragon Ash and even Ayumi Hamasaki.
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Shinichi Osawa made a move from For Life Records to Sony Music Associated Records in 1999, where he began his own label.
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Shinichi Osawa provided the hypnotic array of techno music on the popular PlayStation Portable game Lumines in 2004.
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Shinichi Osawa did not reappear as a composer for its sequel.
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Shinichi Osawa is featured in Clazziquai's Robotica album in a remix for Prayers by Christina Chu.
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Shinichi Osawa is currently involved in Ravex, a collaboration with fellow Avex DJs Tomoyuki Tanaka and Taku Takahashi established to mark 20 years of Avex.
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In 2009, Shinichi Osawa collaborated with Takeshi Kobayashi to form the duo Bradberry Orchestra.
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Currently, Shinichi Osawa is signed onto Avex Trax's Rhythm Zone label.