Unheard Songs
There exists, right now, as you read this, a genuine, unexplored jungle island in the Bay of Bengal inhabited by a pre-neolithic people who have had no formative contact with the outside world in 15.000 years. They kill anyone who
Aural Imbalance Shane Berry Remix Up On LWE.
The remix I did for Aural Imbalance’s wicked track, “Think Tank” (which I dubbed “Thought Tanked”) is up for exclusive download from Little White Earbuds. Link Here The audio has since been taken down, but the article remains online. “Where
Why Don’t We Talk to Bees?
Have you ever tried to talk to a bee or an ant? Why not? They live in highly structured and sophisticated colonies, even the architecture of a seemingly innocuous hole in the ground rivals the pinnacles of human achievement in
The Strength of a Simple, Symbolic Act
My father passed away in 1997 and for reasons I won’t go into here he was absent during the latter half of my teen years, locked in a prison of his own making, so this poem resonates very deeply within
Play From Your Heart
A collection of comedic diatribes bemoaning the death of rock spirit in modern music.
If We Copyright Nothing will be Copyleft
I have no problem with people sharing my music online, in fact I welcome it. (But to anyone selling my music without cutting me a piece of the pie – “May a thousand Ceti eels stream into your ears.”)
Why I Don’t Like the Vuvuzela
With all the debate buzzing around the Vuvuzela at the World Cup I find myself siding with the “Nuke-it-from-orbit-just to-make-sure” crowd. I have no problem with people enjoying themselves, but it really pisses me off when said enjoyment it is
Fantastic Speaker Placement Article
Although I have a separate space I rent dedicated to making music, affectionately known as “the Bunker”, it remains an untreated studio apartment at heart and while having better acoustics than most wood, brick and mortar shoe box “mansions” in
Three Notes Walk into a Bar
A joke for the music theory nerds in all of us. Okay maybe not all of us…
The Fragility of Historical Recollection
I saw this video a while back and it really tickled my funny bone. I would be hard pressed to even give you a detailed rundown of what I did last Tuesday let alone events one thousand years distant.
Music for Small, Dark Places
This TED talk by David Byrne is a fantastic, if somewhat sparse on detail, look at the influence of architecture on the creation of music.
Some Great Drumming
A good drummer for me must have the best of all nuances, funk, syncopation, rhythm and most importantly dynamic range.
Note To Self…
TURN OFF THE LOOP SWITCH BEFORE STARTING TO RECORD A LIVE SET! I cannot upload last night’s set at Jam Renaissance because I left the Loop Switch on and that means the entire hour’s set tried to record itself into
Latest Live Set Recorded at Xex up for Download.
Shane Berry Live at Xex can be downloaded here. Big thanks to everyone who came out to Xex and enjoyed the set. While being an interesting space overall Xex is not the best venue volume wise. Halfway through the set
Infographic on Music Artist Earnings in the Digital Market Place.
This interesting infographic (via information is beautiful) is a great way to visualize and compare certain avenues of revenue on the internet for musicians.
Just, Whatever, Be with Me – EP – Shane Berry
Just, Whatever, Be with Me TRACKLIST: 1) Just in case 2) Whatever it maybe 3) On the other hand RELEASE DATE: 2010-04-02 LABEL: Greta Cottage Workshop CATALOG: GCW008
Cruz Fade – Shane Berry Live at Air
Wow, 200 people rocking it out in Air on a Tuesday night, what a great gig! Staff were friendly and professional and fellow live act (and Moph Label mate) Testuji set the pace perfectly and the support DJs before and
Reggie Watts For the Win
The inimitable Reggie Watts and his fantastic parody of Hip Hop culture and music videos.
D1 Recordings – Evening Glow of a River – Baiyon (Featuring Shane Berry)
My good friend the super talented producer and Kyoto based artist Baiyon has his new 12″ release out on D1 recordings. We worked on the track Lupe together and as always it was fun and inspiring. Check it out and
Shane Berry Live at Soundbar+
The set I played at Soundbar+ on Friday the 05/03 is available for download here. It has been slightly edited for levels and some timing issues – enjoy! In the end I had a great time as always, a big
Liars – Scissors
Fantastic film for the track “Scissors” by NYC band Liars.
Common Sense, Tokyo
Common Sense: Shane Berry Live In Shibuya (including encore set) I played an underground party in Shibuya at the end of January, in a small club called Effect. It was fantastic. The crowd was enthusiastic and responsive, the sound was
Record Grooves Under Electron Microscope
Chris Supranowitz is a researcher at The Insitute of Optics at the University of Rochester. Along with a number of other spectacular studies (such as quantum optics, trapping of atoms, dark states and entanglement), he has taken some amazing pictures of
Award Winning Music Video.
‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries
Sometimes the Customer is not Right
In January 2010 I played an intimate underground show with the Just Do It crew as co-guest with DJ Wada at the Gamuso Art Bar in Asagaya. As always the hand crafted monster stereo sound system was tuned to perfection
Descanso 002 Collaboration Track – Grape Coin.
I provided Kyoto based Artist Baiyon with a few sounds and he put together this dirty bass driven Tech House track for his new Digital Label Descanso. You can hear/buy it at beatport, and iTunes The re-mix by Takuya Morita
Audio Myth Workshop
Self proclaimed propeller head Ethan Winer explodes some audio myths and pokes a rational finger at $20 000 power cables.
Breaking 10 000?
Interesting 3 part series and interview with Tom Silverman (Tommyboy Entertainment) about New Music and the numbers of “New Artists” breaking into the music selling industry.
Hecq Vs Exillion – Spheres Of Fury
My good friend and fellow co-conspirator a few years back Timo Preece (AKA Gravity Terminal) turned me onto this great video.
Amazing Animated Wall Art
Two Amazing Animated Wall Art videos by street artist Blu and David Ellis.
History of House Music
Great 3 part BBC4 documentary on the history of House music.
Live in Chichibu
This set was played the year Michael Jackson died, since he was and still is a huge influence on my performances and music making I made a little tribute to him in the middle of the set. Actually this set
Seasons Greetings – Tim Minchin Style
The end of year arrives and everything comes to a blessed slowdown, everyone going somewhere or nowhere at all, reflecting on the year behind and pondering the year ahead. To all my friends, fans, supporters and critics, you make what
The Missing EP – Remix – Shane Berry
TITLE: THE MISSING EP (RENNIE FOSTER, SWAYZAK, SHANE BERRY) TRACKLIST: 1) Easy (Shane Berry’s Dirty Works Mix) 2) Hof Ter Lo (Rennie Fosters Dirty Works Mix) 3) Easy (Original Mix Swayzak) 4) Hof Ter Lo (Original Mix Swayzak) RELEASE DATE:
Placenta – EP – Shane Berry
Placenta EP TRACKLIST: 1) Placenta 2) Saucerful RELEASE DATE: 2009-11-06 LABEL: Greta Cottage Workshop CATALOG: GCW0005
Hennessy-Artistry 09/11/14
What: Hennessy-Artistry “the global art of mixing” promotional campaign When: 09/11/14 SATURDAY Where: Soundbar+ How: First half of the evening is invitation only, after Â¥2500 Who: Xavier Morel, Trippplnippples, Shane Berry Live
Swayzak: The Missing EP
Sometime around 1999 Swayzak released a 50 copies only white label of tracks “Easy ” and “Hof Ter Lo” as a taster of their 2000 album “Himawari” Neither of these tracks made the album in the end, but they are
Placenta EP
Placenta E.P (New Friends Vol 1) GCW005 Tracklist 1) Placenta 2) Saucerful Release Date: 6th November 2009 Label: Great Cottage Workshop Catalog: GCW005 Listen and Buy Beatport Description PLACENTA – An inspiring piece of Techno. The compulsory phat rolling bassline
Interview and Live Show on Diesel:U:Music Radio
A few weeks back, I headed out to Shibuya to meet Gabriel Ananda and his girlfriend Alice Rose to have dinner and play a few games of darts.
Collaboration with DJ Wada
DJ Wada – One Tracklist 1 one 2 alternate life 3 falaba 4 kalin (collaborate with Shane Berry) 5 madagascar 6 quantum 7 choose one 8 albino (collaborate with Heigo Tani) 9 first contact (collaborate with A-Inc) 10 pino Buy
As of Now – EP – Shane Berry
TITLE: As Of Now EP TRACKLIST: 1) As Of Now 2) Sketch RELEASE DATE: 2009-09-09 LABEL: Dirty Works CATALOG: DTS-027
As of Now EP
As of Now As of Now by Shane Berry Showing his versatility as a true creator, Shane presents a tech-house masterpiece with progressive over-tones destined for big club play and big name support. A beautiful bell melody drives the straight
Mikus – Moph Records Release Out Now
SUBTRACT / MIKUS Shane Berry Tracklist 1. Subtract 2. Mikus Listen and Buy Here. Description My release Mikus out on Moph Records.
Bonobo Burns!
The craziest thing happened, Bonobo was gutted by fire! As far as I know no one was hurt, thank goodness, and the front bar is still open for business so all is not lost. I hope everyone is okay and
Exotec Lounge 2009/08/29
What: Exotec Lounge When: 2009/08/29 SATURDAY 21:00 – Late Where: Bonobo How: Â¥1500 (1D & Free Food) Who: THE KLO,Shane Berry Live and more
Subtract/Mikus – EP – Shane Berry
TITLE: Subtract/Mikus EP TRACKLIST: 1) Subtract 2) Mikus RELEASE DATE: 2009-08-28 LABEL: Moph Records Japan CATALOG: MDL002
The Web Trends Map Project
The Web Trends Map 4 beta is up and the promotion campaign for the online interactive version has begun. I created the sound and music for the video and the full audio track can be downloaded from the site for
Dirty Works Release Party
What: Dirty Works 12 Hour Release Party When: 2009/05/29 (Friday) Where: Rockwest How: DOOR 3,000yen(1D) WITH FLYER 2,500yen(1D) AM5:30- DOOR 1,500yen WITH FLYER1,000yen Who: RENNIE FOSTER, SHANE BERRY, KAITO
Dirty Works Release Party 2009/05/29 (Friday)
Dirty Works Records presents the launch of Rennie Foster`s second full length album “Soul Music for the Damned” at Rockwest in Shibuya on Friday the 29th of May. It is going to be a marathon 12 hr event showcasing the
Platoon Opening Party Seoul Korea
Just got back from playing a show at the opening party for Platoon`s fantastic new cultural development center in Seoul, Korea. It was great pleasure to share the stage with soni-riot from Berlin and Korean artist and musician Nakion. Looking
SCHIEBER NET 09 – Remix – Shane Berry
SCHIEBER NET 09 (SHANE BERRY, FABRIKAT) TRACKLIST: 1) Dumbfolder feat. Peter Jurgens 2) Dumbfolder Shane Berry Edit (Shane Berry, Fabrikat) RELEASE DATE: 2009-04-08 LABEL: Schieber Productions CATALOG: SCHIENET009 Beatport
Yuk 2009/04/09
What: Yuk. When: 2009/04/09 THURSDAY Where: Womb How: TBC Who: Shane Berry Live (Trapez LTD), DJ Wada, Dave Twomey
Sembrado 2009/04/03
What: Angle presents “Sembrado”@club metro When: 2009/04/03 FRIDAY 22:00 start Where: Metro (Kyoto) How: adv 2000yen(w1d) / door 2500yen(w1d). Who: Shane Berry Live (Trapez LTD)
Bloom 2009/03/28
What: Bloom. When: 2009/03/28 SATURDAY Where: Tangerine How: ¥1000/1d Who: Shane Berry Live (Trapez LTD), Wata, Winnie the pooh, BmBoy, Kazoo
Live Shows Coming Up
“Bloom” 28th of March at Tangerine in Shibuya. “Sembroga” 4th of April at Club Metro Kyoto “Yuk” 9th of April at Womb in Shibuya
Recent Activity
I installed a new computer in the studio making production much easier! (More power! Cue maniacal mad professor laughter and thunderbolts.) I am now working on breathing life into some new projects not related to live shows for a change!
Atrip 2009/01/25
What: Atrip When: 2009/01/25 SUNDAY Where: Secobar How: ¥3000 w/f + 1d/ ¥3500 door + 1d Who: Shane Berry Live (Trapez LTD),DJ Takayuki Shiraishi and resident DJs.
Ignite 2009/01/24
What: Ignite When: 2009/01/24 SATURDAY Where: Club Module How: ¥2500/1d(door) ¥2000/1d(w/f) Who: Shane Berry Live (Trapez LTD),Satoshi Endo, DJ Wada and resident DJs.
First Live shows of the year
Happy New Year! All the best for 2009. Kicking off this year’s round of live shows with two events coming up on the weekend of January 24th/25th 2009. First is Ignite at Club Module in Shibuya on Saturday the 24th.
Flower 2nd Anniversary 2008/12/20
Playing at an intimate underground party in Kokubunji. Can”t wait! What: Flower 2nd Anniversary When: 2008/12/20 Where: Fukumimi – SAKAE bldg B1F Honcho 3-4-4 Kokubunji City Tokyo (Kokubuji Station – 30 minutes from Shinjuku) How: Â¥1500 with Drink Who: Guest
No No Nights 2008/12/19
Roppongi. Strip club called White Room. Need I say more?
Dynamoelectric EP
My release, the Dynamoelectric EP, with Grain Records is here on Beatport.
Dynamoelectric – EP – Shane Berry
TITLE: Dynamoelectric EP TRACKLIST: 1) Dynamoelectric 2) Dynamoelectric Remix by Yasuhara Motomiya 3) Artan RELEASE DATE: 2008-11-24 LABEL: Grain Records CATALOG: GR003
Trends and Friends 2008/11/29
The ultralounge has been making a mark on the nightclub scene here in Tokyo and rocks out on a tight and sturdy JBL Sound system. Trends and Friend brings together a roster of Tokyo talent from Europe, Japan and South
Biography
Shane is an electronic music composer and sound designer. He creates audio content for art installations, short films, and TV; music and sound for product launch events; and web audio content for major multinational firms such as Red Bull, SuperCell,
Traum World Tour – JPN 2008/09/22
I will be Joining Triple R and SLG at club Asia on Monday the 22nd for the Japan leg of the Traum 10th Anniversary world tour. Triple R aka Riley Reinhold is the man behind the Traum Schallplatten empire which
July Recap.
Wow! July was an amazing month. It started off with a gig at the Mado Lounge 52 Floors above Tokyo in front of ceiling to floor windows breaking in a brand spanking new Funktion One Turbosound PA system. The sound
Mado Lounge Sonic Boom!! 2008/08/23
Continuing his hugely successful themed parties Guy Perryman presents Sonic Boom!! Saturday the 23rd of August at the Mado Lounge on the 52nd Floor of Roppongi Hills, floor to ceiling windows, a stunning view of Tokyo and of course fine,
Shane Berry Joins Grain Records Mini Tour
I am thrilled to join Grain Records on a mini tour down to Oasaka and Fukui on the weekend of the 11th and 12th of July. First we will do a show at Vano in Osaka on Friday night before
Kinda Hectic Trapez Remix
My remix of 3 Channel’s Kinda Hectic along with one by Riley Reinhold is out now on beatport. Thanks to everyone who has supported the track so far.
Dirty Works Label Party 2008/05/16
Rennie Foster will be hosting another installment of the dirty works label parties on the 16 of May at Rockwest in Shibuya and the night will see the first ever live set by Bob Rogue, which has got us all
James Clar Short Time Lapse
My good friend, the insanely gifted lighting designer James Clar has posted a short hypnotic time lapse clip of shibuya crossing from his blog. The music is a track I produced called Serillo.
James Clar short stop motion
My good friend, the insanely gifted lighting designer James Clar has posted a short hypnotic stop motion clip of shibuya crossing to his blog. The music you hear is a track I produced called Serillo. James and I are thinking
Oracle 2008/04/19
On Saturday April 19th I will be joining Oracle for a session at the extremely funky venue Mame Sora in Daikanyama. The name means Beans Man and if a Jazz live house and a Kyoto tea garden had a love
Taicoclub Aril Brikha 2008/04/25
Once again Taicoclub brings out a leading artist in the techno and electronica world and I am thrilled to be involved. I will be doing a live set in support of Aril Brikha at Womb on the 25th of April
Just Do It! 2008/05/04
I am so excited to be doing another show with the Just Do It Crew. What a pleasure to play on the best underground sound system in Tokyo with the best underground techno crew in Tokyo in a very small
Remix out on D1 recordings
Kyoto based techno producer Baiyon has a new EP from D1 Recordings out S Soup (DONE041) by Baiyon It has 4 tracks including a remix by me. The response to the EP has been fantastic and a big thumbs up
Live at Womb
Shane Berry Live at Womb for Taico Club feat. Dominik Eulberg Thanks to Taicoclub and Womb for their generous support, I am very grateful. Also a big thanks to Dominik Eulberg – gracious and patient behind the decks – a
Taicoclub/Dominik Eulberg 2008/02/22
Taicoclub are hosting Dominik Eulberg at Womb on Friday the 22nd of November and they have asked me to do a live set in support of his appearance. This will be a great opportunity to see one of Techno’s current
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everybody, wishing you all the best for 2008. A big thank you to everyone who supported me last year buy booking me for shows, buying and sharing my tracks, sending me encouraging e-mails and keeping the techno
In the news… kind of…
I contributed a few ideas about creativity, media ownership and online filesharing to an article in The Japan Times written by UltraSuperNew. CEO Michael Sheetal.
In the news…kind of…
I contributed a few ideas about creativity, media ownership and online filesharing to an article in The Japan Times written by UltraSuperNew. CEO Michael Sheetal.
Live at Mado Lounge
Inflight – Live at the Mado Lounge, Tokyo Recorded live on The 54th Floor of Roppongi Hills in downtown Tokyo. Tracklist: 001 Getting to know you. 002 Stellerprose. 003 Ohboy. 004 Dropoff. 005 What are you looking for? 006 Invader
New Studio
New studio in Harajuku, loving it, no internet yet. News updates more sporadic than ever … hmmm.
Mado Lounge – Inflight 2007/11/17
Guy Perryman is throwing a follow up to his hugely successful Take Off party earlier this year so we are Inflight Saturday the 17th of November at the Mado Lounge. 52nd Floor of Roppongi Hills, floor to ceiling windows, a
Taicoclub/Nathan Fake 2007/11/22
Nathan Fake is heading into Tokyo November 22nd to play at Womb. Supporting him are myself (live) and the stellar Aoki Takamasa. The next day is a public holiday so no excuses. What: Taicoclub When: 2007/11/22 Where: Womb How: Door
Scrawlys – EP – Shane Berry
TITLE: Scrawlys EP TRACKLIST: 1) Scrawlys 2) Deepspace 3) ofk1 (MP3 bonus track) 4) Deepspace (Micha Klang Remix MP3 Bonus Track) RELEASE DATE: 2007-10-12 LABEL: Glueckskind-Schallplatten (Vinyl and MP3) CATALOG: GLK 005
Listen Silent 2007/09/29
My next show, Saturday the 29th of September, is listensilent at the haremesque, subterranean venue Bullets in Nishiazabu. Come on down, kick off your shoes and lay around on the futons and mattresses lining the walls or get up and
Ignite 2007/09/22
Ignite is a regular Techno party held at Club Module in Shibuya. Over the last few years they have built up a strong following and gained a lot of respect in the techno scene here in Toky-to and I am
Rennie Foster's CD Release Party The War of Art 2007/09/07
What: Rennie Foster CD Release Party When: 2007/09/07 How: not sure yet probably around 2000 yen Where: Rockwest Who: Shane Berry Live, So kobayashi live, Rennie Foster, Bob Rogue, Takaya, Hiroki Oishi.
Rennie Foster’s CD Release Party The War of Art 2007/09/07
Hello peoples of Planet Tokyo. Come help us celebrate the release of “The War of Art” the new CD album by Rennie Foster. THE RECEPTION starts this Friday Sept 7th at Rockwest in Shibuya. (across from Tokyu Hands)at 9 pm.
A few Gigs in September
I will be playing at Rockwest on the 7th of September, at Club Module on the 22nd of September and at Bullets on the 29th of September. More details to follow.
Kyoto…wow
Thank you to everyone who came down to my show at Metro in Kyoto. Fantastic sound, friendly and enthusiastic staff, top management and a lot of serious fun. I cannot recommend Metro highly enough, the space is interesting, it is
Descanso, Club Metro 2007/08/13
What: Descanso When: 2007/08/13 How: ¥1300 adv or ¥1800 door *includes 1 drink Where: Metro Who: Shane Berry, DJ Baiyon, Psysex, and Dj A.I.
Hello Kyoto, Club Metro 2007/08/13
I will be heading down to Kyoto on Monday evening the 13th of August to play a live set at Metro with D1 Recordings artist Baiyon. It will be my first time to do a show in Kyoto so I
New Release on Glueckskind
I am very happy to announce a new vinyl and Digital EP release via glueckskind-schallplatten It is an honour to join a list of artists at Glueckskind which includes some of techno’s contemporary greats. My catalogue number will be Glückskind
Amazoku – LP – Shane Berry (as Amazoku)
TITLE: Amazoku, Wotoni (LP) TRACKLIST: 1 Woza 2 Detribe 3 Wotani 4 Hambakahle 5 Kuyashisa 6 Namlange 7 Salagahle 8 Tulatoloh 9 Umnami 10 Yasuyo RELEASE DATE: 2007-08-01 LABEL: Futago Traxx CATALOG: FTXD-005
Ageha
Playing a live set in Tokyo’s super club Ageha is certainly one of the highlights of my journey so far. I played in the outside pool bar, which overlooks Tokyo Bay. The sky was black and clear and a sliver
Amazoku – Full Length Album
Rennie Foster has taken his grass roots, ass kicking tribal label into the digital realm with such fervor and passion I can scarcely keep pace. Now that Futago has a new stomping ground it is possible for us to release
Amazoku Album Coming Soon!
Rennie Foster has taken his grass roots, ass kicking tribal label into the digital realm with such fervor and passion I can scarcely keep pace. Now that Futago has a new stomping ground it is possible for us to release