Career History : Tokyo, Japan
VIRGIN GROUP
1990~
Guy was brought to Japan as chief DJ & Program Manager for the launch of the first Virgin Megastore in Japan in Shinjuku, Tokyo. As the company grew the position expanded into responsibility for in-store music programming, on-air promotions & DJ training/management for over 20 Virgin stores across Japan.
DJ & narrator for Virgin Group radio programs & CM spots on radio stations including J-Wave, Tokyo; Osaka FM & Funky 802 FM, Osaka; Alpha FM, Kyoto & Cross FM, Fukuoka.
DJ/MC for many Virgin sponsored events including Fuji TV Beat UK Popstock Festival, Virgin Cola launch, Men’s Club Fashion Collective, Virgin Atlantic Airways Upper Class lounge opening party at Narita airport, Richard Branson global balloon expedition promotion event, Fuji Rock Festival ‘98, ‘99, ‘01 Virgin club tents & chillout zones.
1991~
Virgin Atlantic Airways in-flight j-pop music channel Big In Japan DJ & producer.
1997~
Set up & continues as manager & chief DJ of Virgin Mega Station - the Virgin Group’s 24 hour cable radio station broadcast across Japan to all Virgin stores, Virgin Cinemas & Marui department stores.
TSUTAYA RECORDS
2005~
Japanese music retail giant Tsutaya bought Virgin Megastores Japan which introduced Guy’s talents to this dynamic company. Guy assisted with the setting up of, and continues to produce DJ programs for the Tsutaya Records dedicated cable radio network broadcast to Tsutaya stores across Japan.
RADIO
1990-1993
Usen cable radio station KBNA FM Banana broadcast across Japan, Monday-Friday morning program DJ.
1999-2001
JAL in-flight music channel Sound Spice presenter.
2000-2004
Hong Kong radio station 864 Monday-Friday midmorning program & Sunday evening UK music program Go-London DJ. These programs were recorded at FM America/Orbitune studios in Tokyo.
2002-2004
HMV Australia music retail in-store daily music program DJ. These programs were voice-tracked at FM America/Orbitune studios in Tokyo.
INTER FM
1997
Guy started working as a DJ with Tokyo’s #1 Music Station 76.1 Inter FM.
Programs have included..
A Day In Tokyo - Saturday night Euro-pop/dance music mix.
1999
Saturday Morning Show & Sunday Morning Show - the weekend breakfast programs.
Bordeaux Wine Valentine’s Day Special with co-host Vivi.
British Council Sound Of UK Special - featuring Underworld.
Fill-in DJ for Monday-Friday Midday Jam programs.
2000
Ford Outing On The Weekend - Saturday morning weekend drive programs with co-host Naoko Horiuchi.
Ginza Style Suits Store Special with co-host Lisa Stegmeyer.
2001
Transmission - Friday night UK DJ club mix programs sponsored by Diesel.
World Bazaar - Sunday afternoon chill-out programs.
MAC Cosmetics Store Opening Special - live from Aoyama.
Bridget Jones’ Diary Special - live from Ikspiari with Carole Hisasue.
Up 1st - Monday-Friday breakfast program. This was one of Guy’s most passionate projects which ran for 18 months & broke new ground in Tokyo radio & became one of Inter FM’s highest rating shows. One high point was broadcasting the program live from the Virgin Radio studio’s in London for 1 week in 2002 with a host of UK music guest interviews.
2003
A complete station programming re-shuffle moved Guy to the longest daytime timeslot Inter FM (& possibly any radio station) has had - the 6 hour Longhaul program on-air Monday-Friday 10am-4pm!
2005
Another programming shuffle & The Longhaul got shorter & became Supersonic - on-air Monday-Friday 1-4pm & introduced Virgin Mega Station DJ Sayoko Kamei as co-host.
Toyota Groove In The City - Saturday afternoon program featuring radio:on:active DJ mixes & topics about Tokyo, London & New York with co-host Keiko Onuki.
2006~
Yet another programming change & the Monday-Friday daytime slot was expanded to 12-4pm and became the smooth sounding Rythm Of The City also with co-host Sayoko Kamei.
The Longhaul, Supersonic & Rythm Of The City programs are workday & driver companions with music, news & entertainment info. A huge array of celebrity & cutting-edge guests have come on the programs for interviews & live studio sessions.
INTERVIEWS
Guy has become one of Tokyo’s premier interviewers & has hosted radio, TV, event and magazine interviews with a staggering amount of artists including..
Sting, Coldplay, Charlie Watts, Sergio Mendes, Sir Paul Smith, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Utada Hikaru, Enya, Sir Richard Branson, Fatboy Slim, Take That, Flippers Guitar, Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Stereophonics, Gwen Stefani, Lalah Hathaway, The Crusaders feat. Ray Parker Jnr, 808 State, Bobby Caldwell, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, Us 3, Jazzmatazz, Joss Stone, Marcus Miller, Nile Rogers of Chic, Alicia Keys, Olivia Newton John, Vanessa Carlton, Erykah Badu, Karen White, Candy Dulfer, The La’s, Adrian Sherwood, Right Said Fred, United Future Organisation, Little Barrie, Tahiti 80, Disney Resort’s President Matt Ouimet, Documentary Producer Martin Bashir, Janet Kay, David Morales, David Gray, Dido, George, Ivan Lins, Ben Kweller, The Bangles, Jesse Harris, Mathew Herbert, Midge Ure, Manic Street Preachers, Idee President Kurosaki Teruo, Lemon Jelly, Ryukyu Underground, Natasha Bedingfield, Lisa Loeb, Mathew Sweet, The Beautiful Girls, Matt Bianco & Basia, Orbital, The Orb, Robi Draco Rosa, Gilbert O’Sullivan, The Darkness, Bobby McFerrin, Nelly Furtado, Jamie Cullum, Holly Valance, Hanson, Gilles Peterson, Tim Deluxe, Michael Buble, Sagisu Shiro, Starship, Monday Michiru, John Mayer, Maria Mulduar, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Louie Vega, Kraftwerk, Robbie Dupree, Coldcut, Monolake, Anna Johnson, Bananarama, Rick Astley, Kitaro, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Maximo Park, Teenage Fanclub, Prefuse 73, Moby, Royksopp, Beastie Boys, Echo & The Bunnymen, On U Sound System, Audio Active, Linda Lewis, Craig David, Mick Talbot.
FESTIVALS
Guy has broadcast his Inter FM programs live from Fuji Rock Festival every year since 1999 & has produced special reports, interviews & features from Summer Sonic, Metamorphose, Camp In Asagiri Jam, Mt Fuji Jazz Festival, Tokyo Designers Block, Electraglide & Design Festa.
PODCAST
2005~
Guy’s weekly podcast GuyPod features highlights of recent interviews from his Inter FM program - plus extra bits that didn’t go on the air, studio out takes & a one-point english lesson from the celebrity guest.
VOICE NARRATION
Radio, TV, video, game software voice narration’s have included - BBC, CNN, MTV, Adidas, FIFA Worldcup, Mod’s Hair, Chivas Regal, Calvin Klein, Jaguar Motors, Conan The Detective, M-Flo mix CD, Sega Games, Sony Playstation, John Lennon Museum, Bridgestone, Firestone, Volkswagen, Southern Allstars, NEC, NHK, NTT, Honda, KDD, Hitachi, Take That, SmapXSmap, Nissan, Lucido, Zima, J-Wave, Tokyo FM, Yokohama FM, Gillette, Little Tempo, Daijob.com, Eric Clapton, Nack 5 FM, Right On Jeans, Toyota, Toshiba, Canon, Matsushita, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Aichi Expo 2005, Jun Fashion, Sony, DJ Hasabe, Fuji Film, Grammy Awards, Radiohead, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Enya, Back Street Boys, DC Shoes, NTT DoCoMo, Universal Studios Japan, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Kirin Beer, Ben&Jerry’s Icecream, Eric Clapton, Carona Extra.
TV
1990-1997
Acting extra parts for TV & video including Sony product videos, Fuji TV Downtown Tunnels, Thomas Eddison documentary, NTV, NHK, Lotte Chocolates, Marui department stores, Fuji Film product videos.
1993-1995
NTV music programs AX-Wave, Countdown Groove & CD Groove - artist interviews & NTV Juliana’s Nightclub music program guest DJ mixer.
CLUB / EVENT DJ
1990~
Clubs, launches & private parties have included Park Hyatt Hotel New York Grill ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 new year’s eve countdown parties, Liquid Room, Short Shorts Film Festival, Ring at Club Asia, Milk, Tokyo Journal Awards, Bank Of Hong Kong, British Embassy Tokyo, Adidas World Cup Soccer party, Yellow, Merrill Lynch, Tokyo Classified, Metropolis Magazine, Sugar High, TGL Film Festival, Wieden Kenedy Advertising Agency, Billboard Cafe, Quiche, American Chamber Of Commerce, British School, Bank Of Scotland, Bloomberg, Whiskey Live, Haagen Datz at Roppongi Hills, Velfarre, Ageha.
CLUB / EVENT PRODUCER
1993~
UK Night at Milk, Club Rocket Creative Space, Baby Powder Club Lounge, Electric Lounge at Super Deluxe.
CD PRODUCER
1994-1995
Produced the 2 part CD/book series Tokyo Pirate FM - a quirky radio program on CD featuring music, interviews, comedy, fiction, documentary & manga.
2002
In collaboration with Culture Convenience Club Records compiled the lounge CD To A Sandy Beach.
WRITER
1990~
Music reviews and articles written for various publications including Tokyo Journal, Tokyo Classified/Metropolis, Eyescream & Singapore magazine dDK.
MUSIC CONSULTANT
1995
Set up the CD & music video library for Park Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo.
MODEL
1996
Beauty:Beast fashion label autumn/winter collection magazine shoot.
2000
Engine magazine From My Closet spread.