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A Finnish-Japanese trade event and showcases create buzz in Tokyo

Finnish Music Days in Tokyo is an opportunity to meet representatives from 21 top Finnish music companies: Labels, publishers and agents are bringing forth the abundant talents in pop, rock, electronic, world music and metal. Along with the music trade event at JETRO on Friday, May 26th, Finnish Music Days in Tokyo will ship seven top Finnish bands to Japan’s capital for intense showcase performances in Duo Music Exchange and Liquid Room.

Wednesday May 24th: Metal Showcase
@ Liquid Room (3-16-6 Higashi, Shibuya-ku)
Doors open at 6pm


Norther (Spinefarm Records)
LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM DEATH UNLIMITED:
A Fallen Star
Going Nowhere
Vain

Amoral (Spinefarm Records)
LISTEN TO TRACKS:
Lacrimal Grand
Denial 101
Bleeder


Pain Confessor (Johanna Kustannus)
LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM FEARRAGE:
Another Door
Fall On Evil Days
Butterfly

Thursday May 25th: Pop/Rock Showcase
@ Duo Music Exchange (2-14-9 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku)
Doors open at 6 pm

Private Line (King Foo Entertainment)
LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM 21ST CENTURY PIRATES:
1-800-Out-Of-Nowhere
Cheerleaders & Dopedealers
White-Collar Crime

Mummypowder (Rubato Music)LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM CONSTERNATION! UPROAR!:
Don’t Hold Your Breath
Million to One
No-one There to Entertain You

Don Johnson Big Band (Sam Agency)
LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM BREAKING DAYLIGHT :
One Mc One Delay
Nightman
Harlem Davidson

Slow(Plastinka Records)
LISTEN TO A TRACK FROM PRONTO!:
Sambesque Tin-Tin

Friday May 26th: Trade day
@ JETRO (Ark Mori Building, 12-32, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku)
Business meetings until 10.00am-6.00pm
- RSVPs and meeting arrangements: Satoko Agawa (satoko.agawa (at) finpro.fi)

Hottest Finnish acts showcasing
 
The Metal Showcase kicks off the event at Liquid Room on Wednesday, May 24th. The showcase will feature flammable performances by death metal tornado Norther (Spinefarm Records), the maestros of catchy trash metal Amoral (Spikefarm Records) and melodic death metallers Pain Confessor (Johanna Kustannus).

The famed glam rockers Private Line, are kicking monitor wdges at Duo Exchange on Thursday, May 25th, with the beautiful pop group Mummypowder (Rubato Music), grooveholic hip hoppers Don Johnson Big Band and the world’s first MobileJockey Slow (Plastinka Records), who plays his dj-set with just two Nokia N91 phones and an XP10 stream controller.

Both showcases are promoted by CreativeMan.

Japanese professionals will receive a teaser on Billboard Magazine’s May 6 issue which will feature a cd with a wide selection of music from the companies attending Finnish Music Days in Tokyo. The cd will be delivered to all Japanese subscribers of the Billboard Magazine.

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Finnish Music Days in Tokyo is organized by Music Export Finland and Finnish Music Information Centre (FIMIC) in co-operation with local promoter CreativeMan. Music Export Finland would like to thank Embassy of Finland and The Finnish Institute in Tokyo for their kind support and co-operation.

Contact person: Konsta Klemetti, Music Export Finland
Tel: +358 (0)20 730 2230
Fax: +358 (0)20 730 2231
Email: konsta.klemetti AT musex.fi