欧州、そして国内で今最も注目を浴びているトラックメイカーの1人であるSatoshi Imano。1999年の活動開始以来、オリジナルフルアルバム、12inch含むシングルトラックを海外チャートにランクインさせるなど、その躍進は留まることを知らない。さらにその活動はクラブシーンを飛び越え「Sound & Recording Magagine」主宰 《the HIATUS "Thirst"リミックスコンテスト》にてグランプリを受賞、また舞台・映像向けの楽曲提供など多方面のエンターテイメントシーンからの信頼も厚い。2014年1月からは、UKリバプールのFramed.FMにて初の日本人テクノDJ専門番組となる『Tokyo Techno Liner』の企画・プロデュース・アートワークを兼任。自らもメインDJとしてオリジナルトラックを中心とした最新型テクノを世界に発信している。商業的な躍進と現場主義的な職人性を併せ持つ稀有な存在ながらも、次のダンスミュージックを常に探究し続けるストイックな姿勢は、今もなお独自のマニアックさを携えながら、進化し続けている。
Satoshi Imano is one of the most hotly discussed techno musicians in the industry at present, drawing attention both domestically in Japan and further abroad in Europe. Since his debut in 1999, his meteoric rise to success has shown no, signs of slowing, with his achievements including entering the charts in Europe for both singles and albums. Winning the grand prize in Sound & Recording Magazine’s “the HIATUS ‘Thirst’ Remix Contest” and composing for various stage and screen projects, his multifaceted work has transcended the club scene, and he commands a great deal of respect in many areas of the entertainment industry. From January 2014, he has planned, produced and contributed artwork to “Tokyo Techno Liner”, a program run by Liverpool-based station Framed.FM, and the UK’s first to focus exclusively on Japanese techno DJs. Operating as the program’s main DJ himself, he continually strives to present new facets of techno to the world, with a focus on original tracks. Despite being that rare kind of person who marries talent and success in a given industry with a hands-on approach to the business side of things, Imano remains committed to pursuing new and different types of dance music, and his unfading passion for the genre means that he is only continuing to grow as an artist.