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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

Supersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronica

A Tokyo inspired musical story written by Guy Perryman. The multimedia show is coming soon with the music released track by track from 2020.

Tokyotronica is set on the streets and in the skies of Tokyo starring a cast of cool and quirky showbiz characters broadcasting live on the air and in the air from their 747 jet studio.

Using the power of music the cast and crew must stop an evil tycoon who is invading electronic devices and screens with brainwashing technology. The adventure starts on the streets of Tokyo with a mysterious kid and a magical music making machine.

Introducing Edotronica – a new music genre born in Tokyo (formerly known as Edo) mixing traditional Japanese instruments with futuristic electronica.

Starring:
Jay Wilde – DJ VJ.
Tixi To and the Tekno Gizmo – mysterious kid with a magical music making machine.
Tamantha Tickle – sassy pop star and mistress of disguise.
Derek Martini – showbiz song and dance man.
Desiree D’Veaux – brassy soul diva earth mama.
Ricky Stone – barely living legend rock star.

Bubby Burbage-Bankside – dramatic thespian stage director.
Rusty Sterling Silverman – high octane Hollywood producer.
The Captain – on the flight deck on the mic.
FO1 – flight deck first officer robot.
Georgie – backstage manager.
Voice Over Guy – voice over guy.
Voice Over Gal – voice over gal.
Dan Ankor – news anchor.
Pam Austin – news anchor.
Miss Understanding – cabin purser.
Poncy Jones – there’s always one in every crowd.
Vaquant Lott – every tin has a lid.
The Pot Plants – Aloe Vera, Hi Drangea, Hi Biscus, Hiya Cinth, Cactus Annie and Edo Mama – gossiping greenery in the green room.
Cocky – mimicking mascot cockatoo.
Fancy Poo – evil tycoon.

Skyliner Fleet:
Airborne 1 – 747 jet studio powered by airosonic thrust.
Airborne 2 – gyrocopter.
Flycycles – flying bicycles.

Soundtrack:
Supersonic Happy
Jet Set Club
Talking Tokyo
Omotesando Sampo (Summer)
Please Give The City My Love
Cat Street Beat

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [SASUKE mix]

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [K mix]

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [Matsuri mix]

Rules
Omotesando Sampo (Autumn)
Showbiz Is Go Biz
Look At Me I’m A Celebrity
Omotesando Sampo (Winter)
Samurai Bye Bye
With The Power Of Music
Omotesando Sampo (Spring)
Where You’re At
Where You’re At (Tokyo) Reprise
Tokyotronica
Stadium After Party Megamix
One Day Again

Soundtrack created and performed by Supersonic Cities Crew – a group of musicians, singers, voice actors, track makers, producers and remixers captained by Guy Perryman with music genres as diverse as the crew and destinations.

For enquiries email guy@guyperryman.com

世界を飛び回りライブ中継を行う飛行機スタジオ “Airborne 1” に搭乗する、個性的なキャスト達が繰り広げる Supersonic Cities シリーズが、東京の街中や上空を舞台とする物語として始動。
“Tekno Gizmo” と呼ばれる音楽生成装置を操る神秘的な少年 Tixi To と、あらゆる電子機器やスクリーンを乗っ取り、世界中の人々の洗脳を企む悪の巨頭 Fancy Poo を中心に、東京を舞台に展開する物語。
日本の伝統楽器とエレクトロニカの要素を融合させた、東京生まれの新しい音楽ジャンル、それが “Edotronica” 。

Tokyotronica is set on the streets…

… and in the skies of Tokyo.

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [SASUKE mix]

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [K mix]

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [Matsuri Mix]

Talking Tokyo – Yamanote line Tixi chase scene artwork.

The red flashing lights of the Tokyo skyline transmit music and mysterious messages across the city and inspire the soundtrack.

Tixi’s subterranean techno pad – a former sento bath house behind a door, behind a tree, behind Cat Street in Harajuku.

Tixi and the Tekno Gizmo first appeared as a radio drama written and narrated by Guy Perryman in the CD/book series Tokyo Pirate FM released in 1995.

Tokyotronica Matsuri Music Track Released

Friday, August 27th, 2021

Enjoy a virtual Tokyo matsuri festival with this live Taiko drumming DJ jam with the hypnotic sound of cicadas, the city skyline as the backdrop and the crowd all joining in the Bon Odori dance as the scene morphs onto a nightclub dancefloor!!

The latest release from the soundtrack to Supersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – TOKYOTRONICA – Tokyo inspired musical story written by Guy Perryman.

多くの夏祭りが開催されない2021年の日本。和太鼓とDJのjamに重なり合う蝉の声と、続々と盆踊りに参加していく観客。東京の街並みを背景にしたこのダンスフロアで、バーチャルな夜を楽しみませんか?

Guy Perryman作の東京を舞台とするミュージカルストーリーSupersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronicaのサウンドトラックに収録される楽曲の1つがリリース。

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [Matsuri mix]

SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW

Available here on all music platforms

People ask – where are you from? The Supersonic Cities Crew answer – it’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re at…

SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW are a group of musicians, singers, voice actors, track makers, producers and remixers captained by Guy Perryman creating the soundtrack to the Supersonic Cities stories, with music genres as diverse as the crew and destinations.

Remixer: K – track maker who has released music under various names, produced game music and radio jingles.

Taiko Drums: British Embassy Tokyo Taiko Team – David Mulholland and James Carter.

Yakimo Singing Vocals: Mari Stone – soulful diva.

Executive Producer: Guy Perryman MBE – radio DJ, voice actor, event producer and writer.

TOKYOTRONICA soundtrack launches the music genre Edotronica – mixing traditional Japanese instruments with electronica. Edo being the original name of Tokyo.

More music and audio show coming soon…

Behind The Scenes Of The Matsuri Mix Photo Shoot

Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Welcome to the Supersonic Cities Studios soundstage for a behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for the cover artwork of Where You’re At (Tokyo) [Matsuri mix]…

Desktop extendable mini soundstage and wooden box scenery backdrop fly tower.

Sound stage studio backdrop floordrop.

CD case cityscape scenery backdrop.

Toy Taiko drum prop.

The cicada movie star Sumi the semi and stunt double Sami the semi.

The Taiko drumming cicada photo shoot.

The photos are sent to the Supersonic Cities digital art department for the final “re-animation”!!

With thanks to the Supersonic Cities Studios creative team. No animals were hurt in this photo shoot.

Tokyotronica Soundtrack First Music Released!!

Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

Released August 2020. Available on all music platforms.

First music releases from the soundtrack to Supersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronica, a Tokyo inspired musical story written by Guy Perryman. The multimedia story is coming soon with the music released track by track.

People ask “Where are you from?” but the Supersonic Cities Crew believe “It’s not where you’re from – it’s where you’re at”…

Where You’re At (Tokyo) music tracks celebrate the city with sounds of Tokyo in the mix – taiko drums, shinkansen bullet trains and a vocal inspired by the voice of the “yakiimo” baked potato vans. In the show the music will be performed as a taiko drumming DJ jam.

These tracks launch the music genre Edotronica – mixing traditional Japanese instruments with electronica. Edo being the original name of Tokyo.

Where You’re At (Tokyo)
SASUKE mix
SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW
4:07”
The “pop mix” created by seventeen year old multi-talented track maker SASUKE.
YouTube

Where You’re At (Tokyo)
K mix
SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW
6:10”
The “mode mix” created by track maker and re-mixer K.
YouTube

Supersonic Cities Crew are a group of musicians, singers, voice actors, track makers, producers and remixers captained by Guy Perryman creating the soundtrack to the Supersonic Cities stories, with music genres as diverse as the crew and destinations.

SASUKE: Seventeen-year-old trackmaker, composer, songwriter, finger drummer, dancer and DJ. Started dancing at two years old, DJ’ing at six, finger drumming at nine and won Amateur Night for dancing at the Apollo Theater in New York at ten. Started composing music at twelve and in 2018 at fifteen debuted with the single “Influenzer”. Has composed for Atarashiichizu Join Music – a group composed of three members from SMAP, the most successful boy band in Japan and has remixed for artists including m-flo and Buffalo Daughter.

K: Track maker and re-mixer who has released music under a number of names and produced jingles for various Guy Perryman radio shows. Favourite Edo spot – Shibamata Taishakuten, Buddhist temple founded in 1629, its ferryboat designated as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.

James Carter and David Mulholland, British Embassy Tokyo Taiko Team: Taiko drums.

Sayoko Sheena Kamei: Tokyo “station” voice.

Mari Stone: Tokyo “yakiimo” singing voice.

Supersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronica
The launch story set on the streets and in the skies of Tokyo starring a crew of cool and quirky showbiz characters broadcasting live on the air and in the air from their 747 jet studio. Using the power of music the crew must stop an evil tycoon who is invading electronic devices and screens with brainwashing technology.

Tokyotronica features the character Tixi To and the Tekno Gizmo –  mysterious kid with a magical music making machine who first appeared in Guy Perryman’s CD/book Tokyo Pirate FM in 1995.

Serendipity – art meets real life – in December 2018 Guy was walking down Omotesando in Tokyo and saw a mysterious kid with a music making machine performing on the street – it was the first time he discovered SASUKE and his “maschine”. Guy immediately knew he wanted SASUKE to produce a track for Tokyotronica.

After appearing as a regular guest on Guy’s radio show SASUKE created his mix of Where You’re At (Tokyo) which was first performed live on air on InterFM 897 in March 2020.

More information and updates about Supersonic Cities and Tokyotronica on this website.

Tokyotronicaのサウンドトラック楽曲第一弾がリリース!!
各主要な音楽配信プラットフォームにて配信中

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [SASUKE mix]
SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW
4:07″はマルチな才能で活躍中の17歳トラックメーカーSASUKEによる”pop mix”
YouTube

Where You’re At (Tokyo) [K mix]
SUPERSONIC CITIES CREW
6:10″はトラックメーカー、リミクサーのKによる”mode mix”
YouTube

Guy Perryman作の東京を舞台とするミュージカルストーリーSupersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronicaのサウンドトラックに収録される楽曲の第一弾がついにリリース。
サウンドトラックに収録予定の各トラックは、2021年を目処に順次リリースが予定されている。
人々は「出身はどちら?」と尋ねることがよくあるが、Supersonic Citiesの物語は「どこから来たかよりも、今どこにいるのかが重要」というメッセージをコンセプトとしている。
Where You’re At (Tokyo) は東京という街で聞こえる太鼓や新幹線の音、焼き芋屋さんの売り声などから着想を得てmixされた楽曲となっており、ライブでは和太鼓奏者とDJによるパフォーマンスも予定している。
これらのトラックは、日本の伝統楽器とエレクトロニカを融合させた音楽ジャンルEdotronicaのローンチも兼ねている。

Guy Perryman率いるSUPERSONIC CITIES CREWは、ミュージシャン、シンガー、トラックメーカー、プロデューサー、リミクサー、ボイスアクターといった多様なメンバーで構成されており、Supersonic Citiesのサウンドトラックに向けた様々なジャンルの楽曲制作を担っている。

SASUKE: 2歳から自然と踊りだし、6歳からDJ、9歳からフィンガードラム、12歳でAbleton Liveを手に入れ本格的に作曲を始める。10歳でニューヨークにあるアポロシアターの「アマチュアナイト」でダンスで優勝。12歳でフィンガードラムパフォーマンス日本一を決める大会「ACHIEVEMENT BEAT BATTLE」で大人に混ざり準優勝。14歳の時に原宿で披露したフィンガードラムの路上パフォーマンスをきっかけに様々なメディアに取り上げられ話題になる。2018年12月に「インフルエンザー」でメジャーデビュー。15歳で新しい地図joinミュージック「#SINGING」の作詞作曲を手掛け、Buffalo Daughterの「Elephante Marinos」、m-floの「EKTO」Ghost like girlfriendの「髪の花」などのRemixを手掛ける。
K: 数々のミュージシャンの楽曲リリースに携わり、Guy Perrymanのラジオ番組のジングルもプロデュースしているトラックメーカー、リミクサー。
駐日英国大使館 太鼓会 ジェイムズ・カーター, デイビッド・ムルホーランド: 和太鼓
亀井シーナ佐代子: 東京 “駅” の声
ストーン マリ: 東京の “焼き芋屋風” 歌声

Supersonic Cities: Adventure 1 – Tokyotronica
747 jet studioが設置された東京上空からエンターテイメントを生放送する個性的なキャラクターたちが、あらゆる電子機器やスクリーンを乗っ取り人々の洗脳を企む巨悪に、音楽の力を使って立ち向かうストーリーとして展開する。
Tokyotronicaは、Tekno Gizmoという音楽製造機を操る謎のキャラクターTixi Toを主人公とする物語で、Tixiは1996年に発表されたGuy PerrymanのCD/本のTokyo Pirate FMで初めて登場した。
セレンディピティ(偶然の素晴らしい発見) – 2018年12月、Guyが表参道を歩いていると少年が音楽機材を駆使しながら路上パフォーマンスをしているのを発見。GuyがSASUKEと彼の”maschine”の存在を初めて知り、SASUKEがTokyotronicaのトラックのプロデュースに必要だと直感した出会いとなった。
その後InterFM 897のGuyのラジオ番組に度々ゲストとして出演したSASUKEは、2020年3月にWhere You’re At (Tokyo)のSASUKE mixを生放送で初披露した。