Jesse, the vocalist from
Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production. Def Tech had the 3rd best-selling album in Japan in 2005 and performed at
Live8 in
Tokyo in July of that year. Def Tech started in 2003 and debuted in 2005. They rocketed in popularity, especially due to their song "My Way," and their first, self-titled album charted at #1 and went on to sell 2.2 million copies. That same year (2005), they became the first indie label artist to perform at NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In September 2007 Def Tech broke up, citing different opinions on music direction. The band reunited in June 2010.[1][2]
Personnel
Shen (b. Shenan Brown.[3] on May 9, 1981 in the People's Republic of China) - grew up in
Hawaii. Shen visited Japan many times growing up because of his father's job in applied linguistics. Shen is
bilingual in English and Japanese.
Micro (b. 西宮佑騎 Nishimiya Yūki August 28, 1980) is originally from
Ōta, Tokyo. A
Hosei University graduate, Micro created a label, Primary Color Recordz, under
Universal Music in February 2007.
Jesse, the vocalist from
Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production. Def Tech had the 3rd best-selling album in Japan in 2005 and performed at
Live8 in
Tokyo in July of that year. Def Tech started in 2003 and debuted in 2005. They rocketed in popularity, especially due to their song "My Way," and their first, self-titled album charted at #1 and went on to sell 2.2 million copies. That same year (2005), they became the first indie label artist to perform at NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In September 2007 Def Tech broke up, citing different opinions on music direction. The band reunited in June 2010.[1][2]
Personnel
Shen (b. Shenan Brown.[3] on May 9, 1981 in the People's Republic of China) - grew up in
Hawaii. Shen visited Japan many times growing up because of his father's job in applied linguistics. Shen is
bilingual in English and Japanese.
Micro (b. 西宮佑騎 Nishimiya Yūki August 28, 1980) is originally from
Ōta, Tokyo. A
Hosei University graduate, Micro created a label, Primary Color Recordz, under
Universal Music in February 2007.