21th March 2009 direct from Tokyo,Japan SONPUB will play at Club 115

We are accepting Radio, Magazine, TV etc interviews so if you would like to interview Sonpub please contact us. We will be in Austin until the 24th of March and the L.A until the 29th of March. If you would like Sonpub to play at your event or after party, please contact us.

PRESS INFORMATION:

PROFILE OF SONPUB

Phoenix ''B.E.A.T.'' Player /PRODUCER Starting out on Drums and guitar at the age of 14 SONPUB’s relationship with music is a long and deep one. His broad range of influences can be attributed to 3 years spend at High School in London. Having returned from London, SONPUB released the Electro/Hip Hop fusion album “Brave Race Nation” with said band in 2002. Two years he followed up this releases with his solo debut album “Phoenix Beats” in 2004. The album was a mix of intricate hip hop,electronica and MPC experimentation and turned a lot of heads leading him to a deal with BAPE Sounds. And he made as a base of work production ''Phoenix Players'' since 2004. Next on the cards for SONPUB was the release “Dakid” on BAPE sounds with MC Wise（TERIYAKI BOYZ）, and after this followed a Japan wide tour with TERIYAKI BOYZ, also of BAPE sounds fame. SONPUB’s wide range of influences have also resulted in him supporting a variety of artists such as Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco. He done as the opening act of the recent DAFT PUNK world tour. He has also worked on projects with Nissan, Burton and Canon. His play style is using sampler and some effecter and PC together with VJ Diagram. 2008 is a big year for SONPUB, he is releasing his second album " 80 T.O 08 HAHA " through Universal Music Japan as well as a 12 inch release. He is also busy touring all over Japan. He has done composition and recording and all of Mix down at home. And CD jacket and homepage and Myspace are his designs, too. Sonpubs album 80 T.O 08 HAHA was selected as one of 2008's best electro albums by  itunes . His original sound full of ideas is embraced not only domestically but on an international level aswell with Sonpub playing live at the South by south West festival in Texas in 2009.

10th Sep 2008 SONPUB 80 T.O 08 HAHA LABEL: UNIVERSA LMUSC PHOENIX PLAYES
17th Dec 2008 SONPUB Digital Single I LOVE YOU -Baby Punks Rerox- LABEL: UNIVERSAL MUSIC PHOENIX PLAYERS
If you would like to hear Sonpub's album in full, please contact us and we will send you a digital copy.

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MUSIC VIDEO

MAGAZINE

FLJ FROM TOKYO JAPAN Jan 2009 #3
LOUD RADICAL MUSIC & CLUB CULTURE MAGAZINE JAPAN Oct 2008 #166
ART YARD JAPAN Jul 2006 #6
EYESCREAM THE APPLE CULTURE ISSUE Aug. 2008 #33
FLOOR JAPAN Oct. 2008 #116
WARP JAPAN Nov. 2008 #149
EYESCREAM EDGE OF TOKYO JAPAN Oct. 2008 #35
DANCE MUSIC REPORT JAPAN Nov. 2005 #153 WISE(Teriyaki Boyz)’n SONPUB Interview

SONPUB LIVE SET

Sonpub's gear list Sonpub will be bringing all gear and cables. Gear list: AKAI MPC4000 KAOS PAD 2 KAOS PAD 3 Audio interface Audio mixer mac PC (laptop) Gear/preparations that we will need to be required from the venue: *Table of dimensions 3m×1m height 0.8~0.9m *2channel stereo out cable *Powerboard with 6 entry points *Mike with Mike stand. VJ DIAGRAM's Gear list VJ Diagram will be bringing all his required equipment Gear list: mac PC laptop V4 video mixer preview monitor AKAI MPD 32 DVD player Gear/preparations that will be required from the venue: AV (Audio visual RCA) out cable Screen to project visuals onto Projector powerboard (5 entry points)
MAP : Club 115 : 115 San JacintoAustin, TX 78703 SONPUB LIVE : 22:00~ 21th March 2009

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PHOENIX PLAYERS SONPUB MANAGER KEITA OKUNO mail: phoenix_players@sonpub.com http://sonpub.com/ http://profile.myspace.com/sonpub