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smoker ~DJ NORI OPEN TO LAST LONGSET!!

１６年に渡り、TOKYO DANCE-MUSIC SCENEを牽引し続けるLOOPにて毎週水曜日、休む​ことなく開催され続けているPARTY、[smoker​]。
DJ NORIが主宰し、「DJ NORIのホームパーティ」の様な空間のsmokerは
オープンからラストの照明が上がるまで、DJ NORIの膨大なレコードのコレクションの中から、その​日その日に合った音楽が楽しめる、唯一無二のパーティで​す。
フロアーで心地よい音に身を委ねるもよし、バー前で平日​のゆっくりとしたお酒や会話も楽しむもよし・・・
平日だからこそ、楽しめる空間がsmokerにはあります。


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■DJ NORI
79年にDJスタート。86年に渡米。
PARADISE GARAGEでLARRY LEVANと出会い、NYの人気クラブで共にプレイする​。
90年、伝説のクラブGOLDのオープンニングのため帰​国。レジデントとして活躍しつつ、海外での活動も平行し​て続ける。
現在のレジデントは、SMOKER@LOOP、GALL​ERY@CAYなど。
ドキュメンタリーフィルム「MAESTRO」では、世界​のダンスミュージック・シーンに最も影響を与えたパイオ​ニアとして、LARRY LEVAN、DAVID MANCUSO、FRANKIE KNUCKLES、NICKY SIANO、FRANCIS GRASSOらと共に出演を果たす。
06年12月、初のミックス・アルバム「LOFT MIX」を よりリリース。
そして09年、彼のキャリア集大成ともいえる"DJ NORI 30TH ANNIVERSARY"を2月、新木場ageHaにて​、そして5月、恵比寿LIQUIDROOMにて開催し、​11月には青山LOOPにて、前人未到の30時間ロング​セット達成という偉業を成しとげる。
音楽のかけ方、音楽そのものの表現方法を知っている世界​の至宝。
www.myspace.com/​djnoritokyo

DJ NORI has been a top DJ for 30 years and still has full influence power in club music scene.

Started his DJ career in 1979, moved to NY in 1986. He met Larry Levan playing legendary club "Paradise Garage". Since then, he starts playing with Larry at famous clubs in NY. Through their friendship, DJ NORI spent his NY life with David Mancuso, Walter Gibbons, Danny Kirivit, Timmy Resisford, Little Louis Vega, Nick Jones and Francois K etc...
He experienced the moment that "Paradise Garage", Larry Levan, music and culture which were born in SOHO had turned to a big scene at that age.
You can see how DJ NORI took an active part in that scene from a film "MAESTRO" (film by JOSELL RAMOS/2004). He appears in the film as " one of the most important DJs who built a basic of NY club culture" with those DJs.
In 1989, DJ NORI came back to Tokyo to be a resident DJ of Tokyo's legendary club "GOLD". At the same time, he still keep DJing in abroad including i-D magazine's party in Italy, NYSOUND FACTORY BAR ”UNDERGROUND NETWORK” ”CAFE CON LETCHE"etc... Its impossible to know exact number he did DJing.

With DJ FUKUBA and TORU TAKAHASHI, DJ NORI has a big party "SMOKER" at LOOP in Aoyama which started 9 years ago. He plays music as if he having conversation with the guest DJs including Lord G, DJ Harvey, Kim Lightfoot. In 2005 he went to Shanghai's venue "BLOCK60" to reenact "SMOKER" there.
In 1998, he started another party "GALLERY" at CAY in Aoyama with FUKUBA, KENJI HASEGAWA, ALEX.
Recently, he stated new party "VOYAGE" at Yellow in Nishiazabu with Toshiyuki Goto, DJ KATSUYA.

In 2001, "NORI's E.P" was released. Danny Krivit was playing a track "Nomad" in Body & Soul before its release date, and licensed in 6 countries in the world. His remix works and compilation album "STIMULATION" series proves his talent.
On Dec of 2006, his first mix album “liquid loft mix” was released on LIQUID RECORDINGS.

To celebrate his 30 year career as a DJ, "DJ NORI 30TH ANNIVERSARY" was held at ageHa with many of his friends including Jocelyn Brown from UK.

DJ NORI's music choice and groove from his affection and attitude for the music still attract all audience in rest of the world and gaining respects from them.

www.myspace.com/​djnoritokyo