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The 'first lady of modern funk' on a mission to zap you with her funk taser! Often compared to Chaka Khan, she has just recently been crowned worldwide music diva #1 by MTV. Read more...

A tough little unit of techno soul activists from Oakland, California. After ten years of collaborations, Blaktroniks are now finishing their first album release for TDR. Read more...

True soul poetry and jazz vocals from London. With the release of his new TDR album 'Keep Walkin' he is now touring through Europe, North and South America with this band. Read more...

Impressario of the UK broken beat scene and co-founder of the hit formation 'Bugz In The Attic'. Main producer and recording engineer of Stan Smith's new TDR album! Read more...

TDR's undisputed boogie master from Stockholm, Sweden. Already has three fantastic albums under his belt for TDR while continuously dropping dance 12"s worldwide. Read more...

A German-Senagalese hip hop producer well known for his hypnotic space grooves. Currently collaborating with Eagle Nebula, Cherri Prince etc for his new album. Read more...

The German A-team of broken beat consisting of three DJs and producers from Mainz. Currently touring through Europe after the release of their latest TDR album 'Evoluzion'. Read more...

Atlanta-based wordsmith extraordinaire calling you to get up and move! Currently preparing new live shows to present his stunning new electro rap album worldwide. Read more...

Razorsharp hi-tech boombap from Vienna, Austria. Recently released his highly acclaimed 'Emotional Colors' via TDR and has just started work on his new album. Read more...

Co-founder of Danish soul formation 'Boom Clap Bachelors'. Currently preparing a tour for the release of his new TDR album 'Serendipity' feat. Quadron and Jenny Wilson. Read more...

TOKYO DAWN MANAGEMENT

Marc Wallowy

Founder and label manager of TDR with a creative background in media art and advertising. Currently lives in Munich, after growing up in Sydney.

Fabien Schivre

Freelance software developer, media consultant and mastering engineer. Responsible for PR, marketing and TDR's technical infrastructure. Currently lives in Frankfurt/Germany.

FEATURED GUEST-APPEARANCES

Afronaut

Prolific member of London's 'Bugz In The Attic' and 'Coop' collectives. Recently teamed up with MdCL for some new remixes and rumour is he's even preparing a new solo album.

Alicia Renee’ aka Blue Eyes

Nicknamed 'Blue Eyes' for being born dark chocolate with natural blue eyes. Has previously recorded with The Last Poets, Dwele, Bill Laswell, General Levy, Les Gammas and many more.

Atjazz

House mastermind, manager of Atjazz Record Company, sought after remixer, floor filling DJ, producer of Robert Owens and a welcome guest on TDR's latest releases.

Bantu Soul

Chart topping South African vocalist known for his catchy song writing since more than a decade, with styles evolving from R&B to Soulful House to Boogie.

Bobby

An eclectic side project of Robin Hannibal, the Danish producer behind wonderful soul and dance formations such as Quadron, Boom Clap Bachelors and Parallel Dance Ensemble.

Boom Clap Bachelors

Danish soul collective of singers, producers and live musicians with releases out on Universal, Plug Research and TDR. Co-founded 2005 by Robin Hannibal and Ronni Vindahl.

Cecilia Stalin

Since her breakthrough with the nu-jazz duo Koop and their soundtrack for the Woody Allen movie 'Match Point', Cecilia regularly performs live around Stockholm and London.

Cherri Prince

The sensual vocals of Cherri Prince embrace influences from Sade, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Brown and Diana Ross, as her recently released debut release impressively shows.

Coco (Quadron)

Singer of the successful Danish electronic soul group Quadron. Also member of the 'Boom Clap Bachelors' collective out of Copenhagen together with TDR artist Vindahl.

Comfort Fit

Comfort Fit’s versatile influences range from early detroit techno and minimal electronica to jazz, broken beats and hip hop, as documented on his two latest TDR albums.

Dam-Funk

L.A.'s ambassador of boogie funk, helping cultivate the musical renaissance of 80's boogie via Stones Throw Records.

Dego

Founding member of 4Hero and mastermind of projects like Tek 9, Jacob's Optical Stairway, DKD & Silhouette Brown, Dego has spearheaded new music since the early 90s.

Diana Krall

Platin-award winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer in no need of an introduction. Best selling female jazz artist of the last decades with more than 15 million units sold worldwide.

Donn T

Questlove's sister covers a broad spectrum of styles with her vocals, taking you from scenes of mid 80s post-disco New York to underground clubs of Chicago and London.

Dudley Perkins

Californian rap king now living in Las Vegas. Previous releases include numerous coops with Georgia Anne Muldrow and Madlib for Stones Throw Records and other labels.

Eagle Nebula

Love bomb poetry from Inglewood, California. After recent coops with Georgia Anne Muldrow and Daru, she is now working on new compilation tracks and releases for TDR.

Erik Rico

Heavyweight music allrounder from L.A., former producer of Tupac, sound designer of David LaChapelle, singer of Opolopo and DJ of Elton John, Mariah Carey and more.

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Stunning soul singer and producer from L.A., daughter of jazz musicians Ronald Muldrow and Rickie Byars, recent releases on Epistrophik, TDR, Stones Throw, Ubiquity etc.

Gregory Porter

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Porter from Brooklyn, who recently hit Nr. 1 in the UK with his latest vocal jazz album 'Water'.

Howard Marks

From enemy of state to Hollywood. The books and movies about Howard Marks have sold millions worldwide. Last year TDR was allowed to release his very first music recording ever.

Jay Scarlett

Acclaimed DJ, event organizer and producer, who gave up life in London for Munich. Projects include Spacek Sound System, Boiler, Beat Dimensions, White Rabbit etc.

Jenny Wilson

Swedish pop music icon previously working with The Knife, First Floor Power etc. Currently working with Vindahl on a new music video filmed on a small Swedish island.

King Britt

DJ and producer from Philadelphia, also known as Sylk130 and Scuba, ex-member of the famous 'Digable Planets' crew, co-founder of Ovum Records and Saturn Never Sleeps.

Laurent Garnier

French techno superstar and house pioneer, Hacienda DJ, book author, manager of the mighty F-Com label and an incredible TDR supporter since day one.

Marc Mac

One half of the soulful 4hero powerhouse and Reinforced label next to Dego, it's hard to make any mention of Marc Mac without using words like legend or pioneer.

MdCL

Half-NZ, half-Japanese producer and Rhodes master who has been involved in over 200 releases over the last years, incl. collabos with Lauryn Hill, Jody Watley etc.

Rachel Claudio

Rachel Claudio is Paris-based Australian singer, composer, producer & pianist, globally recognized for her work in the world of soulful music and lately even produced by Kromatik France.

Replife

Ph.D. of history and teacher during the daytime, rapper at night. After coops with Dego, MdCL etc, Replife has just teamed up with SoulParlor to work on his new TDR album.

Robot Koch

Death Star Lazer Trooper from Berlin, releasing under numerous monikers such as Goodman & Clean, The Tape, Jahcoozi etc. First appearance on TDR back in 2001.

Shuanise

Born in Dallas from Nigerian roots but both raised and living in London, Shuanise has been recently recording with Gajah, Portformat, Floating Points, Tokimonsta and many more.

Sly Johnson

Congolese-French soul artist previously known as Sly the Mic Buddha, member of French rap collective Saïan Supa Crew.

Stacy Epps

Soulful vocalist and lawyer from Atlanta, who has previously been cooperating with hip hop artists such as Madlib, MF Doom, Oh No and J. Rawls.

Talib Kweli

Hip hop hall of famer, book store supporter and ambassador of the 'conscious rap' movement, also well known for his numerous collabos with DJ Hi-Tek, Madlib, Mos Def etc.

TOKiMONSTA

As one of the figureheads of Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder crew from Los Angeles, TOKiMONSTA's progressive sounds and sharp grooves are sure to surprise you.

Ursula Rucker

Rucker has honed her seductive spoken wordplay inside Philly soul, hip hop and jazz, combining social awareness with womanhood, black culture and love for alluring music.

Wallis Bird

An Irish guitarist and vocalist signed to Columbia Records, who has hit the UK Top 10 charts often enough to become used to comparisons with the young Janis Joplin.