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"Karl Hyde" (April 7th performance) Karl Hyde of Underworld, who made waves by serving as musical director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, will be performing as a solo artist. He is also scheduled to release his debut solo album in A

"LFO" (April 6th performance) Established bleep house (techno) in the early 90s. Scheduled to perform their latest live set, which will be shown for the first time in Japan.

"NICOLAS JAAR" (performs on 4/7) Released works on labels such as Wolf+Lamb and Circus Company. Ranked #1 in Resident Advisor's "Top 20 live acts" for two consecutive years.

"Sherwood & Pinch" (appearing on April 6th) He has produced and remixed many artists, including Nine Inch Nails, New Age Steppers, Depeche Mode, and Primal Scream. In 2005, he founded his own label, Tectonic.

"Boys Noize DJ set" (4/6 appearance) Alex Lida, founder of Boys Noize Records. Released his third album, "Out of the Black," in September 2012.

"Actress" (appeared on 4/6) Darren J. Cunningham, also known as Actress, has discovered many artists through his own label, Werkdiscs. In 2012, he released the album "R.I.P."

"JOHN TALABOT" (Performance on 4/6) John Talabot from Spain has been gaining attention for his dance tracks released on labels such as Permanent Vacation and Young Turks. In 2013, he released "fIN-Special Edition."

"Submerse" (performed on 4/6) is a UK producer and DJ. Released on Apollo Records and Project: Mooncircle, sister labels of R&S.

"Saphire Slows" (performed on 4/6) is a young Japanese female artist whose debut album was released by the US indie label Not Not Fun and became a hot topic.

"Darkstar" (4/7 appearance) Darkstar, consisting of Aiden Whalley and James Young in the mid-2000s, released their long-awaited new album, "NEWS FROM NOWHERE," on January 23, 2013.

"Shiro Takatani: CHROMA" (4/7 performance) A member of the legendary artist group "Dumb Type." He will perform a concert version of his latest work "CHROMA."

"toe" (performed on April 7th) established instrumental rock. In 2012, they performed on the Green Stage at Fuji Rock Festival, and in September of the same year, they successfully completed their first EU tour.

"Tofubeats" (appearing on 4/7) A young track maker and DJ who distributes a huge amount of music online and remixes many artists, both major and indie.

"Green Butter" (performed on 4/7) is a unit formed by Budamunk, a hip-hop beat producer known for the "Mokstrumentals" series, and mabanua, a multi-creator who has also produced for Chara.

Akiko Kiyama (performed at SonarDome) is based in Berlin and Tokyo and continues to play at clubs around the world, including Fabric and Panorama Bar.

Hiroaki OBA (performed at SonarDome) is a composer and producer. In 2010, he was invited to the Red Bull Music Academy in London as one of 60 people selected from around the world.

"Illum Sphere" (Performed at SonarDome) Manchester's Illum Sphere has released music on Tectonic, 3024, and Fat City. They have collaborated with many artists, including a remix of Radiohead.

"Kidsuke" (performed at SonarDome) is a project by Kid Kaneville from the UK and Daisuke Tanabe from Japan. In 2012, they released an album on Germany's Project Mooncircle.

"OM Unit" (performed at SonarDome) After releasing albums by All City, Project Mooncircle, Tectonic, etc., he started his own label, Cosmic Bridge.

"sauce81" (performed at SonarDome) In January 2013, his long-awaited solo debut EP "Fade Away" was released by Wonderful Noise Productions.

"xxxy" (performed at SonarDome) Rupert Taylor, also known as xxxy, has been in various bands before turning to electronic music producer. He has released housey vocal bass music on labels such as Infasonics and Ten Thousand Yen.

Yosi Horikawa (performed at SonarDome) is signed to First Word Records in the UK and Eklektik Records in France. In 2013, he released an EP in collaboration with Jesse Boykins III, Anenon, and Grayson Gilmore.