Akiko Kiyama

---Booking contacts-------------------------------

booking@akikokiyama.com

iboldr@hotamil.com(italy)

www.elektraxmusic.com/book-akiko-kiyama/ (australia)



---Dates--------------------------------

03.11 Ritter Butzke / Berlin

06.11 Uzine / Geneve

13.11 TBA / Moscow

19.11 20V Party / Bergamo

30.11 RTS.FM

02.12 Chez Jacki / Berlin

10.12 Zur Seuten Deern / Hamburg

18.12 LilaWunderland Showcase @ Weekend / Berlin



---Out Now !!--------------------------------

Remix / Dejavu / King Street Sounds

Remix / House Marque / Adjunct

Remix / Grayish Sands / Descanso

Remix / Sem Tempo / Kalimari

Single / Queen Momo / Adjunct

Single / Flesh Got Spirit / Lick My Deck



---1st Album "7 YEARS" on District of Corruption--------------------------------



---Biography---------------------------------

Japanese, Tokyo born Akiko Kiyama has been a prominent figure on the minimal techno scene since her first released productions in 2004. The first female minimal tech producer to have come out of Japan now lives and works from Berlin, Germany.



Akiko grew up with an education dominated by music, a classically trained pianist and guitar player by the age of twelve, she went on to explore and teach herself how to fuse her classic skills with sounds created by electronic equipment. Over the years that followed Akiko fell deeper into dance music, eager to evolve and create electronically manipulated sounds and atmospheres, she began producing in 2002. Kiyama’s first works were released in 2004; her debut ep “Dimension” on London’s Sud Electronic received outstanding support from the industry and names such as Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath and Ricardo Villalobos. Inspired by such an overwhelming debut Akiko went straight back into the studio, the result of which was her “Like Ancient” track

being licensed by M-nus Records and going on to appear on Richie Hawtin’s DE9 Transitions Compilation.



Akiko’s sound is a complex pattern of sounds. Raw and industrial, dark and moody, her signature sits firmly within the minimal style, but with a melodic structure that gives shape and structure. It’s rare that a sound so minimal results in something so engrossing, something that sucks you in and keeps you listening intently on

what’s going to happen next. Akiko’s tracks feel like stories, captivatingly told through her experimentation with sound.



Now based in Berlin, Akiko holds a hefty 15 releases to her name on world renowned labels such as Contexterior, Thema, Lick My Deck and Safari Electronique amongst others. “7 Years”, Akiko’s first solo album, released in 2008 on District of Corruption is an eleven track showcase of this artists complex talent. Live performances in London’s Fabric, Berlin’s infamous Berghain and many more worldwide; Akiko Kiyama continues to develop, produce and release as well as pushing the boundaries of minimal techno with her live set’s performed around the world.



---Releases---------------------------------

2004 / Newdays / Süd Electronic

2004 / Dimension / Süd Electronic

2005 / no compromise mini comp 2 / Contexterrior

2006 / in vitro / Contexterrior

2006 / Akiko Kiyama & yoshiki / op.disc

2006 / Sampler EP / Safari Electronique

2007 / Anchor EP / District of Corruption

2007 / Juniper Solo EP / Safari Electronique

2007 / Pathouli / Contexterrior

2007 / Venus, Deliciously Eaten by a Cat / Thema

2007 / Fungi / Lick My Deck

2007 / Cutting Tears / Neopren

2007 / Get What You Deserve / District of Corruption

2008 / Be at Half / Sun Play

2008 / Hub Solo & Collaboration / op.disc

2008 / Fungi Remix EP / Lick My Deck

2008 / 7Years A+B / District of Corruption

2008 / 7Years C+D / District of Corruption

2009 / Werkmas / Flexible Audio

2009 / Hub Opus Tokyo / op.disc / op.disc

2009 / Flesh Got Spirit / Lick My Deck

2010 / Queen Momo / Adjunct



---Remixes---------------------------------

2007 / Revolver Remix Collection / Revolver

2008 / Circus FM / Doxa Records

2009 / Angel / Resound Records

2009 / Chicks & Cuts / Neopren

2009 / Sub / Rubber Band

2010 / Sem Tempo / Kalimari

2010 / House Marque / Adjunct

2010 / Grayish Sands / Descanso

2010 / Dejavu / Kingstreet Sounds



---Tracks Appear on---------------------------------

2005 / Like Ancient (m_nus) / DE9 Transitions - Richie Hawtin

2006 / Dune(contexterrior) / Mindin Business: Part 1 - Jay Haze

2007 / The Misidia Monarchy(lick my deck) / DJ Kicks -Booka Shade

2009 / Hakobi(district of corruption) / The Lab01- Loco Dice